Book Publishing
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Learn more about Book PublishingCover Design and Formatting
A Cover Readers Notice, Pages They Enjoy
A beautiful cover and a clean, easy-to-read interior. Readers notice a cover first, and they notice cramped margins and awkward page breaks too. Our designers take care of both, for print and ebook, and you approve each step.
What Goes Into a Book Cover
A printed cover is one continuous piece of artwork that wraps around the book. Choose a part to see where it sits.
Select a part to highlight it on the diagram.
Covers That Suit Your Genre
A good cover tells readers what kind of book it is before they read a word.
Memoirs
Family histories
Autobiographies
Faith and inspiration
Self-help
Business and career books
Fiction and novels
Children’s books
The covers shown are illustrative designs, not published client books.
Inside the Book: Print and Ebook
Good formatting is invisible. Readers simply find the book comfortable to read.
Print interior
- A page size that suits your book
- Margins that keep text clear of the spine
- Chapter openings, page numbers, and running headers
- Typefaces chosen for comfortable reading
- Print-ready files for your platforms
Ebook
- Text that adjusts to any screen and text size
- A linked table of contents
- Photos and images prepared for screens
- A correctly built ebook file
- Checks on common reading apps
How the Design Process Works
Your book, your choices. You approve each step before we move on.
Design questions
We ask about your book, your readers, and covers you like.
Cover ideas
You receive first cover designs to compare.
Refinement
We refine the design you choose with your feedback.
Interior layout
Sample pages first, then the whole book.
Final files
Print and ebook files, once you approve the proofs.
What you receive
- A front cover for ebook stores
- A full cover for print: front, spine, and back
- A designed, proofread interior
- Print and ebook files ready to publish
[OWNER: confirm the number of cover designs and rounds of changes]
Design and Formatting Questions
See all questionsYes, as long as you own the rights to it and it is sharp enough for print. We check this before we design around it.
From your own photos, from licensed image libraries, or from original illustration. We confirm the license for every image we use.
Yes. A printed book needs a full cover and an interior file for the printer. An ebook needs a front cover image and an ebook file.
Yes. We plan where photos go, add captions, and check image quality. Color printing costs more than black and white, so we talk through the options with you.
It is the finished page size of your printed book. We recommend a size that suits your book and the platforms you publish on.
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Manuscript Review and Editing
Clear, kind, professional editing that makes every page its best.
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Want Your Book to Look the Part?
Tell us about your book and where you plan to publish it. We will talk through cover and interior options with you.
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