Print formatting
Paperback and hardcover interiors as print-ready PDFs, with fonts embedded, bleed where required and margins set to your trim size and page count.
Book formatting
Prepare your book for professional print and digital publishing
Interior design and typesetting to the exact specifications of your chosen platforms, so the printed book and the ebook both read cleanly on every page and every device.
Formats we prepare
Ebook formatting
Reflowable EPUB for Apple Books, Kobo and Google Play, and Kindle-ready files for Amazon, tested across devices and screen sizes.
Fixed-layout ebooks
For picture books, cookbooks and heavily designed titles where the page layout must be preserved.
What is handled in typesetting
The details that separate a professional interior from a Word export.
- Trim size (for example A5, B-format, 6 x 9 in, 5.5 x 8.5 in)
- Margins, gutters and safe zones
- Typography: typeface, size, leading and measure
- Chapter openers and drop caps
- Front matter: title page, copyright, dedication, contents
- Back matter: acknowledgements, notes, about the author
- Page numbering and running heads or footers
- Table of contents, linked in ebooks
- Widow, orphan and river control
- Images, captions and tables
Built to platform specification
Amazon KDP, IngramSpark and other print-on-demand services each have their own requirements for bleed, margins, spine width, colour profile and file format, and they reject files that miss them. We work to the current specification of the platform you are publishing on, and supply a proof PDF for your approval before anything is uploaded.
Common questions
Which trim size should I choose?
It depends on genre, page count and where the book will be sold. Novels are commonly 5 x 8 or 5.5 x 8.5 inches on print-on-demand platforms; non-fiction is often 6 x 9; Australian trade paperbacks are frequently B-format. We recommend a size in your quote.
Can you format a book I have already had designed?
Yes. We can repair or rebuild existing files, and convert print layouts to ebook formats.
Do you supply a proof?
Yes. A digital proof of the interior is included, and we can guide you through ordering a printed proof copy from your platform before the book goes on sale.
Ready to talk about your book?
A confidential conversation, a clear scope and a written quote. No obligation.