Blurb Word Plug In with Booksmart?

[this query concerns both Booksmart & Bookify so I have posted in both forums]

I have created a 194pp Trade size book using the Word Plug-In and I have uploaded it using Bookify.

I spent a lot of time on headers, (blank headers for chapter title pages), starting every chapter on an odd number page, etc. The preview looks amazing, I am very happy with it.

However, I have a jpeg image I would like to use for my front cover. I have a separate one for the back cover. The back cover will fill the page but the front cover will only got to 2/3 of the page and than displays title & author boxes. I can not find a bookify cover layout that will allow a full page cover. (I can find one in Booksmart, but not Bookify).

I am happy with the back cover, the inside flaps and am delierious about the text, I just can’t get the front cover to work. Its very frustrating because I am running out of time.

My questions are:-

1) Can anyone please tell me how I can get a full-page image on the front cover using bookify?

2) If this is not possible, how do I get my perfectly formatted Blurb Word book in to Booksmart?

3) Is it possible to combine the text from bookify and the cover from BookSmart?

Any help you can give will be greatly appriciated!

Many thanks,

Maria

Posted by
Maroc_aus

Nov 25, 2012 8:42pm PDT

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Hi Maroc_aus,

Unfortunately there is not full bleed cover option using the Bookify cover creator after uploading a Word to Book project.

You can try to import your project into BookSmart using the Word Import feature found under New Book Project > Trade/Pocket > Word Import. It should be noted that this isn’t something that was built for backwards compatibility but I thought I’d mention it anyway.

BookSmart and Bookify projects cannot be combined.

-Craig

Posted by
csm

Nov 26, 2012 12:26pm PDT

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I am living the same situation than Maroc_aus right now and it is very frustrating ! I worked hours and hours to make my novel perfect. I checked page by page the disposition of the text, the number pages, the chapters, everything ! I was so disappointed when i realised that i couldn’t put my illustration (that I paid a grafist 350$) on the full cover. There is always 1/3 of the page where I have to place my title even if my title and my name already figures on my illustration ! I tried also to transfer my book to booksmart. Then, yes, i could put my image on full cover but my 200 pages of text is a mess ! I just can’t put it a nice way because it is just not made for long texts. I went to bed at 2 in the moring crying like a little baby. Today, I called printers in my region but it won’t be ready for Xmas and i can’t sell my novel this way. I can’t beleive there is not the option to make a full cover with the word to book. it’s a non-sense. I don’t know what I will do but I am very disapointed by this service.

At least Maroc_aus, I know how you feel…

and sorryfor my english mistakes. I speak french but the discussions are in english. I tried !

Rosalie

Posted by
rose82

Dec 6, 2012 4:14pm PDT

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Blurb Word Plug In with Booksmart? [this query concerns both Booksmart & Bookify so I have posted in both forums] I have created a 194pp Trade size book using the Word Plug-In and I have uploaded it using Bookify. I spent a lot of time on headers, (blank headers for chapter title pages), starting every chapter on an odd number page, etc. The preview looks amazing, I am very happy with it. However, I have a jpeg image I would like to use for my front cover. I have a separate one for the back cover. The back cover will fill the page but the front cover will only got to 2/3 of the page and than displays title & author boxes. I can not find a bookify cover layout that will allow a full page cover. (I can find one in Booksmart, but not Bookify). I am happy with the back cover, the inside flaps and am delierious about the text, I just can’t get the front cover to work. Its very frustrating because I am running out of time. My questions are:- 1) Can anyone please tell me how I can get a full-page image on the front cover using bookify? 2) If this is not possible, how do I get my perfectly formatted Blurb Word book in to Booksmart? 3) Is it possible to combine the text from bookify and the cover from BookSmart? Any help you can give will be greatly appriciated! Many thanks, Maria	Posted by Maroc_aus Nov 25, 2012 8:42pm PDT Permalink

Hi Maroc_aus, Unfortunately there is not full bleed cover option using the Bookify cover creator after uploading a Word to Book project. You can try to import your project into BookSmart using the Word Import feature found under New Book Project > Trade/Pocket > Word Import. It should be noted that this isn’t something that was built for backwards compatibility but I thought I’d mention it anyway. BookSmart and Bookify projects cannot be combined. -Craig	Posted by csm Nov 26, 2012 12:26pm PDT Permalink

I am living the same situation than Maroc_aus right now and it is very frustrating ! I worked hours and hours to make my novel perfect. I checked page by page the disposition of the text, the number pages, the chapters, everything ! I was so disappointed when i realised that i couldn’t put my illustration (that I paid a grafist 350$) on the full cover. There is always 1/3 of the page where I have to place my title even if my title and my name already figures on my illustration ! I tried also to transfer my book to booksmart. Then, yes, i could put my image on full cover but my 200 pages of text is a mess ! I just can’t put it a nice way because it is just not made for long texts. I went to bed at 2 in the moring crying like a little baby. Today, I called printers in my region but it won’t be ready for Xmas and i can’t sell my novel this way. I can’t beleive there is not the option to make a full cover with the word to book. it’s a non-sense. I don’t know what I will do but I am very disapointed by this service. At least Maroc_aus, I know how you feel… and sorryfor my english mistakes. I speak french but the discussions are in english. I tried ! Rosalie	Posted by rose82 Dec 6, 2012 4:14pm PDT Permalink