Today, I would like to write about what I did for the first time to make a book. 

Before doing anything for real book making, I took a preliminary step to figure out how to make books. This was one thing that I did before starting the publisher. I searched on the internet, and found out that there is a DTP (desktop publishing) software called "InDesign" by Adobe. Immediately I downloaded the trial version, and started their tutorials. It wasn't too difficult, and I had some sort of a good feeling. 

This was a good start, because If I have to subcontract all the work, the cost for book making would be too high and the publishing business would be impossible. Although I managed to make page layouts, there were (and still are) many details I need to know. So, I asked an expert in this field for advice. He was no doubt a very good teacher and advisor, who I sincerely respect and appreciate. 

The next step was editing. I hired a professional editor for proofreading and refining my draft. Although I had checked more than several times, there were terrifyingly so many errors and mistakes the editor found. I was very lucky to have been supported by such a kind and careful professional. 

But for just doing these, 3 months had elapsed since founding the company. For our first work "Healing the enemy", the translation had been done long before the company formation. My original plan was to publish a book very quickly, but things don't go as planned.