Choosing Your Book Formatting Designer

By January 31, 2017 July 25th, 2019 Getting published, Writing

While your cover is the most important part of your book, the interior is the second. Here’s what you can expect at each price level.

$0 A design template with the template’s chosen fonts, footnote style, and images

KDP offers a decent selection. If you’re not very familiar with Word, it can take a while to get the hang of it, but when your budget it low, it’s better than trying to do your own formatting in Word alone. Choose the book size you want and good luck.

$50–$60 A pre-designed template that’s well thought out

I like this choice because you know exactly what you’re going to get, and you can buy it to use in Word, InDesign, etc. One template works for all sizes and eBooks. A lot of my clients have me drop the manuscript into this for them.

Try this site.

$180–$250 A designer will create an interior layout just for you

Fiverr has plenty of designers, usually in other countries, who can do a good job. Your manuscript will probably be dropped into a template they’ve already created for other clients. Prices seem to run at about $1/page, and you get to chose your designer based on portfolios and reviews. Write book layout design into the search box.

 $600–$1,000 A custom-designed layout by a professional graphic designer

This is hands down my favorite choice, because you get exactly what you want and no one else will have anything like it. Obviously it’s pricey, but sometimes you’ll find a graphic designer starting out who needs a good portfolio, or someone who is wiling to barter. Here’s an interior my favorite designer did:

If you’d like any further advice or suggestions, feel free to contact me.

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