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Self Publishing: How to organize the components of your book Posted January 21, 2013; Updated October 15, 2017 By Rick Roberts , GlobalGenealogy.com Those who choose to self-publish a book often wonder how they should organize their manuscript. The following guidelines are provided as an example of common practises in contemporary book publishing. I've listed book components in the order in which they usually appear in a professionally published book. Some components are optional but are included in this list for your information. It is accepted practise to begin most new components on a right-hand page. I've noted exceptions where components should appear on the reverse (verso) of a preceding page. The standard for numbering right-hand pages is for them to carry odd page numbers -- left hand pages have even page numbers. How you decide to organize your book is up to you. One of the more attractive benefits of self publishing is that you get to make the design and content decisions.
Chapters often include subsections. For instance, if you are writing a local history and are now working on the Religions/Churches chapter, you might decide the break that chapter down into historical sketches of each local faith: Church of England, Methodist, Plymouth Brethern, Presbyterian, etc. It is entirely appropriate to include the subsection titles in the Table of Contents.
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