Book formatting for print and ebook
Interiors that read like a book from a major house, on paper and on every ereader.
Formatting readers never notice
Nova Publishers (thenovap.com) formats print and ebook interiors from $450, and every package includes formatting. You get a print-ready interior PDF and ePub3 and Kindle files, set in licensed book typefaces with proper chapter openings, running heads, and front and back matter. Every file is built to pass KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books and Kobo checks, and two rounds of revision follow the first proof.
Print interior PDF
Ready for KDP and IngramSpark at your trim size.
ePub3 ebook
For Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and Google Play.
Kindle file
Checked on Kindle devices and apps.
Front and back matter
Title page, copyright page, contents, acknowledgments and about the author.
Images done properly
Print images at 300 DPI and screen-ready images for the ebook.
How it works
Four steps, and you approve each one before the next begins.
Pick the trim and type
Trim size, typefaces and layout chosen for your genre and page count.
Typeset the interior
Chapter openings, running heads, scene breaks, images, front and back matter.
Build the ebook
Reflowable ePub3 and Kindle files that validate cleanly on every major store.
Review and approve
Two rounds of revision after the first typeset proof, then your final files.
What professional book formatting includes
Formatting turns an edited manuscript into the pages a reader holds or scrolls. For print, that means choosing a trim size and typefaces, setting margins and line spacing, designing chapter openings and scene breaks, adding running heads and page numbers, and placing images at print resolution.
For ebooks, it means a reflowable ePub3 file and a Kindle file that adjust to any screen size and font setting, with a working table of contents. Both versions include front and back matter: title page, copyright page, contents, acknowledgments and about the author.
Files built to retailer specifications
KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books and Kobo each check files before a book goes on sale. Nova builds every interior to their specifications for margins, bleed, fonts and image resolution.
Print interiors are delivered as a print-ready PDF at your trim size. Ebooks are checked on Kindle devices and apps, and the ePub3 file is ready for Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and Google Play.
Timelines, revisions and price
A print interior takes 5 to 10 business days and an ebook 3 to 5 business days. After the first typeset proof you get 2 rounds of revision, so you can change anything you want before the files are final.
Formatting is included in every Nova package, and on its own it starts at $450. If your book is already on sale with an Amazon-only interior, we can reformat it for IngramSpark and other print channels so bookstores and libraries can order it.
From the Nova bookstore
A sample of books in the Nova bookstore. Each author owns their book and keeps their retailer royalties.
Questions authors ask
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Ask us a questionBook formatting at Nova Publishers starts from $450 for a print interior plus ePub3 and Kindle files, and it's included in every package. Image-heavy books and picture books are quoted by page count.
Nova Publishers delivers a print-ready interior PDF and reflowable ePub3 and Kindle files, built to pass KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books and Kobo checks. Launch, which is ebook only, gets the ePub3 and Kindle files.
Yes, Nova Publishers formats books to KDP's file specifications, from $450 on its own or included in any package. You get a print-ready interior PDF at your trim size, with the margins, bleed and embedded fonts KDP checks for, plus Kindle and ePub3 files, and the same files are built to pass IngramSpark and Apple Books checks.
Nova Publishers recommends professional typesetting for print, though a simple ebook can sometimes be done in Word, because Word doesn't reliably handle bleed, embedded fonts, running heads and chapter openings, and print interiors set in Word usually look homemade.
Nova Publishers prepares print images at 300 DPI with the right color profile and bleed, and screen images in RGB for the ebook. Picture books and photo-heavy books often need a separate layout for each format.
Nova Publishers keeps simple tables as text and turns complex tables and formulas into images in the ebook, because ereader screens reflow text. Footnotes become linked endnotes. Academic and technical books often need a separate ebook design pass.
A reflowable ebook, the ePub3 format Nova Publishers uses for most books, lets the reader change font size and spacing, and the text rewraps to fit. Nova uses fixed layout for picture books and graphic novels, where the page design is part of the story.
Font choice is one of the first things that makes a print interior look professional, so Nova Publishers sets body text in properly licensed book typefaces such as Garamond or Minion for fiction and clean serif or sans serif faces for nonfiction. Times New Roman is the most common sign of a book typeset in Word.
At Nova Publishers, a standard fiction interior takes 5 to 10 business days and an ebook 3 to 5 business days. Image-heavy nonfiction and illustrated children's books take 2 to 4 weeks. Interior layout includes 2 rounds of revision after the first proof.
Send us your manuscript, or whatever part of it exists.
We reply within 1 business day with a fixed quote for what your book needs.