The spines of favorite books could be scanned or simply recreated in your favorite image editing software much easier than book covers, since the spines tend to mainly just be words and simple patterns. But createspace was designed to produce books for adults, with separate pages of text to the left and right, and a gutter down the middle. Choose any title and author and i will design decals to make your staircase look fabulous. When setting up your book, this is the default in the print options section of the paperback content tab. The first two videos cover white or cream pages and picking a trim size. There is a preset value that a book s page count must be multiplied by in order to determine the spine width. A simple threestep process helps you make the transition. If your page count is under 100 pages, you shouldnt add spine text. Createspace spine calculator choosing a spine for your book. For most authors using createspace, the transition to kindle direct publishing kdp is smooth. Most copy shops offer oversize printing, and many will print on vinyl as well as paper. Upload a high resolution book cover cropped to the front only. At the end lower the stair supported by a beam and continuous. A white wall contrasted with bright coloured book spines and copper accents makes this set up pop.
Its easiest to build these drawers if your stairs have open stringers. Classic books stair stickers stuff you should have. They dont offer the traditional smaller size that romance novels, mystery stories and other books tend to come in. As you add text to your cover, make sure it exactly matches the book details e.
This woman painted her staircase to look like books and omg its amazing. With this listing your lettering colors dont have to be in even numbers, you dont have to order an even number of stairs, you can request something wider than 36 or taller than 5. Measure the width of your steps and find the center. You can now manage your createspace content on amazons improved publishing services. Once the book is bound, it gets trimmed, and at this stage the 18 bleed is trimmed off. The only limit to your creativity is the top of your stairs. The spine width of a book is dependent upon how many pages are in the book.
Im not sure where i first saw it, but some clever builder installed bookshelves in the space under each staircase turning the book spines into the riser faces. Keep the type and elements that you dont want trimmed off at least 38. The spine calculator is the best aid for authors and also being familiar with the createspace cover template, createspace book sizes template and createspace spine calculator is going to allow the authors to sell their books in vast numbers. With a fortyplus percent share of all books sold and sixtyplus percent of the online book market, amazon is by far the biggest market that you can reach as a selfpublished author. This article, written by lyn horner, guides us stepbystep through the process of publishing a book with createspace. Your royalties remain the same except for royalties in europe for books under 100 pages. This tool creates cover template files in pdf and png, and optionally idml, sla and odg formats. Unless the book spine is an issue for you i am certain you will love the free book mockups created with out software. I have to make the letters a bit smaller, they are quite crowded as it is now.
These are really easy to use, theyre free, and you dont even have to have a createspace account set up to use them. It may look like this staircase, in the juniper books warehouse, is stacked with books. But theres no option for printondemand hardcover books within createspace or kdp, which forces us to look. If you encounter problems with the transition from. These have transformed my dingy stairwell into a space i love. Many aspects of the selfpublishing process can be intimidating and confusing, especially the first time you do them. Some time ago, i got an idea that forms the basis for this project. A stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs, or simply stairs, is a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. Special types of stairs include escalators and ladders. Createspace is the easiest way for an average person to selfpublish their book because it publishes books directly to amazons sites all around the world. This woman painted her staircase to look like books and. Count the number of letters and spaces in your book title to find the center letter in the title.
I know theres a mathematical formula to figure out size of a createspace book spine, but im not sure how that translates to word count. A stair is a system of steps by which people and objects may pass from one level of a building to another. Design of staircase examples and tutorials by sharifah maszura syed mohsin example 1. Check out my easy transfer method to find out how to add. You can either use fiverr to convert your kindle book cover to a createspace cover, or have your kindle designer do it for you. There is a daily limit to how many you can get for free, as we have made this available to assist selfpublishers. Createspaceputting content on the book spine question. Understanding book layouts and page margins describes typical margins for a standard 6 inch by 9 inch trade paperback, including createspace book layout specifications. This online calculator tool will help you arrive at the dimensions your full cover needs to be for amazon kdp or for createspace or you can just use it to figure your spine width. They do get points for putting the upc code onto the book for you. The book spine stickers should fit any standardspaced stairs.
Select the mockup template you would most like to see your book cover rendered as. Everyone who visits comments on how lovely they are. Longitudinally supported stairs may be supported in any of the following manners. The editor also provides four popular trim sizes for formatting 4. There is a stair riser tutorial on the stair riser page under products. If you will make your book available for sale online, youll most likely want to create a custom book cover design if you are selfpublishing a book and using print on demand, the first step will be to use the. A stair is to be designed to span a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. A stepbystep guide to book publishing with createspace.
Before you upload to createspace, youll need both a book cover and a book file. You can use this overlay to develop a cover that will fulfill the guidelines for amazons kdp print books and as. Simply put in your page count, book interior trim and paper color and your jacket cover size will instantly appear at the bottom with all the details. They can be cut as well to accommodate oddlysized stairs. You will need to tell your designer how many pages your book is so they can make the spine the appropriate size. Some of the functional requirements of staircases are. You might want to bookmark this page for future reference if you plan to publish with createspace. This is the 3rd video in the createspace series that shows how to set page size and margins. Our stair riser decals can feature your favorite book titles, bible verses, favorite sayings, or the latest craze. At the end of 20 i put out a package of diy book cover templates in microsoft word and revolutionized publishing with a howto guide to designing amazing book covers in an easy to use program youre already familiar with. See more ideas about book stairs, stairs and stairways. If you want to experiment with book sizes and the way they might impact your typesetting choices, the reedsy book editor allows you to do so for free. Youll need to visit here and it will take you right to the createspace book cover template. If the font has ornate or extra large capital letters, you might want to count those letters as two spaces.
This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside. Book spine stair decals books stairs premium version etsy. Having some reallife examples at your side, you should get a better sense of. As you may already know, createspace and kdp are printondemand distribution services that can hanldle making your paperback books. Straight staircase design a reinforced concrete staircase for office use is shown in figure 1. The particular spines were chosen based on the spines which matched the book i had. Stairs may be straight, round, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles. Wand label 1, wand label 2, wand label 3, wand label 4, wand label 5, wand label 6, wand label 7, wand label 8, wand label 9. Createspace cover template book cover design selfpublish. Login to get started with kindle direct publishing, manufacturing on demand, or print on demand for publishers. Two or more book stair decals lettering for diy book steps. You can choose from a variety of trim sizes see the table below for a list of sizes, as well as minimum and maximum page count by size. Your books remain available for sale at amazon and other distribution channels.
Easy to execute paint the stair riser the color you want, apply the decal. Simply put in your page count, book interior trim and paper color and your jacket cover size will instantly appear at. The book cover is the most single important aspects of book publishing. I created book spines for some book covers i wanted to sit on the harry potter trunk display. We now offer specialized options for your different publishing needs. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,150grams, isbn. When looking at specifications for cover dimensions it is all on one page and difficult to sort through to find exactly what you are looking for. How to self publish on createspace in three easy steps. Multipurpose staircases are a great way to save room and decorate with efficiency. Createspace self publishing publishing on demand getting. Have you ever wondered how selfpublished authors get a hardcover version of their book on their book s sales page.
If you are creating a book cover youll want it exciting. Book spine calculator book thickness calculator what. Createspace putting content on the book spine question on. But those are actually guillotined spines from leftover bestsellers glued to the risers, giving impressions of both depth and bookish abundance. Different printers use different paper, which determines the spine width, which is why this calculator is specific to amazon kdp and createspace same paper. The automated process doesnt lend itself readily to edgetoedge, doublepage images. The collection of books have been selected with the avid reader in mind and is comprised of all classics. Full cover design dimensions calculator for amazon kdp and. The dimensions from the spine calculator include a 18. I painted the walls and stairs white and made my own stair treads out of blue carpet tiles. How to selfpublish a paperback book with createspace. This floating staircase aligns each step with each shelf creating a cool structured and graphic visual.
Stair riser decals, stair case stickers, classic books, famous literature, book spine decal for stairs, standard width. It is connected to a landing at upper part and supported by a beam at the end of the landing. These stairs span between supports at the top and bottom of a flight and unsupported at the sides. Beams or walls at the outside edges of the landings.