On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:53:27 -0800 Colin Williams <co...@seattlesoft.com> wrote:
> I'm writing a book. I would like to consider the possibility that I > will do a small print run of 1000-5000 copies. I am certain I'm going > to publish it as an ebook. I would expect the printed book would be > in paperback form. I would like the lyx-users to tell me if they > think its the right tool for the job. I know lyx is nice for making > mathematics papers,but is it good for making a book which you want to > reformat for displays and printed pages of varying sizes? Are there > other programs I should consider? Hi Colin, Now that we're all discussing document classes and details, and it looks like you actually might use LyX, I think it's time for me to repeat my twice-annual advice. LITT'S TWICE ANNUAL ADVICE: In your book's main matter, use styles and nothing but styles. Never apply an appearance directly, but instead apply appearances through styles that match the usage in the document (Chapter, section, subsection, Quote, tip, warning, etc). BUT, in the front matter, feel free to apply appearances directly, and DO NOT use the document class's facilities for title, author, etc, and just write them with proper appearances and spacing. I've done it both ways, and it's much easier and less frustrating to do it the way I discussed in the preceding paragraph. SteveT
