Making your work

Writing a book

A book is a first-class FoundryInk asset, and it comes with a proper word-processor editor that lays your words out on real pages at a real trim size. Write it, set it up, and publish it to read online, download, or print. Here is the flow.

Read time about 6 min

1Write on real pages

Create a book asset and the editor opens like a familiar word processor, but it lays out on pages, WYSIWYG. Use paragraph styles (Body, Heading 1 to 3, lists), set font, size, bold, italic, colour, and alignment, and insert images that the text flows around. Already have a draft? Import a manuscript from .md, .txt, .pdf, .doc, or .docx and it lays straight in.

The book editor: the paragraph style menu set to Heading 1, above a laid out page.See the full screen

The Tools menu adds word count, and, when your studio has the assistant on, Proofread, Define, and Translate with Muse.

Pro note

It autosaves as you type, so just write. You can always tidy the layout once the words are down.

2Set the page up

In Page Setup, pick your trim size from the standard presets (there is no custom width and height, presets keep it print-ready), then set margins and an optional page border. Add a running header and footer with auto-filling page numbers, author, and title. Your first and last pages can act as covers, or you can upload separate cover art.

Page Setup: Trim size set to 5.8 x 8.3 in (A5), the Covers choice, and margins in inches.See the full screen

Page Setup's Header and Footer: Show footer, its height and font, and a centred {page} number token.See the full screen

Pro note

Pick your trim early. It sets the shape you're writing into, and standard sizes drop straight onto the press.

3Publish it three ways

When it's ready, a book can go out three ways: read online (it renders from the same engine, no PDF needed), download (generate a PDF readers can keep), and print (generate the PDF, then a printer signs off before it goes live). Readers get a proper book reader, with a vertical scroll or page-flip mode they can toggle, just like the comic reader.

Formats & pricing for a book: Online free to read, Offer download, and Offer shipped (physical).See the full screen

Pro note

Pricing works exactly like any asset, so free, a one-time price, or a subscriber tier all apply to books too.

Write and ship a book

From blank page to bound book. Links into the app. Saved on this device.

Create a book asset→

Set your trim and margins→

Write, or import a manuscript→

Publish to read, download, or print→

Quick questions

You pick from standard trim presets rather than typing custom dimensions. That keeps your book print-ready and fitting the press without surprises.

No. Import a manuscript from .md, .txt, .pdf, .doc, or .docx and the text and images lay into your pages, keeping the page setup you chose.

In a proper book reader they can toggle between vertical scroll and page-flip, the same reading experience as a comic, just laid out as your book.

Yes. Generate the PDF and it goes to a printer for sign-off, then it's orderable in print, alongside the read-online and downloadable versions.

Your book is on the shelf

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