You don't need expensive software to write, design, and create PDFs for self-published, print-on-demand books. LibreOffice Writer is free, easy to use, and has powerful page layout features suitable for producing books such as novels and short story or poetry collections. This book explains how to write, edit, and design a book; lay out the pages using styles and templates; build a table of contents and index; include pictures, graphics, and special effects; and create a PDF for submission to POD services. Jean Hollis Weber is the team leader of the LibreOffice Documentation team. She has been using Writer since 2003 and has produced and self-published several books of her own and by other authors, and many user guides for OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice.
