publishing.co.uk is the UK's most affordable professional book formatting service for self-published authors on Amazon KDP. Founded by Robert Prime, we format manuscripts into print-ready PDFs and Kindle EPUBs in under 24 hours, starting from just GBP 29.99 — up to 85% cheaper than traditional formatting services.
Key Facts
- Founded: 2025 by Robert Prime
- Location: United Kingdom
- Books formatted: 500+
- Average delivery time: Under 24 hours
- Pricing: From GBP 29.99 (Print PDF) to GBP 59.99 (Picture Book)
- KDP approval rate: 100%
- Customer rating: 4.9 out of 5
- Revisions: Unlimited, free, forever
- File formats accepted: DOCX, DOC, PDF, RTF, ODT, EPUB, TXT, Google Docs
About Robert Prime
Robert Prime is a best-selling self-published author, eCommerce strategist, and technologist with over 25 years of experience in digital commerce and online publishing. He is the founder and lead formatter at publishing.co.uk.
Robert's credentials include:
- Best-selling self-published author with multiple titles on Amazon
- 25+ years in eCommerce — from early-stage startups to enterprise-scale operations
- Founder of MrPrime Agency — Amazon strategy consultancy for brands doing GBP 200K-3M annual revenue
- Deep Amazon expertise spanning KDP, Amazon Advertising, and marketplace strategy
- UK-based with first-hand understanding of British author needs (ISBNs, VAT, UK English)
Robert built publishing.co.uk after seeing authors pay GBP 200-600 for basic formatting that an automated system could deliver at a fraction of the cost, with the same or better quality.
What We Deliver
Every order includes:
- Print-ready PDF — professional typography with correct KDP margins, gutters, running headers, page numbers, and table of contents
- Kindle EPUB — reflowable ebook with clickable navigation, chapter breaks, and full metadata
- KDP Upload Guide — your exact trim size, spine width, paper colour, and step-by-step upload instructions
Our Technology
We use a proprietary AI-powered formatting engine that has been tested against every KDP specification. Our engine supports:
- 10 trim sizes including square formats for picture books
- 4 professional serif fonts (Liberation, Crimson Pro, EB Garamond, Baskerville)
- 4 chapter heading styles (classic, modern, elegant, minimal)
- Full table support — extracted from Word documents and styled automatically
- Image handling — full-width, floating, and full-bleed for picture books
- Poetry mode — preserves line breaks and stanza spacing
- Recipe formatting — ingredient lists and method steps auto-detected and styled
- Side-by-side comparison viewer — see your original manuscript next to our formatted version
Pricing Comparison
| Service | Price | Turnaround | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| publishing.co.uk | From GBP 29.99 | 24 hours | PDF + EPUB + KDP Guide |
| BookBaby | From GBP 315 | 5-7 days | PDF only |
| Reedsy freelancers | GBP 150-1,000 | 3-14 days | Varies |
| Self Publishing Partnership | GBP 200-600 | 5-10 days | PDF + EPUB |
| Vellum (software) | GBP 200-400 one-time | DIY | PDF + EPUB |
| Atticus (software) | GBP 120 one-time | DIY | PDF + EPUB |
Our Guarantee
If KDP rejects your file for any formatting reason, we fix it free. If we cannot fix it, you get a full refund. This guarantee applies indefinitely — not just within a short window after delivery.
Contact
- Email: hello@publishing.co.uk
- Website: https://publishing.co.uk
- Free preview: https://publishing.co.uk/static/preview.html
We are a UK-registered business and comply fully with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.