Back matter in picture books marcie flinchum atkins. A good example is the bastard title or half title page. Note that we used kindle in the example, but youd use whatever. Anachronisms and dysfunctions of ebook front and back matter. An ebooks back matter the pages that follow the end of the narrative. October 20, 2016 by diana urban the end of a book is some of the most valuable marketing real estate an author or publisher has to promote a sequel. Just as front matter is what you find at the beginning of a book, back matter, simply put, is what you find at the end of a bookthe sections that appear after the central story has been completed. Use this free template its just a matter of changing the words, if you like the visualheavy, modern, clean format. Kindle allows this, obviously, but other ebook publishers like smashwords will not allow links to amazon. Back cover copy includes the book summary and author bio. It can also be found in the front or back of the book. Whats it matter the front and back matter of a book the. When is enough enough for example including four chapters of another. Ill cover the many dysfunctions of ebook pages in another article, but lets step back for a moment.
Anyone who has read that far is clearly interested in what you have to say. Feb 03, 20 the terms of art for this stuff are front matter and back matter. Ive moved shearwater to permafree and got over 5,000 downloads this month. Front and back matter in books selfpublishing advice. Your book back matter might be the most valuable section of the book. Nov 28, 2017 the front matter is a section in the beginning of a book. Learn what makes up the front matter, back matter, and body so you can create your own book today. If you use back matter in your published books correctly, you can go on to sell. How to effectively use back matter to sell more books book cave. Your ultimate guide to front matter and back matter. When you format your book for hard copy printing, you should follow the structure as shown in the diagram below. For example, we could have a kdp select free promo coming up so ill go in and. Footnotes wont work in an ebook due to the absence of pages.
If you are going to a publishing house they will have guidelines on which book parts are required and which are optional as well as the specific order. Youve made sure the ebook file is valid and meets your standards. We all know what the title page is, but whats a half title. Authors use their back matter to offer readers further context or information about the story, though back matter can also be extremely simple. How to format front matter how to make an ebook series. You can also add other front matter as well as back matter pages, but these arent required. The back matter types menu lets you indicate an items type. And for the ebook, do i list the ebook isbn only or would i list all 3 there as well. So far in our series on how to make an ebook, weve covered 7 tips that save time and frustration, how to insert links internal and external, and. It is more often found in the back of a work of fiction or an ebook. Front matter of a book what is included in the front matter. But theyre also on the verge of putting your writing down. As you create your ebooks whether its meant for kindle or kobo or nook or.
Promoting a sequel in a books back matter with examples. Apr 16, 2020 for example, this ebook design could become 5 tips about anything, not just youtube marketing. Nonfiction back cover copy for nonfiction, establishing yourself as an expert and differentiating your book from the others written about the same topic will help sell your book. Its the page at the very front of the book, not used in all cases, that has only the title of the book on it. The reason is that the main matter numbering is continued from a previous works and will continue in the next works, and the appendicies have to be omitted from this numbering.
Payloadz lets you sell your ebook, but also provides other useful tips on subject matter, marketing, pricing, and more. This guide for selfpublished authors explains how to optimize frontback matter to sell more ebooks. A platform will make selling your ebook incredibly easier since people will know who you are. The table of contents inside an ebook serves two purposes. Make your front matter and back matter pages work for you. Oct 20, 2016 promoting a sequel in a books back matter with examples. The back matter of your books is a powerful marketing tool. This page is found either in the front or back matter of the book. Backmatter numbering graphic design stack exchange.
A foreword is an essay, or short piece of writing, written by someone other than the author. Mar 02, 2016 carrie charley brown is hosting reforemo read for research month, a time when writers challenge themselves to read picture books as mentor texts to improve their writing. Spend the other 8090% of your time building your platform a blog is a good way to do that. How to use your books back matter to massively boost your fanbase, get more. The pages at the back of the book can include the epilogue, appendices, bibliography, endnotes, and index. Back matter also include appendix, glossary, bibliography, references, back inside cover, back cover. These sections of back matter are often supplementary in nature, and inform the reader about some aspect of the book. Back matter or end matter is the content that goes at the back of your book. You converted it into epub ebook format either using an app on your computer or online.
It includes your bio, long or short, and can include your other books, website or contact information. Make it shine by arranging it in the proper order and designing it for great readability. How to use your books back matter to massively boost your fanbase, get more shares, and explode your platform. There arent any definitive rules for how the different sections of front matter in an ebook should be organized, and it is very unlikely that your book will be rejected for publishing based on how you have structured it except for smashwords, the nitpicky ones.
You cleaned up the text, added optimized images, pulled together all of the front and backmatter, and created a cover. Jan 10, 2014 last week here, i presented the parts of a book which appear in the front of the book. Your ebook should include a title page with your book title and author name. Book back matter what to include in the back of your book. On their website there is this look inside feature that sits on top of the book cover image. Two probably instead of asking them to share inside the ebooks, ill just say. Would you like to be the first to hear about my latest news. Mar 20, 2017 i will usually list my books in the front matter, but in the back, i include a paragraph about each of the books to entice readers to go deeper. Back matter can include an about the author page or bibliography. Now before we get into it, these are merely meant as suggestions and there are definitely some who refuse to put a table of contents at the beginning of their book for instance since it. May 27, 2015 book promotion expert ben cameron always says writing the blurb is the hardest 100 words youll ever write, and many authors are also stumped when it comes to writing the front and back matter another task that usually falls just when youre feeling least like writing another word, after completing your books final edit. Im the guest authoreducator there today talking about back matter in picture books. Learn how you can add front and back matter with just a few clicks using kindle create.
The third example shows how part of the back cover copy the author bio, in this case can show up on the inside flap of a hard cover book. How you should be using back matter in your ebooks adam geen. How to use your books back matter to massively boost your. Thats why youll want to make sure that every inch of your ebook is cohesive, sleek and visually engaging. Just trying to ensure that printed version readers and ebook readers know that both formats are available, but i dont want to confuse the matter because i know that isbns are set to identify each specific version individually.
Nov 07, 2012 how to use styles to for a professional ebook conversion part 2 is part of our ongoing how to make an ebook series as part of our professional ebook conversion and kindle formatting service. As you create your ebooks whether its meant for kindle or kobo or nook or whoever, you have the option of inserting front matter or back matter sections. Nov, 2019 the back matter also known as the end matter is you guessed it material found at the back of a book. After the last page of the manuscripts text, pagination continues in numerical sequence into the back matter. Formatting the parts of an ebook digital publishing 101. For this post, id like to talk about those little extras that either will be included in your book or help identify the physical attributes of the book. Sep 26, 2017 and the printed book or the ebook for this matter is physical property. From your ebook cover to your very back page, lets face it, every page counts.
The errata are sometimes found in the back of the book called the back matter. By the way, if you have hopes of becoming published, your. It often explains the relationship between the writer of the foreword and either the author or the story being told. As i said previously, there are no hard and fast rules that dictate how a book must be structured, but the structure discussed here is one thats been around for a few hundred years. In my ebooks, i will absolutely put a link from the book title to its page on amazon. For example, if your book is on amazon the links in the back matter should be amazon links. How to write the front and back matter of your kindle ebook. This excerpt from book design made simple offers insights into the best way to present this material. Today, we look at the elements which make up the back matter. Whether its an icon, vector or pullquote, theres so much versatility with canva. Back matter items are essentially chapters within a part, with one additional option to customize.
They mostly apply to ebooks because youll be including direct links. Add back matter pages kindle create allows you to easily add back matter such as about the author, or more books by this author in a few clicks. If youd like to learn more about how to turn you title into epub, mobi, or a pdf file, check out our post on how to make a book. Front and back matter in books alliance of independent. Jan 03, 2018 the back matter includes the following. Then i will tell you how to reorder the content for your ebook.
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