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Book design and typography
SERVICES
Creating your book in a nutshell
Contact us first with your email and a
simple message of what you want doing
and we can begin. Everything, including
ongoing communication and file transfers,
will be easily done online and we work
worldwide with no problem.
Our service consists of three processes to
get your book into being; creating your
book block inner file, your cover file and
finally uploading to your print on demand
account for publishing. These may be
provided individually if desired but we
strongly advise going for the three
processes together as one cost effective
and integrated package
Of course, once your book is available, you
need to reach readers and market your
presence. There are numerous traditional
approaches possible but these days this
invariably means having a writer website,
perhaps with a blog, and being visible and
active on social media. We separately offer
a straightforward writer site design option
to get you up and online quickly in a format
that you can then easily and securely
manage your own content, photos and
amendments. Details and pricing on
request.
Want to proceed? Then click on pricing for
our competitive fees and how to pay.
Inner book block
Having answered any initial queries and agreed book
size and format, we will then require your completed
and final, fully edited manuscript, emailed, which
should include title, dedication and copyright pages as
well as your content. This will form the core of your
paperback inner book file which will be typographically
reset to the required specifications and layout in an
agreed font and prepared to commercial print pdf
standards
Book Cover
Using either royalty free stock photo images which we
can supply (from a choice), or your own copyright free
images, we will design a draft full cover, front, back and
spine, with some options, to match the book inner
specification and take into account any preferences,
colours, styles, your feedback and the ethos of your
book content. Once agreed this will be prepared to
commercial printing pdf standards.
Your publisher account
We will advise you on the easy setting up of your own
print on demand Amazon CreateSpace account, send
you the files and you upload them completing the
details required. Approval normally takes twenty-four
hours and your book will be visible and on sale soon
after worldwide. You will also have the option for
Amazon to use your print files and create a
complimentary Kindle eBook. If you want a hardback
this should be done through Ingram Spark, the process
being very similar. Alternatively, we can set up your
account on your behalf, upload the files making sure all
is running properly, then transfer your account back
and you change your password for personal security.