Self-publishing involves an extensive list of tasks. Before you submit the copy and illustrations for your book to Aachanon be sure that you have reviewed, and done, the following:

Pre-Publication:

• Edit or obtain copy-editing for your manuscript

• Obtain any graphics — photographs or illustrations you wish to include. If you do not do your own scanning of the artwork, make copies (paper), no larger than 81/2 x 11"

• If applicable, obtain ISBN number, and US Copyright Office copyright.

How to Format Your Manuscript

• Microsoft Word, (Windows or Macintosh) is the word processor program most writers use to type their manuscripts, however, our book designers can translate text from most word-processor programs).

• Don’t layout your manuscript in the way you want it to look as the printed book, our designers will do that for you.

• Use bold and italic where appropriate, and create space after heads and text paragraphs using a single return and a set paragraph spacing from the paragraph spacing format, not a double return.

• Make a duplicate copy of your final manuscript on your word processor, saving it as an Rich Text Format, (RTF), file. We will renumber the pages and table of contents in the bookmaking process

• Send your graphics in a separate (picture) file. Don’t paste the graphics in the manuscript — use art references. For example: In the picture file identify the pictures 01, 02, 03, etc., then in your text copy put a simple directive “insert picture 01 here,” where the first picture should go; “insert picture 02 here,” where the second picture should go etc. Our page designer will find the references and insert the graphics from the picture file

• Watch out for extra returns and page breaks. Don’t hit enter or return except at the end of paragraphs and before/after lines you want to be by themselves. Don’t use Page Breaks, in the copy of your manuscript.

• Spell check your manuscript, by using the word-processor spell check program, plus at least one manual read of the text.

Author Material Submission Checklist

• Set up your book files for electronic submission via e-mail, or mail them to us on a CD, floppy, or zip 100 disk. Make a copy of the text of your complete manuscript, save as an Rich Text Format, (RTF), formatted file

• Make a second file (again RTF), containing the supplementary copy documents, (see Supplementary copy section below)

• Make a third file containing copies of your electronically stored illustrations and pictures, (See Art and Images section below)

• If you have ordered an ISBN number from Bowker, copy your bar coded ISBN number and price code to the cover file

• If you send us your files on disk, label the disk containing the files you send us with your name, telephone number, and the title of your book.

Supplementary Copy

• Create the following documents and save them as a single (Rich Text format, (RTF), file, separate from your book file

:• Front cover copy. Thc copy for your front cover (title, author(s), etc.)

• Author’s book cover biography. (Up to 150 words), a short, one paragraph description of yourself that will appear on the back cover of your book

• Dedication. (Up to 100 words), if you want one in your book. This will appear in the front of your book

• Book summary. (Up to 350 words), a short, one paragraph description of your book that appears on the back cover of your book

• Copyright page credits. The names of cover art designer, photographers, illustrators, and book or song contributors used in your book if applicable. If you use quotations, art, illustrations or photographs by authors or artists other than yourself in your book, you must have their permission, name what the illustration is, and give credit. For example: Cover design: John Doe. The exception is art, photographs or illustrations gathered from clip art photo and image collections.

Art and Images

• Prepare your graphics — including photos, tables, charts, diagrams, drawings — either as electronic files, or copies of the original that can be scanned. Don’t send your only copy or rare originals. Digital images should be placed in a separate picture file. The number of graphics within the manuscript can be no more than 25.

The book cover graphics are printed in color, The author photograph can be in color, or black and white.

If pictures, (photographs or illustrations), are to be placed throughout your book, make sure you have carefully identified the locations in the text where they are to be placed. Do not embed (electronically paste) images into your manuscript.

Ready to Get Published?

There are two easy steps to getting your book published:

1) Call us

Speak to one of our Author Representatives at 1-928-468-8405. He or she will answer any questions you may have and help you to select the level of service you feel most comfortable with. We will send you a printed Pre-printing package for your layout specifications, a submission checklist,.

2) Submit your materials

When you receive your pre-printing package:

• Mail the book layout form to us with any layout ideas you wish us to simulate or illustrations you wish us to scan. Mail to: Aachanon Publishing, HC5 Box 48c-2, Payson, AZ 85541

• Make your payment by enclose your personal check or money order in the mail when returning your book layout form to Aachanon

• Submit the files of your book electronically by E-mail or on disk; (CD, floppy, or Zip 100), by mail to: aachanon with your other material.

If you have any questions call us, 1-928-468-8405.