From the Idea to the book

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Authors may write for months or year to finish a manuscript

Some pictures books authors create their own illistrations

The sketches are sent to the publishing company. The editor
makes sure the pictures clearly tell the story

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They use techniques such such as perspective and point of view to clearly show story events

The printer uses huge printing presses to make the pages. Many
pages of a picture book can be printed on one big sheet of paper.

A book begins when an author comes up with

an idea for a book. Authors get ideas in different

ways

the illustrations. The illustrator may

change the colors, the perspective, or the composition of pictures.

It may take months to create all the pictures.

he finished art is then sent to the publisher. The designer adjusts

how the pictures and words fit together on the pages. The completed

pages are sent to the printer.

Then, they are glued into

the book cover. The finished books are then sent to the publisher’s

warehouse. They are stored there until they are purchased by libraries

and bookstores.

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Publishers sell some

books as eBooks. However, some authors

do not use a publisher at all. Instead of

sending a manuscript to a publisher, some

authors turn their manuscripts into eBooks

themselves. Many websites offer services

that help authors convert their manuscripts

into an e-reader format. Some websites

offer the help of eBook designers who

make sure photos or illustrations match the

words.