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Professional book formatting services · from USD 249

Book formattingwith publisher polish.Your first chapter, free.

Book formatting is the typesetting of your manuscript into print-ready files that pass Amazon KDP and IngramSpark checks, with page-by-page quality control in Adobe InDesign. Our Clean & Simple package covers up to 20,000 words and is delivered in 5 days, and you can see a free sample of your first chapter before you pay.

Paid full-book packages

Print-Ready PDF & EPUB in 5-10 Working Days

5, 7 or 10 working days depending on your package, counted from your approval of the sample chapter style and receipt of your final manuscript.

  • We confirm by email
  • Print-ready PDF sample
  • No card details

Send your chapter when you’re ready

No manuscript is needed now. We’ll email a secure link so you can upload your chapter later from your computer.

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Interior portfolio

This is what the inside of your book looks like.

Real interiors from books we typeset — fiction, workbooks, children’s, business and devotionals.

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The Faith Journal — workbook book interior typeset by HMD Publishing

Workbook

The Faith Journal

Confidence Stories for Shy Girls — children's book interior typeset by HMD Publishing

Children's

Confidence Stories for Shy Girls

Turks and Chaos — narrative nonfiction book interior typeset by HMD Publishing

Narrative Nonfiction

Turks and Chaos

Navigating Special Education — self-help book interior typeset by HMD Publishing

Self-Help

Navigating Special Education

Outside Dogs — literary fiction book interior typeset by HMD Publishing

Literary Fiction

Outside Dogs

Names of God Devotional — devotional book interior typeset by HMD Publishing

Devotional

Names of God Devotional

The Art of Tasting Whiskey — practical how-to book interior typeset by HMD Publishing

Practical How-To

The Art of Tasting Whiskey

Engineer the Win — business book interior typeset by HMD Publishing

Business

Engineer the Win

A Journey of Sunsets — memoir book interior typeset by HMD Publishing

Memoir

A Journey of Sunsets

Transparent pricing

Three tiers. Fixed prices.

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Enhanced Layout

USD 377

Up to 40,000 words · 3 revisions | Best for: Full-length novels with light design elements

PDF + EPUB delivery3 revisions
  • For books with light design, images, or sections
  • Everything in Basic
  • Chapter styling
  • Enhanced TOC
  • Section headings
  • 3 image placements
  • KDP & IngramSpark ready
  • Scene breaks & quotes
  • Print trim adjustments
  • 5, 7 or 10 working days depending on your package, counted from your approval of the sample chapter style and receipt of your final manuscript.
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Retailer-ready file promise: If KDP or IngramSpark flags a formatting issue caused by our delivered file, we correct it free.

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What formatting clients say

Novels, memoirs, academic titles and workbooks — typeset to a standard authors come back for, book after book.

“I was so nervous to edit and typeset my book that it became a source of frustration. HMD Publishing put that anxiety and frustrations aside through their professionalism, excellent communication, and vast understanding of the processes I needed to get my book published and ready to sell. If you have any hesitation or concerns about the process, go with HMD Publishing.”
Cover of Onboard Like A FraternityChad TeagueAuthor of Onboard Like A Fraternity
“Exceeded my expectations! The professionalism, attention to detail, and seamless communication made the process stress-free. The final formatting was polished, and they guided me through publishing with ease. Highly recommend their expertise for anyone looking to publish a book!”
Cover of The Magic Ripple: The Secret to Finding True SuccessDanyl ChahalAuthor of The Magic Ripple: The Secret to Finding True Success
“Oh my gosh. I can't praise this team enough. They did a fantastic job on my journal. They were creative. They were responsive to my clarifications and did a great job of implementing my vision. The journal turned out so nicely, I hired them to redo the format/layout of the book it accompanies. You must hire them if you are considering them.”
Cover of The True You 2.0 Field Journal: An Accompaniment to Be The You That’s More You Than You’ve Ever BeenK CrabtreeAuthor of The True You 2.0 Field Journal: An Accompaniment to Be The You That’s More You Than You’ve Ever Been
“This team truly paid attention to detail.”
Cover of Robbie’s First HaircutL. KeShawn HarrisAuthor of Robbie’s First Haircut
“These guys are amazing. They have exceeded my expectations. They were attentive, they responded quick to my comments or concerns. They understood my vision even better than I did. I thought I knew what I wanted, but it turned out that they knew what I was looking for. I feel as though this alignment was a divine intervention. We worked so well together and I can’t thank them enough. I will for sure hire them again for my second book or whatever other projects I may have. Thanks a million!”
Cover of When Goodbye Comes Too Early: Learning To Breathe Again Through Love and LossLTP HOPEAuthor of When Goodbye Comes Too Early: Learning To Breathe Again Through Love and Loss
“Thank you so much to the HMD Publishing Team! They have been amazing throughout this entire process. I had already worked with them to get my book ready to publish on Amazon but discovered (after the fact) that publishing to PublishDrive had different technical requirements. They were on it! They converted my book to meet the more stringent PublishDrive requirements and HMD Publishing very kindly answered all of my questions regarding the process. Thanks to the HMD Publishing Team’s patience and knowledge, I no longer feel lost in this whole publishing world and look very much forward to doing it all again with them in the future!”
Cover of The NO NONSENSE Guide to Pendulums: Demystifying Pendulum Dowsing and Healing for New and Advanced PractitionersRenu AroraAuthor of The NO NONSENSE Guide to Pendulums: Demystifying Pendulum Dowsing and Healing for New and Advanced Practitioners

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Process

Approve the interior style before full production begins.

Step 1
Submission

Send us your final, edited manuscript and design preferences.

Step 2
Design Sample

We create a sample chapter layout for your approval.

Step 3
Full Layout

We format the entire book according to the approved style.

Step 4
Final Review

You review the proofs and we make any necessary adjustments.

A book interior laid out in InDesign on a laptop, with the same chapter opening shown printed and bound in the finished paperback beside it.

Managed delivery

One coordinated workflow replaces the vendor handoffs, duplicated feedback, and platform admin that usually slow a book launch down.

How your book is set

Book typesetting in Adobe InDesign, not a template

This is human book typesetting: paid, professional work in Adobe InDesign with page-by-page quality control. You get the finished files, not a template, a formatting tool or a set of DIY guidelines.

  • Set by a person

    A typesetter lays out your book in Adobe InDesign. Nothing is poured into a fixed template or run through a formatting tool.

  • Checked page by page

    Quality control runs page by page before the files are delivered, instead of trusting whatever a template produces.

  • Three revision rounds

    Every package includes 3 revision rounds, so you can ask for changes once you have seen the pages.

Book layout for print and ebook

Every package delivers both layouts from one manuscript: a print-ready PDF for the paperback and a reflowable EPUB for ebook stores, prepared for Amazon KDP, IngramSpark and other major ebook channels. The package follows how complex the book layout is: Clean & Simple for short fiction, novellas and simple text-only books; Enhanced Layout for full-length novels with light design elements, images or sections; and Complex Design for non-fiction, workbooks and design-rich formats with tables and images.

Want to see the layout on your own pages first? Send your first chapter for a free formatted sample, or see what the delivery files include.

FAQ

Questions authors usually ask before they commit.

Clear answers on timeline, scope, rights, revisions, and what happens after checkout.

How much do book formatting services cost?

Book formatting services start at USD 249. Your exact package depends on word count, trim size, output formats, and layout complexity; we reply with a fixed quote within 1 business day.

What is included in professional book formatting?

Professional book formatting is paid typesetting in Adobe InDesign with page-by-page quality control, not a template or set of formatting instructions. Every package includes a print-ready PDF, reflowable EPUB, clickable contents, professional typography, and 3 revision rounds.

What is the difference between an ebook formatting service and print book formatting?

An ebook formatting service produces a reflowable EPUB that adapts to screen and reader settings. Print book formatting produces a fixed-layout PDF built to the selected trim size, margins, bleed, headers, and page numbering; every HMD package includes both outputs.

Is your KDP book formatting service also ready for IngramSpark?

Yes. We prepare the delivered PDF and EPUB for KDP and IngramSpark, as well as other major ebook channels. If a retailer rejects our delivered file because of our formatting, we correct that formatting issue without using a revision round; content, metadata, rights, platform-policy issues, and a file changed after delivery are outside that promise.

What do you need for an exact book formatting quote?

Send a final edited manuscript in Word, Google Docs, or PDF, together with its word count, required print trim size, output formats, and details of images, tables, footnotes, or other layout elements. We support standard and custom trim sizes and confirm the production requirements in the quote.

How long does professional book formatting take, and are revisions included?

5, 7 or 10 working days depending on your package, counted from your approval of the sample chapter style and receipt of your final manuscript. Every package includes 3 revision rounds within the agreed formatting scope; changed content or a new brief may require a revised quote.

Free first chapter

See your own pages before you decide.

Upload your whole book or a single chapter (DOCX, DOC, RTF, ODT, TXT or PDF, up to 25 MB), or share a view-only Google Docs link. We’ll return a sample print-ready PDF. No card details and no obligation to continue.

Still editing? Check whether your draft is ready with the free manuscript readiness tool.

Your Experts

Portrait of Aeysha Mahmood, Creative Director at HMD Publishing

Aeysha Mahmood

Creative Director

Creative Director overseeing all design and production output at HMD Publishing.

Portrait of Muhammad Ali, Lead Book Formatter at HMD Publishing

Muhammad Ali

Lead Book Formatter

Lead Book Formatter specialising in print-ready interiors, eBook conversion, and typesetting.