We will take care of their exact placement in the finished publication. Figures can be embedded in the manuscript if you find that helps, but alternatively place the caption in the text.Include an abstract of up to 150 words for each chapter.If you are writing in LaTeX you can use the generic book class, or our template ( zip file) and for authors using Word simply type into a plain new document.If you are intending on using different software please discuss this with your commissioning editor. We accept manuscripts written using MS Word or LaTeX.

For more details on our house style, see our Style guide for ebooks. As we have our own set house style all this will be removed during production, creating extra work for the production editors in removing the unnecessary extra effort you have spent on the material. There is no need to try and make the material look like a book page, or introduce excessive formatting. Do not focus on the look and feel of your manuscript.Some essential points concerning manuscript preparation are: The Handbook is intended to help you more easily prepare a manuscript that will be as close as possible to a standard format so that we can achieve the most effective use of resources when your ebook enters production. To help you preparing your manuscript for submission, our Author Handbook provides full guidance to assist you, including artwork and video preparation, copyright and permissions, file formats and manuscript structure, and much more.

Ms word template for ebooks