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title: "How to publish a paperback, printed on demand | PubliWrite"
source: https://publiwrite.com/guides/publish-a-paperback
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# How to publish a paperback on PubliWrite

You can turn a finished Word file into a paperback readers can order, printed on demand. This guide shows how to import your manuscript, pick the size, finish and paper, design both covers, set your price and see what you earn on every copy, then submit it for review.

## Steps

1. On your dashboard, click New book and import your Word or PDF file.
2. Click Publish and choose Paperback (hardcover works the same way).
3. Pick the page size, cover finish and paper; the print cost is worked out for you.
4. Design the shop cover and the full wrap.
5. Set your price, check what you earn, and submit it for review.

## Chapters

- 0:00 [Intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjufNikX4C4&t=0s)
- 0:06 [Import your book](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjufNikX4C4&t=6s)
- 0:43 [Choose print](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjufNikX4C4&t=43s)
- 1:15 [Design your covers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjufNikX4C4&t=75s)
- 2:03 [Price and submit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjufNikX4C4&t=123s)

## Learn more

- [Print on demand](https://publiwrite.com/features/print-on-demand)
- [Royalty calculator](https://publiwrite.com/royalty-calculator)
- [Author copies](https://publiwrite.com/features/author-copies)

Read the transcript

This paperback is on sale today. Earlier today, it was a Word file. Start on your dashboard, and click New book. To bring in a book you've already written, choose Import a Word or PDF document. Give it a working title. Pick a genre or two. You can change these later. Then drop in your Word file. We split it into chapters for you. Click any chapter to check it before it goes in. Add the chapters, and your book opens in Creator Studio. When you're ready, click Publish. Hardcover works the same way, but today we'll choose Paperback. Each step saves as you go. First, the page size. Novel is the usual choice for fiction. Then the cover finish. Matt is soft, with no glare. Choose your paper, and we work out the page count and the print cost straight away. A print book needs two covers: one for the shop, and a full wrap for the printer. Choose Design it here. Each style is your book in a different look. Pick one, and continue. Your title is filled in for you. Add your name as it should appear on the cover. Change the colours if you like, then click Done. Then the same again for the wrap: the back, the spine and the front. The wrap is sized from your page count, so the spine fits. Both covers are in. Continue to the price. Now set your price. You see the print cost, our share, and exactly what you earn on every copy. Check everything on one page, then submit it for review. Our team checks your book, usually within a couple of business days, and we email you when it's live. And here it is on PubliRead, ready for readers to order. Next in the series: building your own author website. Click the video on screen to watch it.

Last updated 10 November 2026

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