Book Typesetting

Beautiful Inside and Out

To make sure your book looks just as beautiful on the inside as it does on the outside, I also offer professional print book typesetting tailored to your cover design and story.

Services and Pricing

Book Formatting – More Than Just Text on a Page

Great book formatting ensures that your story isn’t just read, but experienced. It influences how smoothly your text flows, how professional your book looks, and how comfortable it feels to hold and flip through. From the first chapter to the final sentence, one thing becomes clear: design matters.

A well-formatted book doesn’t distract from your story; it enhances it. Elements such as a balanced page layout, readable typography, thoughtfully designed chapter openings, and decorative details help make your book feel polished, cohesive, and reader-friendly, whether in print or digital format.

That’s exactly what you’ll find in my book formatting portfolio: layouts created with a keen eye for aesthetics, readability, and genre. Whether you prefer something simple and classic or playful and intricate, I’ll tailor the design to your book, target audience, and personal style.

Why Trust Me with Your Book Formatting?

I’m not only a media designer with an eye for detail, but also a book lover who understands how important it is for content and design to work together. With me, you won’t get a generic, one-size-fits-all layout, but a custom design created with passion, expertise, and a strong commitment to quality.
Together, we’ll make sure your book doesn’t just look beautiful, but feels right, too. From the very first page to the very last.

PRINT BASIC

€ 1.20 per standard manuscript page

plain text only
without elaborate illustrations or complex formatting
Typographic formatting (paragraph indents for dialogue, quotation marks, etc.)

Turnaround time: 3–4 weeks

PRINT PREMIUM

€ 1.90 per standard manuscript page

Interior design tailored to your preferences and agreed upon in advance
Custom chapter openings featuring a graphic to highlight each POV
Graphics for scene breaks
Typographic formatting (paragraph indents for dialogue, quotation marks, etc.)

Turnaround time: 5–6 weeks

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PRINT DELUXE

€ 2.50 per standard manuscript page

Includes everything from the PREMIUM package
Recurring symbols and design elements on selected pages
Decorative pages
Optional black pages
Drop caps, chapter ornaments, and special typography
Special text elements highlighted graphically, such as chat bubbles
Enhanced page numbers with decorative elements

Turnaround time: 7–8 weeks

DIGITAL

€ 0.90 per standard manuscript page

Formatting to match the print edition's design, wherever possible
Formatting and preparation as an EPUB file

Turnaround time: 2–3 weeks

Formatting and layout for a print-ready, high-resolution PDF, featuring custom-designed chapter headings and optional chapter ornaments. Includes the copyright page and decorative pages.

Please keep in mind that e-book formatting takes time, too. Make sure to factor this into your timeline when submitting your inquiry.

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Portfolio

Here you can find a selection of my previous work, so you can decide whether my style is right for you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Manuscript Analysis: An initial review of your manuscript to assess its typesetting requirements.
Initial Design Draft: Development of a first layout concept tailored to your book.
Full Manuscript Typesetting, including:
- Text area, margins, and baseline grid: Carefully defined to create a balanced, harmonious page layout.
- Font selection, font size, and line spacing: Optimized for excellent readability.
- Hyphenation and paragraph indentation: Properly formatted for a clean, reader-friendly layout.
- Widow and orphan prevention: Avoidance of awkward single lines at the top or bottom of pages wherever possible.
Text Enhancement, including:
Highlighted titles, chapter ornaments, and scene separators.
- Integration of existing decorative graphics and illustrations.
Pagination (Page Numbers): Carefully numbered according to professional publishing standards.
Front Matter Layout: Creation of the preliminary pages, including the half-title page, title page, copyright page, dedication, and other relevant sections.
One Revision Round: Adjustments based on your feedback.
Final PDF Files: Delivery of the completed layout as a print-ready PDF or a PDF for digital use.

I offer book formatting services for all fiction genres. However, I do not format non-fiction books, such as guidebooks or reference books.

The term “book typesetting” refers to the technical and visual preparation of your manuscript in a readable, print-ready format. This includes font selection, line spacing, margins, chapter openings, page numbers, and much more. The goal is to create a professional and enjoyable reading experience.

“Book layout” is often used interchangeably with typesetting, but in a narrower sense, it refers to the overall visual design of a book’s interior, such as the placement of decorative elements, graphics, drop caps, or specially designed chapter pages.

In short:
Book typesetting = technically correct, reader-friendly formatting of the text
Book layout = creative design and visual enhancement of the book’s interior

In practice, the two go hand in hand, and I combine both to create a cohesive, polished result for your book.

I create my e-books using Atticus, ensuring they are well-structured, easy to read, and technically sound. They’re designed to work well on commonly used e-readers and reading apps.
They are generally compatible with many assistive technologies, such as screen readers, but are not fully accessible according to official standards (e.g., WCAG or DIN standards). If you have specific accessibility requirements, feel free to get in touch. We can discuss your project together and see how I can help.

I work with Adobe InDesign, the industry standard for professional book typesetting. It offers maximum creative flexibility and precise control over layout, typography, and formatting, ensuring a high-quality, print-ready result. Whether you’re publishing a simple novel or an elaborately designed print project, I use InDesign to bring your book to life with precision and style.

No, because I always calculate my book formatting prices based on standard manuscript pages. Each volume is formatted individually, whether it’s the first or the fifth book in a series.

Even when the design concept is already established, the time and creative effort required for each volume remain almost the same. I carefully review every manuscript, adjust formatting, and pay close attention to readability, page breaks, and design details.

A flat series discount wouldn’t reflect the work involved. Instead, I offer fair, transparent pricing from the start, tailored precisely to the length of your manuscript.

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Availability

To ensure your book project is completed in time for your desired release date, you’ll find my current availability here. This allows you to plan ahead and reserve your book formatting slot early.

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Please note: I run my business alongside my main occupation and currently work on my freelance business only two days a week. For this reason, I ideally recommend requesting a project at least six months in advance.

Occasionally, last-minute availability opens up or projects are completed ahead of schedule … so it can still be worth getting in touch spontaneously!

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