Interior book design

Good book design involves more than just an eye-catching cover. If you’re self-publishing, it’s vital that your book looks professional inside as well, and this involves:

selecting a book size, taking financial implications into account
typography – choosing an appropriate font
page layout, including setting appropriate margins
placing illustrations, tables and other images
ensuring that images are of sufficient quality
including appropriate front matter and end matter (such as the title page, copyright page, bibliography and so on)

It then needs to be turned into finished files which meet the specifications of your chosen printer or e-book publisher.

My book design service involves all the above, as necessary.

I am not a cover designer or an illustrator, but I can help you find professionals to work with and liaise with them regarding your design requirements and file specifications.

What you’ll get

Depending on your aims, the end product will be files ready to:

send to your chosen printer
upload to print-on-demand solutions such as Amazon KDP or Ingram Spark
or
upload to your platform of choice as an ebook

If you require any assistance with the above, I am happy to help.

Please note: It isn’t necessary to have hired me for your editing beforehand, but I strongly recommend that you arrange sufficient rounds of independent editing before you have your book designed. It would also be wise to commission a proofreader for a final check of your book after it has been laid out and before going to print.

Cost and timescale

Both the cost and the timescale will depend upon the level of work required. I usually quote a project rate, so we both know the cost up front, and I can offer payment in instalments for larger projects.

To enquire

Send me an email! Please include the name of your book, the genre and the wordcount. Please also tell me how you plan to publish/print and any other details you feel might be important.

I’ll get back to you and we can take it from there!

Need more help?

If you’re finding the whole publishing process a little overwhelming, you may be interested in my self-publishing service s. These can be tailored to include as much or as little help as you need.