The Basics

The standard book service involves the basics. Diamond River Books obtains ISBN Registry for your book, copyrights your book in your name, and obtains the relevant barcode.

Basic editing

Your manuscript will be edited for spelling. Corrections or alternatives will be offered for errors such as wrong words and wrong spelling. This service does not check for punctuation, tense inconsistencies, character inconsistencies or dating or factual inaccuracies. This service is not suitable for technical manuscripts. Digital manuscripts in MS Word are preferred. We will not accept PDFs.

The standard book layout

The basic book is designed to get your work into print at an economical price. The book is expertly laid out with correct margins, page numbers, chapters, title pages, table of contents, acknowledgement and dedication pages. The book will be perfect bound at 5.25" x 8".

The type choices are for a sans serif type - like Arial, Helvetica and Verdana, or for a serif type, like Century, Georgia and Palatino. Type sizes are 10-11 point, with normal line spacing. An increase in the type size and a spread in line spacing can increase the numbers of pages in a book significantly. We want to minimize your costs. Extra pages cost money!

Each chapter will start on a fresh page. Each chapter will be titled.

Please review the samples below. These are in PDF format.