PUBLISHING CONSULTING & BOOK/ MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING/ PAGE LAYOUT
Starting at
$
2,500
About this service
Summary
PROFESSIONAL MANUSCRIPT SIZING, LAYOUT DESIGN & FORMATTING FOR PRINT & EBOOK
1.) List of the necessary steps for preparation to be completed BEFORE sending your manuscripts.
Manuscripts that do not arrive with these strict formatting steps will be dismissed.
Please ensure you have read this and completed all steps.
2.) Manuscripts submissions MUST BE THE FINAL EDIT, having undergone a rigorous and thorough editorial examination.
The editorial steps are as follows:
1.) Discovery Edit
2.) Developmental Edit
3.) Copy Edit
4.) Final Proof
**** IF YOU SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT THAT HAS ERRORS, WE WILL INCLUDE THE COSTS AND SERVICE FEES REQUIRED TO HIRE AN EDITOR AND SEND YOU AN INVOICE.****
3.) Please include all sections of book matter copy in a single file (.docx) document with a separate page for each section.
***ENSURE THAT THERE ARE ZERO GRAMMATICAL ERRORS. WHAT YOU INCLUDE HERE WILL APPEAR IN THE BOOK AS IS, VERBATIM.***
4.) COVER & MANUSCRIPT DESIGN, LAYOUT & FORMATTING
PRINT COVER FORMAT is very different from EBOOK FORMAT.
FOR PRINT FORMATTING:
Page Setup & Sizing
You must match the desired book dimensions with document size exactly.
Include SPECIFIC FONT
IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE ONE, A FONT RELEVANT TO THE GENRE WILL BE USED.
(IF YOU ALSO PURCHASED COVER DESIGN, PLEASE ADD TWO REFERENCES OF other PUBLISHED books to help portray the desired end product)
SEND THE 100% FINAL PROOF DOCUMENT AS A .DOCX FILE WITH THE FILE NAME FORMATTED AS FOLLOWS:
{[TITLE.AUTHORNAME.PAGECOUNT.WORDCOUNT.DATE.GENRE.DOCX]}
Questions?
Please visit our website for more info:
www.mdwltdpublishing.com
What's included
[PRINT EDITION] MANUSCRIPT FORMAT & LAYOUT DESIGN
.PDF FILE FORMAT FOR EXACT PAGE SIZING
[eBook EDITION] MANUSCRIPT FORMAT
STANDARD .EPUB FILE IN 'REFLOWABLE' LAYOUT FOR ANY DEVICE
MDW LTD Publishing Copy & Book Matter Strategy
You'll get the exact recipe for writing the perfect book matter copy we use. Every Time.
Professional Accountability & Coaching
Sometimes we all need a little push in the right direction, or just a little help from a friend to stay on task and motivated.
Duration
VARIES PER PROJECT
Skills and tools
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Print Designer
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