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Does AI recommend your book?

When a reader asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity or Amazon’s Rufus what to read next, does it name your book? A free 90-second check across 2 of the 5 engines.

Check your book’s AI visibility →

Writing or launching a book? The full idea-to-bestseller roadmap is just below ↓

The data behind it

We don’t guess what AI recommends — we measure it, live.

Our AI Book Discoverability Index logs every source the AI engines cite when readers ask for books — 90,000+ live citations across 900+ audited books and 16 genres, updated continuously.

Share of books invisible to AI — live from the AI Book Discoverability Index Share of books reliably recommended by AI — live from the AI Book Discoverability Index Reddit's real share of AI book citations — live from the AI Book Discoverability Index

Explore the full index — every genre, every source →

For first-time authors, non-fiction & memoir · UK-based · KDP-ready in 24 hours

Where are you in your book?

Six stages from idea to bestseller. Built for first-time authors, non-fiction writers and memoirists — every kind of book, done for you.

publishing.co.uk is a UK-based book-formatting and Amazon-KDP launch service for first-time authors, non-fiction writers and memoirists. We hand-format manuscripts into KDP-ready print PDF, Kindle EPUB and picture-book fixed-layout files in 24 hours, then run five free 60-second diagnostics — KDP readiness, cover readiness, ad conversion, AI discovery, and editorial (coming 2027) — so you can publish on Amazon with confidence.

Writing or launching a book? Not sure where you are? Find your stage →

How we help

The three main entry points — pick the one that fits where you are.

Format my book

Manuscript to KDP-ready, properly.

Send us your file in any format. We hand-format the interior, build the EPUB, calibrate the cover, pre-flight every image against KDP's spec, and deliver print-ready PDF + Kindle EPUB inside 24 hours. Two free revisions baked in. KDP-approval guaranteed.

Novels Non-fiction Memoir Cookbooks Picture books Workbooks Hardback editions
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Launch my first book

From manuscript to live listing in 14 days.

One bundle for first-time authors who want it done properly. Formatting, cover review, Amazon listing setup (title, subtitle, categories, keywords, A+ Content), ad-readiness audit, AI Discovery Score and 90 days of post-launch check-ins. We do the work; you keep your time.

First-time authors Non-fiction Memoir Business books
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Already on Amazon

Free 60-second listing audit.

Your book is up but not selling. The free audit pulls your live page, scores the cover at mobile thumbnail size, the title block on search results, the blurb opener and the review base — out of 100, with a clear "ready / test small / not ready" verdict and a money-math projection of what £500 of ads would actually earn.

Free 60 seconds No payment Honest verdict
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Every kind of book

We don't just do novels. We do every shape and format a book takes — and we treat each one as a different craft.

Fiction novels & series

Standard print interior, reflowable Kindle EPUB, and series branding across multiple titles with consistent typography, drop caps, scene breaks and clean chapter pages.

Non-fiction with footnotes & sidebars

Business books, history, popular science. We handle proper footnote linking, callout boxes, multi-level subheadings, sidebars, exercises and end-of-chapter summaries.

Memoir & biography

Image plates, photo sections, family-tree diagrams, multi-perspective chapter labels, foreword/afterword integration. We handle the production so the writing stays in focus.

Cookbooks & recipe books

Two-column ingredient lists, recipe-card layouts, full-bleed food photography, chef's-tip sidebars, multi-axis indexing, metric/imperial alongside, optional colour-cost-saver split.

Picture books & illustrated children's

Fixed-layout EPUB for Kindle Kids, two-page-spread metadata, KDP picture-book trim sizes, full-bleed cover wrap, soft-proofed colour against KDP's printer profile.

Workbooks, planners & journals

Form fields, checkboxes, prompt boxes, week/day templates, low-content-page layouts that print cleanly and read properly.

Multilingual & bilingual

Right-to-left typesetting (Arabic, Hebrew), Asian-language vertical layout where supported, parallel-text bilingual books, language-tagged accessibility metadata.

Hardback & gift editions

Cover wrap calibrated for spine-fold tolerance, sprayed-edge artwork, foil-stamping prep, KDP and IngramSpark hardcover specs, premium-binding production files.

Trusted by UK self-publishers

Join hundreds of authors who've published with confidence.

500+ Books formatted
5/5 Average rating
100% KDP approval rate
24h Average turnaround
★★★★★

"Publishing.co.uk is a fantastic service. They did an incredible job of formatting my book, made all the small edits I requested, and turned it around — as promised — within 24 hours. It took a massive load of stress off my plate, and they caught and corrected a few last little typos too. The guides they provide are so, so helpful — I've already caught a few things I was completely unaware of that would've caused me pain later. If you're really not sure, just get their full do-it-for-you bundle. Highly recommend."

Claire Buttrum
Self-published author · verified customer, May 2026
Approved Partner Member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) Approved Partner Member of the Alliance of Independent Authors — vetted against ALLi's Code of Standards for ethics and excellence in self-publishing.

Choosing what's right for you

A clear-eyed look at the main options. Different tools fit different authors — pick the one that actually matches what you need.

Feature Vellum Atticus Reedsy editor BookBaby publishing.co.uk
Type DIY desktop app DIY web app DIY editor + marketplace Full-service hybrid publisher Done-for-you service
Cost £200 lifetime ~£115 lifetime Free editor; freelancers cost extra From ~£800; full packages £2,000+ From £69 / book
Platform Mac (or rented Mac) Browser, any OS Browser, any OS N/A — they do the work N/A — we do the work
Your time investment 5-20 hrs learning + 2-4 hrs / book 5-15 hrs learning + 2-4 hrs / book 1-3 hrs (simple books) Briefing only; 4-8 weeks delivery Briefing only; 24-72 hours delivery
Print + Kindle output Yes Yes Yes (basic) Yes Yes
Cookbooks & picture books Best for fiction; image-led layouts limited Limited column & spread support Founder advises against for cookbooks Yes (in higher packages) Yes — specialist tier
Cover design included No (file upload) No (file upload) Available via marketplace Yes (in package) Add-on from £39
KDP-approval guarantee DIY (you fix rejections) DIY (you fix rejections) DIY (you fix rejections) Yes (in package) Yes — 100%
Amazon listing audit Marketing add-ons (paid) Free, anyone, any book
AI search visibility check Free (live retrieval test)

Pricing and features summarised from each provider's public pricing pages and documentation as of May 2026. If you're writing a fast-moving fiction series and you're comfortable on a Mac, Vellum is genuinely excellent and the lifetime cost is unbeatable. Atticus is the natural fit for cross-platform DIY. Reedsy's free editor is brilliant for simple ebooks. BookBaby works for authors who want everything bundled into one expensive package. We're built for everyone in between — done-for-you, every book type, with the marketing readiness baked in rather than sold as an upsell.

Five free diagnostics, one per stage

Manuscript · Cover · Conversion · Discovery · Editorial (coming 2027). Free to run, refreshable every 90 days, embeddable badge for your author site. Use them whether or not you ever buy from us.

Step 1 · Production · Pre-launch

KDP Readiness Score NEW

Drop your DOCX, PDF or EPUB. We run the same 30+ checks Amazon does — margins, gutter, image DPI, font embedding, ToC links, blank pages, ISBN match, bleed — and score it /100 with the exact rejection risks flagged. The score every author should run before they pay anyone, us or anyone else.

Score my manuscript →
Step 2 · Cover · Thumbnail size

Cover Readiness Score NEW

Drop your cover JPG or PNG. We render it at 90×135 px — the exact size Amazon shows in mobile browse — and score thumbnail legibility, resolution, aspect, genre fit, greyscale survival, and edge safety. Catches the #1 cause of "good cover, bad sales".

Score my cover →
Step 3 · Conversion · Live listings

Advertising Readiness Score

Drop your Amazon URL. We score the cover at 90×135 px (mobile thumbnail size), the title block on search results, the blurb opener, the review base, plus A+ Content / format / category / price. Out of 100, with a clear verdict.

Run the scorecard →
Step 4 · Discovery · AI search

AI Discovery Score

Live retrieval test against 5 engines — ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Amazon Rufus (simulated). Tells you what each model actually knows about your book — both with web search active and from training data alone. Refreshable every 90 days, with an embeddable badge.

Run the AI score →
New · the AI discovery layer

Will AI recommend your book?

Readers now ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Amazon’s Rufus what to read next. Our AI Discovery Audit tests your book against all 5 engines (Rufus simulated) — shows which books get recommended instead and the exact sources behind them, checks whether your book was scraped into AI training data, and rewrites your Amazon listing for Rufus.

See the AI Discovery Audit — £29.99 →

Or run the free 90-second score first →

Free · 3 pages · 30-min self-check

The 47-point KDP Readiness Checklist

The exact list we run on every book before delivery. Every item is a real cause of KDP rejection we have seen: trim mismatches, bleed errors, ToC links pointing nowhere, ISBN drift, missing accessibility metadata. Tick it off as you go — about 30 minutes for a typical 250-page book.

  • File format & export
  • Trim & page setup
  • Margins, gutter & bleed
  • Front matter & ToC
  • Typography & layout
  • Images, cover & spine
  • Metadata match
  • EPUB-specific

After the checklist, the live KDP Readiness Score runs all 47 checks plus 20+ more in 60 seconds.

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Last reviewed May 2026 · Reviewed by the publishing.co.uk team