Interior formatting, ebook conversion, print files
Books made with the same care they were written with
Careful typesetting, clean formatting, and print-ready files — built for manuscripts that deserve to be taken seriously.
One studio, every format a book can take.
Print and ebook, trade fiction and technical nonfiction, a single title or a series — the work below is grouped and described the way a book itself is: by what kind of page it becomes.
Services
Interior formatting
for print
1) Manuscript cleanup and style setup
Double spaces, stray tabs, and inconsistent styles removed from your Word file before layout begins.
2) Standard trade paperback interior
Full manuscript layout for a 5.5×8.5″ or 6×9″ trim size, styled, paginated, and ready to send to print.
3) Hardcover interior formatting
Interior layout adjusted for casebound printing, with the extra bleed and imposition it requires.
4) Large print edition formatting
A companion edition set in larger type with wider line spacing, formatted as its own accessible product.
5) Custom trim size and margin setup
Layout built for a trim size outside the standard range, with margins, gutters, and folios recalculated to match.
6) Running heads and folio styling
Consistent header text — author name, book title, or chapter title — paired with a matching page number style.
7) Chapter openers and drop caps
Custom treatments for chapter starts — drop caps, ornamental rules, and consistent opening-page spacing.
8) Full-bleed image page layout
Photography or artwork placed edge-to-edge on the page for art books, photo memoirs, and illustrated titles.
9) Front and back matter layout
Title page, copyright page, dedication, epigraph, and any closing pages formatted to match the interior.
Ebook and digital
for e-readers
10) Reflowable EPUB formatting
A standard EPUB3 file that reflows cleanly across phones, tablets, and dedicated e-readers.
11) Kindle formatting (KPF)
A file built and tested specifically for Amazon’s Kindle Create pipeline and Kindle devices.
12) Fixed-layout ebook for illustrated titles
Page-locked formatting for picture books, cookbooks, and other image-heavy titles that can’t reflow.
13) Interactive, linked table of contents
Clickable navigation built into the ebook file and tested across the major reading apps and devices.
14) Multi-store conversion — Apple, Kobo, Google Play
One manuscript converted and validated separately for every major ebook storefront you sell through.
15) Ebook metadata and cover embedding
Title, author, and series metadata set correctly, with your cover image embedded in the file itself.
Specialty and genre
non-standard layouts
16) Poetry collection formatting
Line breaks, stanza spacing, and page breaks preserved exactly as the poet intended, piece by piece.
17) Cookbook and recipe layout
Ingredient lists, method steps, and photography arranged in one consistent, repeatable recipe template.
18) Graphic novel and comic layout
Panel, gutter, and speech-bubble placement formatted for either print reproduction or digital reading.
19) Academic formatting with citations and footnotes
Citations, footnotes, endnotes, and reference lists formatted to APA, MLA, Chicago, or your required style guide.
20) Children’s picture book layout
Text and illustration paired page by page, formatted for print or a fixed-layout digital edition.
21) Multi-author anthology formatting
Consistent styling applied across contributions from multiple authors, with individual bylines and bios.
Print production
prepress and files
22) Print-ready PDF export
The final interior exported as a press-ready PDF, with fonts embedded and color set up correctly.
23) Bleed and safe margin setup for KDP and IngramSpark
Bleed, gutter, and safe zones set to each print-on-demand platform’s exact technical requirements.
24) Barcode and ISBN placement
Your barcode generated from your ISBN and positioned on the back cover to standard print specifications.
25) Spine width calculation and cover alignment
Spine width calculated from your page count and paper stock, and the cover template adjusted to match.
26) Physical proof review pass
We review a printed proof copy against the source files and flag anything to fix before your full run.
27) International print file conversion
Interior and cover files re-specified for print partners outside the US, matching local paper and trim standards.
Publishing prep
the fine print
28) Copyright and CIP data page formatting
Copyright notice, CIP block, and any legal disclaimers formatted to standard publishing conventions.
29) Index generation
A back-of-book index built from your manuscript’s key terms, cross-referenced and page-linked.
30) Widow, orphan, and typographic cleanup
A final pass through the interior to fix awkward line breaks, page breaks, and spacing.
31) Table of contents generation
A contents page built and page-linked automatically from your chapter and section headings.
32) Table, chart, and figure formatting
Data tables, charts, and diagrams styled consistently and positioned to match the surrounding text.
Add-on services
extras and edge cases
33) Font licensing and pairing consult
Guidance on choosing and licensing typefaces suited to your genre, trim size, and print method.
34) Reformatting after developmental edits
Your existing formatted file updated to match a manuscript that’s been revised since the last pass.
35) Rush turnaround formatting
Expedited formatting for a manuscript on a tight publication or launch deadline.
36) Series style sheet creation
A shared style reference — fonts, headings, spacing, front matter — so every book in a series matches.
37) Backlist reformatting to modern standards
An older title’s interior rebuilt to current print and ebook formatting conventions.
38) Formatting consultation call
A short call to walk through your manuscript and recommend the right services before you commit to any.
Cover and delivery
getting it out the door
39) Cover formatting
Fitting your front cover, spine, and back cover art to exact print or ebook file specifications, ready for print or upload.
40) Platform upload service
We upload your finished interior and cover files directly to KDP, IngramSpark, or your ebook storefront of choice.
41) Direct-to-reader PDF formatting
A protected, print-optimized PDF prepared for selling directly from your own website, outside retail platforms.
Accessibility and audio
beyond the printed page
42) EPUB accessibility formatting
Alt text, reading order, and navigation structured to meet ADA and EAA accessibility standards.
43) Audiobook chapter and pronunciation prep
Chapter markers, pronunciation notes, and a narrator-ready script prepared from your manuscript.
44) Foreign language and right-to-left formatting
Diacritics, non-Latin scripts, and right-to-left layouts formatted and proofed correctly.
Editions and extras
beyond the standard release
45) ARC formatting
An advance reader copy formatted with watermarking and review-copy notices for early readers and press.
46) Box set and omnibus formatting
Multiple titles combined into a single interior with consistent part breaks and shared front matter.
47) Discussion guide and book club page layout
Reading group questions and author notes formatted as a matching back-of-book section.
48) Sample chapter and preview formatting
A standalone excerpt formatted for your website, newsletter, or a retailer’s preview tool.
49) Serialized fiction formatting
Chapters formatted and paced for episodic platforms like Kindle Vella or Wattpad.
50) Special edition insert formatting
Signed pages, bonus scenes, and other inserts formatted for limited or collector’s editions.
The Process: From Manuscript to Marketplace
Get accepted instantly on Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble Press, Lulu, and more. We ensure your files are formatted to meet each platform’s strict technical guidelines so you don’t have to worry about rejections or errors.
1. Submit Your Manuscript
Send us your Word document or manuscript file along with any specific formatting requests.
2. We Format Your Book
Our experts format your book according to your chosen platform’s specifications.
3. Review & Approve
We send you PDF proofs to review. Request any changes needed until you’re completely satisfied.
4. Receive Your Files
Get your professionally formatted files ready for publishing or let us handle the upload for you.
Tell us what the book is, and we'll tell you what it needs.
Most projects mix two or three services from the list above. Send your manuscript and we’ll scope it properly rather than guess from a menu.
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