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Design a Book with OpenOffice.org Writer

 

Have you ever wanted to publish your own book?

Today, it's easier than ever. You don't need an agent, a publisher, a design professional, or a $600 piece of software.

All you need is OpenOffice.org Writer. It's better for book design than Microsoft Word, and it's free.

I will teach you how a professional would design each part of your book. Then I will show you exactly how to do it all in OpenOffice.org Writer, step by step.

It's that simple

My new book, Design a Book with OpenOffice.org Writer, is the quickest way to learn book design with free software. Buy it on Amazon.

Free Stuff

• First 15 pages (pdf): table of contents + preface.
• Pages 47-61 (pdf): first part of the Type Design chapter.
• Archive (zip) containing all styles, macros, and keyboard shortcuts used in the book.

Book Updates

• Many of the links in my book to Bhikkhu Pesala's website are out of date. His new OpenOffice page is here.
• The site for the Lido STF font has moved to here.

Useful Links

• OpenOffice.org
• Tutorials for OpenOffice
• OpenOffice.org forums (help)
• OOoMacros.org
• Andrew Pitonyak's OpenOffice Macro Information

Reviews

Steve Weber: (5 stars on Amazon) "I have been looking for a way to escape from Microsoft Word, and this book gave me a very painless way out... Considering how utterly confusing it can be to learn a new word-processing program (let alone book design), the author has done an unbelievably good job of boiling everything down to the essentials, in easy-to-understand language. If you're tired of banging your head against the wall with MS Word like me, get a copy of this book. It can save you untold hours of frustration."