Contact Information for Self Publish Books

Address: Irvinehill Farm, Stewarton, Ayrshire KA3 3EL, Scotland, UK

Telephone: 01294 850217.
You can contact us during normal business hours and also during the evening and weekends. If there is no one in the office calls divert to a mobile.

Email:

Uploading files: Files up to 5mB can be emailed to us.

Fax: If it is necessary to fax us, this can be done by arrangement. Please telephone first.

If you need to send larger files to us you can do this via www.mailbigfile.com – it’s free. If you click on the link the website explains what to do, using our email address above. If you have several small files that together come to more than 5mB it is probably more suitable to compress them together into one file using compression software and then send via mailbigfile.com. If in doubt call us!

For further details on all of the above plus a contact form to email us from click here.

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Online page count calculator help
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BOOK SIZE
Please choose the size that you wish your book to be printed.
The size of the book will affect the number of pages. The two most popular book sizes are: B format – 198mm x 129mm (8"x5.25") (standard paperback size) and A5 – 210mm x 148mm (8.25" x 4.875"). Click here to see a grid of other page sizes. The grid will open in a new tab or window depending on your browser.

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PAGE STYLE

Please choose the style that is nearest to the style you wish to see in your book. Artwork for every book we produce is individually designed, but for the purposes of working out the extent (number of pages) the pages in the samples PDF are designed to help you visualise different text settings for the main body text of your book. It should only be used for this purpose. The positions and contents of running heads and folios (page numbers) can be amended to suit your preference but have been left in here to help the visualisation. You should choose a style which best approximates to your design requirements with regard to how the text visually fills the page. “11pt on 14pt” means the size of the text is 11 point and the leading (line spacing) is 14 point. The character spacing is shown for either “5” or “0” which are our two preferred settings in the software (Quark Xpress) we use for page make-up. This file will also let you see the effect of changing size, leading and typeface on how the text runs on.

Please note: (a) You should not worry about widows (short lines that run over on to the next page) and orphans (first line of paragraph on its own at the foot of the page) where they appear in the text in this file. These would normally be adjusted where ever possible in an actual book but have been left here otherwise it would confuse the effect of parameter changes in the text. (b) This file does not take into account the different page sizes available in the various settings. See the last page of the Styles PDF for a grid of the available page sizes. The text on each double page spread has a different setting indicated in pale blue at the left hand side. If you are using our Online Page Count Calculator the white number in the blue circle is the reference you should enter in the Text Reference box. Please feel free to contact us if you require any further clarification. If you haven’t already looked at the Styles PDF, click here to see the various styles. The PDF will open in a new tab or window depending on your browser.

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CHARACTER COUNT

Please enter the number of characters including spaces. In Microsoft Word, select all the text you want to count and then choose Word Count from the Tools menu. It is important to choose the option including spaces or the calculator will give an inaccurate answer. In Quark Xpress, select the text you wish to count and the choose Word and Character Count from the Utilities menu. The Half-Width Character Count includes the spaces in the text. In Adobe Indesign, select the text you wish to count and open the Info palette from the Window menu. Characters includes spaces. Microsoft Works does not have the facility to count characters. There are online websites that will do a character count for you but please be sure that the count includes spaces and does not include the paragraph return as this will cause inaccuracy. When counting characters do not include text from pages included in ‘Additional Pages’ At Self-Publish Books we have our own online character counter. Click here to find out how many characters are in the main body of your manuscript. Will open in a new tab or window depending on your browser.

Online page count calculator help
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CHAPTERS
Please enter the number of chapters.
If the chapters all run on, ie a new chapter does not mean a new page, then enter ‘1’. If each new chapter starts on a new page then enter the number of chapters excluding any sections included in Additional Pages.

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ADDITIONAL PAGES
Please enter the number of additional pages.
The total number of pages not included in the main character count. This may include some or all of: title page, copyright details page, previous publications page, review pages, dedication pages, contents, section dividers, index pages, plate (photograph) pages, and any blank pages backing any of these pages.