Book Formatting

Send Your Manuscript

Book Manuscript

Your Manuscript

Simply upload or email the final, proofread version of your book.

 Your Styling Input

Your Styling Input

e.g. Modern/antique design, trim size choice, color/B&W.
Your Deadline

Your Deadline

Standard turnaround is a minimum of one week.

 Your Print Choices

Your Print Choices

Print specs, 13-digit ISBN, copyright statement (optional).

Get a book formatting quotation or contact us with any questions

We Format It

Compile Files

Compile Files

Up to 10 included in price. We insert images, place tables, and combine appendices.

 Front Matter

Front Matter

Create half title, copyright, acknowledgements, biography, foreword and TOC.
Page Layout

Page Layout

Set margins, trim, bleed, Roman/Arabic pagination, and recto-verso alignment.

 Interior Design

Interior Design

Select suitable fonts, drop caps, display choices, page numbering, fleurons and running headers.
Book Typesetting

Typesetting

Fix spacing, indentation, kerning, tracking, quotes, lists, numbers, bullets and hyphenation.

 Tables and Images

Tables & Images

Careful table cell styling to display data clearly. Sizing and adjusting images.
Referencing

Referencing

Automatic captioning and cross-referencing. Read more about our advice for indexing.

 Consistency

Consistency

Check for title casing, no spaces before full stops, matching quotes and single/double spacing.
Page Balancing

Page Balancing

Adjust settings to avoid widows/ orphans or square pages as appropriate for your text.

 PDF Creation

PDF Creation

Produce pre-flight checked PDF to PDF/X-1a:2001 standards with embedded fonts and images.
Changes

Changes

You review the file and we make a single set of free changes. Content editing not included.

 Online Payment

Online Payment

Payment by PayPal (credit/debit card or PayPal account) or invoice if previously agreed.

And Deliver a Print-Ready Book

Print-Ready Book

See your manuscript turned into a stylish, consistently formatted book PDF prepared to your printer’s specification: Lightning Source, Amazon CreateSpace, Bookmasters, Lulu etc.

Visit FAQs to read our answers to all your book formatting questions.

Book Formatting Price List*
Standard Typesetting
$32 + $1.60 USD per page		 Everything required to turn a manuscript into a print ready PDF – front matter, layout, running headers, font choice, hyphenation, figures, tables, captions, cross-refs and page balancing.
Restructuring
Price following review		 Includes working with complex or unclear document structure, fixing file corruption, handling OCR conversion output files and amending incorrect cross-references.
Custom Design
Price on request		 Reworking complex tables and images. Original production of diagrams in Visio or Illustrator if required.
Display Fonts
Typical cost $48 USD		 Sourcing and licensing of special display fonts for titles and headings.
Artistic Text Flows
Price following review		 Special attention required for poetry, column layouts and other complex typographical work.
Technical
Price following review		 Custom equation work in MathType, index formatting and form page design.
ePDF
$80 USD		 PDF suitable for on-screen viewing rather than printing. This is produced in full color with cover image, bookmarked navigation and active hyperlinks.
Amazon’s Search Inside the Book™ Program
$128 USD		 Preparation of a bookmarked, searchable PDF for submission to Amazon.com’s Search Inside the Book™ Program. This includes 300dpi cover and flaps, copyright, TOC and book contents packaged as a single PDF for a ‘fast track’ Amazon listing.


All books subject to a minimum charge of $160 USD

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“I really couldn’t have done this without all your help and guidance – thank you”

As a first time author Lindsay felt daunted by the breadth of information out there for self-publishers. We exchanged ideas on the styling of her text - sizing, fonts, layout, colors, image work and page balancing - as well as discussing her options for cover design, obtaining an ISBN, choosing a print house and converting the text to eBook format. She is now on her third book of the series with one of the top-selling dancing books on Amazon.

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“The team’s attention to detail has been second to none”

Having run his own small technical press for the last 5 years Paul was no stranger to the book publishing market. He was looking to outsource his book formatting but with such complex texts was cautious about quality control. After carefully working through a 500 page textbook full of equations, diagrams, footnotes, cross-references, indexing and complex numbering that we had typeset, he could not find a single error. We have enjoyed our working relationship ever since.
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Cover Design

Cover Design
eBook Conversion

eBook Conversion

I was completely new to this but your service was really easy to use and everyone was incredibly helpful and friendly. You listened to everything I asked for and the design choices and book formatting look fabulous. Thank you for bringing my words to life!

Janet Brocker

Owner of Brocker Studios
Canada

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