4.7 out of 5Clean, professional interiors for print and ebook — typeset by hand in Adobe InDesign, not generated by software. If KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books or Kobo ever rejects your file for a formatting reason, we re-fix it free.
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4.7 / 5
“My 400-page fiction had complex formatting needs - maps, family trees, and historical notes. HMD handled it all beautifully. The print version looks like it came from a Big 5 publisher.”
Blanca De La RosaAuthor of From Gold to Glass“I write technical guides with lots of tables and diagrams. Other formatters said it would take weeks. HMD delivered in 5 days and it's perfect. They've done all my books now.”
John J. Scarpino, D.Sc., MBAAuthor of Executing IT Project Management“The 24-hour rush service saved my launch. Incredible work under pressure. Every chapter looks crisp and the ebook works flawlessly on all devices.”
Peter AchiremAuthor of The Unsung Hero“They turned my Word document mess into a beautiful cookbook. Recipe boxes, ingredient lists, gorgeous typography - it's magazine-quality work.”
Mark A SkajaAuthor of Pheasant Feaste Recipes“My picture book required careful integration of illustrations with text. The result is magical - children and parents love how it looks on every page.”
Sally HolroydAuthor of TERBY'S FIRST SCHOOL TRIP“Technical documents, code snippets, diagrams - they formatted complex elements without breaking a sweat. My book looks authentic and professional.”
Jamie DeWispelareAuthor of Engineering Foundations that Scale“Our textbook has equations, footnotes, bibliographies, and appendices. They formatted everything to academic standards. Perfect for classroom use.”
Kyle Clark & Aris WingerAuthors of Problem Solvers“Worksheets, exercises, reflection prompts - my workbook needed interactive elements. They made each page engaging while keeping it print-friendly.”
Lisa Navarrette M.S.Author of Rooted & Rising“Photos, pull quotes, and detailed content - my book is visually complex. HMD made it navigable and beautiful. Readers say it's easy to follow.”
Vince TorneroAuthor of Reel Talk“Each chapter needed its own feel while maintaining book cohesion. The section dividers and chapter openers are gorgeous. Worth every penny.”
Justine AlbreeAuthor of ThundersnowInterior portfolio
Real interiors from books we typeset — fiction, workbooks, children’s, business and devotionals.
Workbook
The Faith Journal
Children's
Confidence Stories for Shy Girls
Narrative Nonfiction
Turks and Chaos
Self-Help
Navigating Special Education
Literary Fiction
Outside Dogs
Devotional
Names of God Devotional
Practical How-To
The Art of Tasting Whiskey
Business
Engineer the Win
Memoir
A Journey of Sunsets
Want to read a whole one? Get a full interior sample, free — or get a quote for your manuscript.
Free interior sample
Pick the kind of book you’re writing and we’ll send you a complete typeset excerpt from a real book we formatted — chapter openers, running heads, margins and all. No call, no obligation.
Every package includes
Retail-approval guarantee: if KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books or Kobo rejects your file, we re-fix it free — it doesn’t count against your revisions.
Transparent pricing
Investment
Most popular
Up to 50k words, 3 revisions | Best for: Full-length novels with light design elements
Cookbook, textbook, or over 60,000 words? Send us the manuscript and we’ll price it exactly, free. No call needed.
Popular add-ons: Express Delivery (2 Business Days) £77 · Premium Typography Package £67 · Custom Chapter Headers £47 · Hardcover Formatting £57
Process
Send us your final, edited manuscript and design preferences.
We create a sample chapter layout for your approval.
We format the entire book according to the approved style.
You review the proofs and we make any necessary adjustments.
Not sure you’re ready for formatting?
Authors who pay for formatting on a draft that still needs editing end up paying twice. The manuscript readiness check takes under a minute, returns an objective verdict, and tells you whether you’re ready for formatting or whether a copy, line, or developmental edit should come first.
FAQ
Clear answers on timeline, scope, rights, revisions, and what happens after checkout.
Book formatting at HMD Publishing is fixed-price: Clean & Simple is £147 (text-only fiction and memoir), Enhanced Layout is £227 (non-fiction with images, tables, or structured chapters), and Complex Design is £377 (cookbooks, textbooks, illustrated and workbook layouts). Every package includes both print-ready PDF and reflowable EPUB, 3 revision rounds, and the retail-approval guarantee — no per-page fees and no surprise add-ons.
We accept Word (.docx), Google Docs, or PDF. Your manuscript should be fully edited before submission for the best results.
Standard formatting takes 5 days for Basic, 7 days for Standard, and 10 days for Premium packages. Rush service is available for an additional fee.
Yes! Every package includes both print-ready PDFs and reflowable ePub files optimized for all major platforms including KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books, and Kobo.
Absolutely. All packages include 3 revision rounds to ensure you're 100% satisfied with the final product. Each round covers as many individual change requests as you need — we don't count line-by-line tweaks against your total.
We format for all standard sizes including 5x8", 5.5x8.5", 6x9", 8.5x11", and custom sizes upon request.
Our retail-approval guarantee covers this. If any major retailer (KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books, Kobo) rejects the file for a formatting reason, we re-fix it free — it doesn't count against your revision rounds. We test against the latest spec on every job.
You do. 100% of the rights to the final files transfer to you on delivery. We don't watermark, gate, or retain any rights — print and ebook files are yours to upload, sell, and update forever.
Our human service tiers (£147+) are done by typesetters in Adobe InDesign with manual quality control on every page — no AI layout. We do offer a separate £9.99/£49 automated tool for standard ebook conversions, clearly labelled as such, so you always know which service you're buying.
Those tools are genuinely good, and if your book is straightforward prose and you enjoy doing the layout yourself, they may be the right call. We're the better fit when the manuscript fights back: images that must stay with their captions, tables, sidebars, footnotes, poetry, workbook elements, or a new title that has to match an existing series design. Every file is typeset by hand in Adobe InDesign and checked page by page — and it's covered by our retail-approval guarantee. If KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books or Kobo rejects the file for a formatting reason, we fix it free. Software leaves that part to you.
Run our free manuscript readiness check first (linked above). Paying for formatting on a draft that still needs editing means paying twice — the readiness check returns an objective verdict in under a minute.
Yes. Send us reference titles or a sample chapter from a previous book and we'll match the typography, margins, chapter style, and trim size so a new release fits cleanly inside an existing series.
Before we start design work you can cancel for a full refund. Once we've delivered the sample chapter and you've approved direction, refunds aren't available — but the 3 revision rounds plus retail-approval guarantee mean you keep iterating until the file is right.
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