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Overall Features.

Feature: Ease of writing Novel writing Non-fiction writing Print-ready formatting File type Overall Rating Comments
Apple Pages (mac) 15 Not easy for long documents
Google docs   8 Simple writing
Microsoft Word
17 Not easy for long documents
Lean pub 11 IT focus
PressBooks 13 Heavy use of CSS
Reedsy 18 Novels only
Scrivener (mac) 16 Mac only, download
Vellum (mac)   16 Novels only, download
Write.Studio 23 Cloud-based

 

Easy Writing Features.

Feature: Cloud-based Real-time collaboration Ease of Writing Custom Style Guide Reusable library Rating
Apple Pages (mac) No Yes WYSIWYG No No
Google docs Yes Yes WYSIWYG No No
Microsoft Word Yes Yes WYSIWYG No No
Lean pub Yes No Markdown No No
PressBooks Yes No WordPress Preset themes No
Reedsy Yes No WYSIWYG LeTex Pre-set theme No
Scrivener (mac) No No WYSIWYG Some items during export No
Vellum (mac) No No WYSIWYG Pre-set designs No
Write.Studio Yes Yes WYSIWYG Yes Yes

 

File Types Available.

File type: PDF-Print PDF-Digital ePub Kindle (KF8) Rating
Apple Pages (mac) No Yes Yes No
Google docs No Yes No No
Microsoft Word No Yes No No
Lean pub No Yes Yes Yes
PressBooks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reedsy Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scrivener (mac) No Yes Yes Yes
Vellum (mac) Yes No Yes Yes
Write.Studio Yes Yes wip wip

 

Print-ready Features (POD).

Print-ready feature: PDF-print Trim (page) size Different page number for front matter No header on first page of chapter No header or footer on section Start chapter on RHS Rating
Apple Pages (mac) No Standard + Custom Yes Yes Hide No
Google docs No 11 No No No No
Microsoft Word No 14 + custom Yes Different first page Different first page No
Lean pub No No No No No No  
PressBooks Yes 5 US Yes No Yes Yes
Reedsy Yes 5 US No Yes Based on page type Yes
Scrivener (mac) No Standard + custom Yes Yes No Yes
Vellum (mac) Yes 14 No Yes Yes Yes
Write.Studio Yes 47 by specific supplier Yes Yes Yes Yes

 

Novel Writing Features.

Novel writing feature: Part number Chapter number Insert scene break Apply drop cap No header on first page of chapter Auto paragraph format Rating
Apple Pages (mac) Yes Yes Manual Yes Different first page Manual
Google docs No No Manual No No Manual  
Microsoft Word Yes Yes Manual Yes Different first page Manual
Lean pub Yes Yes Manual No No No
PressBooks Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Reedsy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scrivener (mac) Yes Yes Manual No Yes No
Vellum (mac) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Write.Studio Yes Yes Yes todo Yes Manual

 

Non-fiction Writing Features.

Non-fiction feature: Outline numbering Caption numbering Right-Left Header & Footer Footnotes & Endnotes Tables Citations & References Rating
Apple Pages (mac) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Use plugin app
Google docs No No No No Yes Use plugin app
Microsoft Word Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Use plugin app
Lean pub Yes No No No Yes No
PressBooks No No Yes Footnote or Endnotes Yes No
Reedsy No No No Footnote or Endnotes No No
Scrivener (mac) Yes Yes Yes Tags Yes Use plugin app
Vellum (mac) No No No No No No  
Write.Studio Yes Yes wip Yes Yes Yes

 

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