Formatting Your Book for Print – Scribus

By Ruth Silver

There’s a reason publishers use Adobe InDesign and not Microsoft Word to publish a novel. You write your novel in MS Word, but you format it with InDesign.

Nearly a year ago, I installed the trial version of Adobe InDesign and without any previous knowledge of how to use the software, it is mind boggling. I had no idea where to start, let alone how to construct a book with it. It was overwhelming and I uninstalled the software before spending any time trying to use it. I ended up...