Services / Publishing & Design
Book Formatting
Interior layout for print and ebook, to your trim size, done as its own project.
For a manuscript that's already edited and just needs to become a real, correctly typeset book — running heads, drop caps, chapter breaks, front and back matter, reflowable EPUB — without booking the full publishing package around it.
What's included
- 01Interior layout to your chosen trim size, print and ebook both
- 02Front matter (title page, copyright, dedication) and back matter set to convention
- 03A formatted proof to review before final files are delivered
- 04Files ready for KDP, IngramSpark, or your printer of choice
Where this fits
This supports a book that's already written or being written elsewhere — it isn't a full publishing package on its own. Pair it with Book Publishing if you also need ISBN, retail listings, and distribution set up.
Ownership & confidentiality
- You keep 100% of copyright and royalties on everything delivered.
- An NDA is signed before any of your material is shared, including on the intro call.
Reference specs
Illustrative, not a quote.
Get a scoped quote
This service is scoped per project rather than by a formula — tell us what you're making and we'll come back with a real number.
Ask about book formattingMake every part of the book tell the same story.
Good book formatting starts with the decisions behind the deliverable. Here is what to consider, what to prepare, and how to make your reviews more useful.
The details makethe difference.
Start with a creative brief
Describe the intended reader, genre, tone, and formats. Include references and explain what you like about them: the energy, the restraint, the typography, or the treatment of imagery. A clear brief gives creative decisions a meaningful direction.
Review in context
Look at the work as a reader will encounter it. Review a cover as a small thumbnail as well as at full size. Check an interior as a sequence of pages. For audio or video, consider pacing and how the experience feels from beginning to end.
Prepare the final handover
Confirm the required file formats, dimensions, and platform specifications before production. Keep the approved version separate from working drafts. Ask which source files and usage permissions form part of the agreed deliverables.
Come with an ambition.
Leave with a clearer direction.
Bring your current material, intended audience, a few useful references, and any deadline that matters. We can then discuss the work below and confirm what belongs in your individual scope.
- Interior layout to your chosen trim size, print and ebook both
- Front matter (title page, copyright, dedication) and back matter set to convention
- A formatted proof to review before final files are delivered
- Files ready for KDP, IngramSpark, or your printer of choice
How this gets scoped
The same four steps behind every standalone service on this page — the specifics change, the shape doesn't.
Brief
A short intake before anything is quoted — audience, angle, length, deadline. In writing, so nothing depends on what someone remembers from a call.
Scope & quote
A real number for your specific project, not a rate card guess. You approve the scope before any drafting starts.
The work itself
Drafted, designed, or sent against that agreed brief — delivered in workable pieces where the format allows, not one drop at the end.
Revision & delivery
A structured revision round, then delivery in the format you'll actually use — not a Google Doc you have to reformat yourself.