Trying to have a book made.

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Hi SD.

I would be interested in having a book made of my Grandmother’s thoughts and life lessons.

I copied her writings onto a Microsoft Word document and it comes to about 13-14 pages, so it would be a short book. However I do want to include lined pages at the end so that she can add her own additional thoughts and opinions.

She likes pastels–blue, yellow, white, plus floral designs.

I want it to look pretty and professional, but not too overwhelming. Simple and elegant. Something she would have pride to show on her shelf.

I don’t know where I would go online to find someone to do this. Someone recommended Etsy but I am not sure how to search for people who do this. It doesn’t seem like a huge project, but I don’t know for sure because I am not an artist. Any help you could provide on where to go and what type of professional I am looking for would be appreciated.

Dave

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Office Depot and Staples can print and bind presentations. What you are wanting sounds like something they can do.

Photo sites like Flickr can also do books of photos, but I don’t know if they can do all text.

Google “self publishing”

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Try exporting it to PDF first, as it’s much easier to print WYSIWYG that way.

Anyone who has a decent desktop publishing app, such as Adobe InDesign or MS Publisher, can probably do this.

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My friend had a lovely book put together via the Apple software iBook printing, I think?

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You could play around with creating one as a photobook. Either export sections of the text as photos or as text inside the book. (Might even want to add a few photos while you are at it.)

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Websites like Lulu do exactly what you are looking for.

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Printing and binding a couple of copies is not too expensive, but professional editing, typesetting, and artwork is what I would worry about first. A website might offer these services, but I would look for one that specializes in art books rather than a bulk printer.