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title: "Evaluating print, PDF, or epub output"
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How difficult or straightforward is it to create a print or PDF format? You may want to investigate and test solutions beyond this article, as requirements and print tolerances can vary widely.
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>Note: For the _Docs Like Code_ book, I have written an article about how I created print-ready PDF and Amazon-supported ebook files such as the MOBI format. Read more in [Practical Advice On Publishing A Technical Book using GitHub and GitBook](https://www.docslikecode.com/articles/practical-advice/).
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### Jekyll PDF options
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In the Jekyll Documentation Theme site, Tom Johnson suggests buying a license for Prince XML ($500) in order to create print-ready PDF files with the Jekyll Documentation Theme. The PDF layout and styles are set using CSS. Considering that the only gem solution, [jekyll-pdf](https://github.com/abeMedia/jekyll-pdf), makes PDF files of single pages rather than a collection, the third-party solution is probably the way to go.

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Finding a freelance editor would be a huge leg up on the writing process itself, especially if you also need a bit of developmental editing for the book idea.
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For the print layout, I had a great experience with UpWork and was also able to keep the same person for work I needed one for the second edition. I learned from using a freelance site that I can find and manage freelancers for projects that I want to get done but don’t want to carve out time or buy tools for myself to finish them.
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For the print layout, I had a great experience with UpWork and was also able to hire the same person to work on the second edition. I learned from using a freelance site that I can find and manage freelancers for projects that I want to get done but don’t want to carve out time or buy tools for myself to finish them.
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## List of tools and services
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