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Formatting & Typesetting

Interiors built to trade standards and validated against every retailer's spec before submission.

Overview

Formatting & Typesetting

Formatting is the part authors discover last and regret most. A manuscript exported straight from Word will technically upload, then arrive with orphaned lines, inconsistent chapter openings and margins that make a paperback awkward to hold. Typesetting is a craft with rules, and readers feel it even when they cannot name it.

What's Included

Everything in this service

Print typesetting

Proper margins, running heads, folios and chapter openings.

Reflowable eBook

EPUB that adapts to any device and respects reader font settings.

Front and back matter

Title page, copyright, dedication, acknowledgements, author bio.

Retailer validation

Files checked against each platform's requirements before you submit.

Image handling

Figures and photographs placed at correct resolution for print and screen.

Accessibility

Proper heading structure and navigation in the digital editions.

How It Works

The process, step by step

  • Assessment

    We review the manuscript and flag anything that will complicate layout.

  • Design

    Type, spacing and chapter treatment chosen to suit the book.

  • Typesetting

    Full interior laid out and proofed page by page.

  • Validation

    Files run through retailer checks and corrected before handover.

What You Receive

Deliverables

Print interior PDF with bleed and crop marksValidated EPUBMOBI on requestEditable source fileProof copy for review
Pricing

Every book is different, so we quote on scope rather than a fixed list. Tell us where your project stands and we will send a costed proposal within one business day — no obligation.

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Questions

Formatting & Typesetting FAQs

Usually yes, and we produce each one. Trim sizes and margin requirements differ between platforms.

Yes. Send a previous volume and we will match type, spacing and chapter treatment.

Both are handled. Images need to be 300dpi at print size — we will tell you if yours fall short.

No, and it should not. Reflowable eBooks adapt to the reader's device and font size by design.

Related

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