Get Hired Through GitHub — Paperback Build Repository

This repository contains the print-production source for the paperback edition of Get Hired Through GitHub: A 12-Week Roadmap from Git Basics to a Portfolio That Recruiters Notice.

Purpose

The goal of this repository is to build a 6×9 inch Amazon KDP paperback interior automatically from Markdown sources.

Structure

• .github/workflows/build-paperback.yml — GitHub Actions pipeline that compiles the PDF.
• manuscript/ — one Markdown source file per front matter, chapter, appendix, and back matter section.
• assets/ — high-resolution compressed figures and diagrams.
• templates/ — LaTeX styling and print layout configuration.
• scripts/ — build script.
• output/ — local output target for generated PDFs.

Build locally

Install Pandoc and XeLaTeX, then run:

bash scripts/build-paperback.sh

The generated file will be:

output/Get_Hired_Through_GitHub_Paperback_6x9_PrintReady.pdf

Paperback specifications

• Trim size: 6 × 9 inches
• Inner margin: 0.625 inches
• Outer, top, and bottom margins: 0.5 inches
• Body font: TeX Gyre Pagella, 10.5 pt
• Monospace: Latin Modern Mono
• Code blocks: light gray background with border
• Front matter: roman numerals
• Main matter: arabic numerals starting at Chapter 1
• Table of contents: generated automatically during build