FAQ

How do I move pieces between chapters?
You can't drag pieces between chapters at the moment. If this is a problem, please choose "Not helpful", and get in touch, and we can manu...
Sun, 1 Aug, 2021 at 5:37 PM
How do I make a piece start on the left hand side of the spread?
It's often the case that you want a child's picture and their piece to appear on the same spread. If the flow of the book is such that there's a...
Sun, 1 Aug, 2021 at 5:38 PM
How do I preview what our book will look like?
Do this in the latest Firefox browser, and a large screen device, not a mobile phone. Click on Preview on the left of the screen. You'll see a spinn...
Sun, 16 May, 2021 at 6:35 PM
The images are the wrong way around in the PDF
Occasionally, an image which appears the correct way up on the website is the wrong way up on the PDF. There could be a number of reasons for this, to do wi...
Sun, 16 May, 2021 at 6:40 PM
How long does it take to print the books?
From receiving payment to taking delivery is usually no more than 10-12 working days. We say "usually" because there's always the scope for a ...
Sun, 1 Aug, 2021 at 5:36 PM
How does the order process work?
The order process includes a quality control stage as well as an order placing and payment stage. The process is:  You click the Publish butt...
Sun, 1 Aug, 2021 at 5:41 PM
Can we use Make Our Book to publish a recipe book?
It's not really the aim of the website, as recipes are not written by children (not particularly edible ones, anyway. Sorry, children) and they have a v...
Sun, 16 May, 2021 at 6:52 PM
Can we use Make Our Book for just some of the children's work?
You can use Make Our Book for a group of any size, such as class, team, year group or whole school. (My son used it to create a book to give to family membe...
Sun, 16 May, 2021 at 6:55 PM
What size paper should I get the children to do their images on?
For the interior images, the best size paper is A5, if they are able to extend the picture all the way to the edge, or A4 if you think they will keep the im...
Sun, 16 May, 2021 at 7:01 PM
How can I add name and year details on a page where the image is set to "full page"?
The author name and title details will be included in the index, but not on the page at the same time as the full image.
Sun, 16 May, 2021 at 7:03 PM