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Done For You · Handle it for me

One coordinated publishing project, built around your book.

This is the Done For You path — the “handle it for me” level of support. Rather than piecing publishing together one service at a time, we look at the project as a whole and agree the work your book actually needs. Once we have assessed it, we'll confirm the work and the cost with you in writing.

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The Done For You sequence

You tell us about the book. We put the publishing project together.

You don't need to know which pieces of publishing you need. We review your project information, work out what publishing it properly takes, and handle the agreed work as one coordinated project with one point of contact.

  1. 01

    You tell us about the book

    Your book is written. You complete the short publishing intake — no full manuscript needed to start.

  2. 02

    We review the project

    Your project information and any relevant materials: length, subject, stage, and your goals.

  3. 03

    We work out what it needs

    We tell you plainly which publishing work your book requires — and which it doesn't.

  4. 04

    We handle it as one project

    One plan, one schedule, one contact, right through publication.

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Inside the project

What your publishing project may include

Every book is different, so the exact work depends on your project and the plan you agree. Here is the publishing work we may bring together for you — explained so you know what goes into publishing a book, not so you have to pick and choose.

Preparing the book

Getting the book itself ready.

The work that turns a finished manuscript into a book people can read and want to pick up.

01 — Preparing the book

Looking at your whole project first

Before anything else, we review the project information you give us and any relevant materials needed to understand where your book stands. That becomes one plan, one schedule and one person you talk to.

  • A review of your project information and relevant materials, as appropriate
  • A written plan of the publishing work your book needs
  • One schedule covering the agreed stages
  • One named contact from the start through publication

How this fits

Where every publishing project starts

02 — Preparing the book

Editing, when the plan calls for it

Not every manuscript needs the same editing, and some need very little. We tell you honestly what level of editing your book would benefit from, and editing is added only if it is agreed in your publishing plan. We never write or develop the book for you.

  • An honest read on the editing level your manuscript may need
  • Line and copy editing, where agreed
  • Proofreading before publication, where agreed
  • Consistent style across the agreed editing work

How this fits

Included only when specifically agreed in your publishing plan

03 — Preparing the book

Professional book cover design

A cover made to work at thumbnail size online and to look right in print, including the spine and back cover.

  • Cover concepts suited to your kind of book
  • Design development and agreed revisions
  • Full print wrap: front, spine and back
  • Finished files for print and, where agreed, eBook

How this fits

Core publishing work in your project

04 — Preparing the book

Interior formatting

The inside pages laid out so the book is comfortable to read: consistent styling, clean page numbering and correct sizing for print.

  • Page size and margins set up for print
  • Consistent chapter and heading styles
  • Front matter and end matter formatted as supplied or agreed
  • Print-ready file

How this fits

Core print-production work in your project

05 — Preparing the book

eBook preparation, when included

If your plan includes an eBook edition, we prepare a file built to the eBook format standards used by the platform.

  • eBook file preparation and validation
  • Working table of contents and navigation checks
  • Images and book details handled correctly
  • Corrections to file errors flagged in validation

How this fits

Optional — included only when an eBook edition is agreed

Publishing it correctly

Getting it published properly.

The technical and practical side most first-time authors have never had to think about.

06 — Publishing it correctly

ISBN and publishing guidance

Plain-English answers about ISBNs, imprints and editions, so you understand what your book is registered as and what you own.

  • Your ISBN options explained: an author-owned ISBN purchased through Bowker, or Amazon KDP's free ISBN for eligible print editions
  • What an imprint name means for you
  • Which formats and editions need their own identifier
  • What gets recorded, and where

How this fits

Guidance included as part of your project

07 — Publishing it correctly

Amazon KDP setup and upload

We handle the technical side of setting your book up correctly in your own Amazon KDP account. Amazon handles the retail listing and distribution itself.

  • Guidance through account and title setup in your KDP account
  • Book details, categories and keywords
  • Uploading your files and fixing any errors flagged
  • Format settings for the agreed print and eBook editions

How this fits

Part of every publishing project

08 — Publishing it correctly

Your review and proofing before publication

Nothing goes live until you have seen it. You review the cover, the interior and the listing, and corrections are handled within the agreed work.

  • Proof review of the interior and cover
  • A check of how your book will appear online
  • Corrections and revisions handled within the agreed work
  • A clear sign-off before your book goes live

How this fits

Always part of the process

Amazon KDP handles the selling and distribution of your book. Our part is preparing and producing your book properly, guiding you through the decisions, and setting your title up correctly in your own KDP account. We don't write, ghostwrite or develop manuscripts.

On cost

Why there isn't one price on this page.

A 40,000-word memoir and a 180,000-word novel with illustrations are not the same publishing project, so quoting them the same way would be misleading. What your book costs depends on its length, the editing it needs, how complex the inside pages are and which formats are included in your plan. After we have reviewed your project information and any relevant materials needed to understand the work involved, we'll tell you what the publishing work involves and what it costs, in writing, before anything begins.

Next step

Tell us about your book and we'll put the publishing project together.

The short publishing intake asks about your manuscript and your goals for the book. You don't need to know which formats or services you need — that's what we recommend once we understand the project.

Tell Us About Your Book

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