How to Format a Book with Vellum

About this episode

This episode discusses how tools like Vellum have simplified book formatting for authors.

Many authors assume book formatting is complicated, expensive, or something only professionals can handle. In ​this week’s episode​, I talk with Bryan Canter about why that assumption is outdated, and how tools like Vellum have changed what authors can do. If you’ve ever wondered whether you need to pay a pro or learn to format your book’s interior yourself, this conversation will give you clarity. In this episode, you’ll discover: When you should format the book or reader magnet and when you...

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Guest: Bryan Canter

Topics covered

• book formatting
• self-publishing
• author tools
• Vellum
• interior design

Keywords

• book formatting
• Vellum
• self-publishing
• interior design
• author tools

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Vellum

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