Book Formatting

Provide your Input

Book Manuscript

Your Manuscript

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

Your Styling Input

Your Styling Input

e.g. font choice, table styling, block/indent typesetting.

Your Deadline

Your Deadline

Standard turnaround is typically one week.

Your Print Choices

Your Print Choices

e.g. print specs, ISBN, trim size, binding type.

Get a book formatting quotation or contact us with any questions

We Format your Book

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, 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 credit card, debit card or PayPal account. Invoice available if previously agreed.

And Deliver your Print-Ready Files

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, page balancing and conversion to PDF/X-1a:2001 standards.

Add-On Services

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 heading fonts to really complement your book genre and content.
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.
Bookmarked PDF
$80 USD
PDF suitable for on-screen viewing rather than printing. This is produced in full color with cover image, bookmarked navigation via Table of Contents and active hyperlinks.
Amazon’s Search Inside the Book™ Program
$128 USD
Preparation of 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 single PDF for fast track Amazon listing.


All books subject to a minimum charge of $160 USD

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