Formatting
How a book is formatted makes a substantial difference in the reader’s enjoyment of your client’s work. Our expert designers know exactly how the front matter, body text, and back matter should go together to give your client’s book the professional look it deserves. All formatting gets assigned according to designers familiar with the book genre.
Standard Formatting
Our Standard Formatting service is ideal for a manuscript with no layout complexities like images, lists, tables, etc. This service is a simple way to give your client’s book a professional look by providing essential changes such as font and font size adjustments, bold text, italics, and underlines.
Standard Formatting Details
Standard Formatting is our layout service process in which a member of our design team will format the manuscript based on the book size of your client’s choice. The designer will ensure the manuscript is formatted with a professional look and conforms to the standard specifications for printers and retailers.
Standard Formatting is for manuscripts with the following criteria:
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- Less than 50,000 words.
- No images (Color or B&W)
- No tables
- No Footnotes or Endnotes
- No callout boxes
It is important to note that Standard Formatting is not editing. The designer is not required to change any typos or grammatical errors seen. Any element changes requested during the revision process, such as an image insertion, will require an additional charge. Maximum of 3 free revision cycles included.
Pricing:
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- under 17,000 words -lot price
- over 17,000 words -per 1000 words
Turnaround: 5-7 business days
Complete service and pricing details along with submission requirments will be in your Workspace.
Advanced Formatting
Advanced formatting is for books or manuscripts that contain simple lists, tables, or images. We apply our formatting expertise to create a clean, consistent look across all pages of your client’s book. Advanced formatting will provide a wide range of options to create the basic page structure of the book.
Advanced Formatting Details
Advanced Formatting is our layout service process in which a member of our design team will format the manuscript based on the book size of your client’s choice. The designer will ensure the manuscript is formatted with a professional look and conforms to the standard specifications for printers and retailers.
Advanced Formatting is for manuscripts with the following criteria:
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- More than 50,000 words, less than 90,000 words
- 10-images or less
- Any Footnotes or Endnotes
- No tables
- No callout boxes
It is important to note that Advanced Formatting is not editing. The designer is not required to change any typos or grammatical errors seen. Maximum of 3 free revision cycles included.
Pricing:
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- under 17,000 words -lot price
- over 17,000 words -per 1000 words
Turnaround: 5-7 business days
Complete service and pricing details along with submission requirments will be in your Workspace.
Complex Formatting
Complex formatting is for manuscripts that have a combination of lists, tables, and images. The Complex format ranges from several other elements, such as unordered lists, ordered lists, numbered lists, bulleted lists, images, and tables. We will professionally format the book with a complex structure according to industry standards.
Complex Formatting Details
Complex Formatting is our layout service process in which a member of our design team will format the manuscript based on the book size of your client’s choice. The designer will ensure the manuscript is formatted with a professional look and conforms to the standard specifications for printers and retailers.
Complex Formatting is for manuscripts with the following criteria:
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- More than 50,000 words, less than 90,000 words
- More than 10-images
- Any Footnotes or Endnotes
- Any tables
- Any callout boxes
It is important to note that Complex Formatting is not editing. The designer is not required to change any typos or grammatical errors seen. Maximum of 3 free revision cycles included.
Pricing:
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- under 17,000 words -lot price
- over 17,000 words -per 1000 words
Turnaround: 7-10 business days
Complete service and pricing details along with submission requirments will be in your Workspace.
Custom Formatting
Custom format your client’s book in a way that fits their needs. If your client already has a design in mind or perhaps wants to adapt one from a particular book, we can make that happen. Custom formatting is also for books that have been formatted from a client or Summit template but need customization, such as a different typeface, colors, and layout from the original version.
Custom Formatting Details
Custom Formatting is our layout service process in which a member of our design team will format the manuscript based on the book size of your client’s choice. The designer will ensure the manuscript is formatted with a professional look and conforms to the standard specifications for printers and retailers. Custom Formatting is necessary for all Children’s Books, Cookbooks, and Magazines.
Custom Formatting is for manuscripts with the following criteria:
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- Dynamic layout and complex styling
- More than 90,000 words
- More than 10 images
- Any Footnotes or Endnotes
- Any tables
- Any callout boxes
- Any Index entries
It is important to note that Custom Formatting is not editing. The designer is not required to change any typos or grammatical errors seen. Maximum of 3 free revision cycles included.
Pricing:
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- under 17,000 words -flat rate
- over 17,000 words -per 1000 words
Turnaround: 7-10 business days
Complete service and pricing details along with submission requirments will be in your Workspace.
Formatting Design Samples
Here are a few samples of our formatting designs. You can see our complete set of formatting designs in your workspace.
