The book factory turns one manuscript file into two finished files: an EPUB for ebook stores and a print-ready PDF of the interior, set in the studio's house typography. You write in your editor; the factory does the typesetting.
Everything happens on your book's Factory page, in six steps:
- Transmittal. A one-page form about the book: title, author, trim size, copyright page, typography choices. See The transmittal.
- Upload. Send the
.docxfrom your editor, or link a Google Doc. Uploading is free, as often as you like. See Send your manuscript. - Inspect. The factory reads your file and tells you what won't come through the way you meant. Free and unlimited. See Inspect.
- Index (optional add-on). The factory drafts a back-of-book index for you to review.
- Build. Proofs are free; finals use one of the finals on your pass. See Build and download.
- Download. Your EPUB and print PDF, plus earlier builds.
On a wide screen the six steps run down the left side, each with a short status, such as 2 to fix · 1 worth a look under Inspect. Click a step to jump to it. The foot of the list shows your Finals left and the date your pass runs until.
What you need
- A Factory Pass for the book. See Your Factory Pass.
- Your manuscript as a
.docx. Any editor that saves one will do: the factory reads the names of your paragraph styles, not the program you used. Chapter titles in Heading 1 is most of it. - Your cover, if you have one (JPEG or PNG). Until you add yours, the EPUB carries a [jdbb] studio house cover, set in type from your title and author. The print PDF is the interior only; your printer takes the cover as a separate file.
Who does what
You bring the text and the decisions (the transmittal). The machine inspects and typesets. The studio set up the house typography and the rules the machine follows, and is there if you're stuck. The Factory page's How it runs → link shows the whole map.
Stuck? Write to j@djinna.com with what you were doing and any message the page showed you.