Book formatting for UK authors · from £69
Send us your manuscript in whatever shape it’s in. You get it back looking like a publisher made it — and Amazon accepts it first time. UK-based since 2018, files back within 24 hours. If Amazon turns it down on a formatting issue, we fix it free.
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Last reviewed by Robert Prime — July 2026. All prices in GBP, inclusive.
ALLi Approved PartnerVetted against the Alliance of Independent Authors’ Code of StandardsBook formatting for Amazon KDP in the UK costs £69 for a print interior, £119 for print + Kindle, £179 for all three formats and £219 for a full-colour picture book. Turnaround is 24 hours, two revision rounds are included, and if KDP rejects the file on a formatting issue we fix it free.
For the authors who want to check our work: we hand-set the interior and pre-flight every page against Amazon KDP’s published specification. That means mirrored gutter margins scaled to your page count, embedded fonts, 300 DPI image pre-flight, correct bleed, running heads and page numbers, real small caps and proper hyphenation, working contents links, and a Kindle file that reflows correctly on every device. Two revision rounds are included in every package.
The difference, on the page
A worked example on sample text, set to the same spec we build every client interior to — not a stock mock-up. Your book gets the trim size, typeface and chapter styling that suit your genre.
The gauntlet · every file, every time
If Amazon rejects your file for a formatting reason, we fix it free. We’ve never had a rejection — but the guarantee is the principle.
Pricing by book type
Every package includes two free rounds of changes — and if Amazon turns your file down on a formatting issue, we fix it free.
£69/ book
Print-ready PDF for the paperback. Professional layout — if Amazon rejects it on a formatting issue, we fix it free.
Paperback only — if that’s all you plan to sell.
£119/ book
Everything in Print Interior, plus a Kindle version that resizes itself to fit any device.
Paperback + Kindle — what most first-time authors need.
£179/ book
The paperback, the Kindle version, and the ebook file the other shops need — including cookbooks, complex non-fiction and image-led memoir.
Add this if you also want to sell outside Amazon — Apple Books, Kobo and the rest.
£219/ book
Full-colour picture-book layout: edge-to-edge images, and a Kindle version that keeps your pages exactly as you designed them.
Children’s picture books, where the pictures fill the page.
Fit my cover to Amazon’s template +£39 (you supply the artwork — this is not cover design) · Faster turnaround under 12h +£29 · Books over 80k words +£29 per extra 20k · Extra round of changes £19. Specialty book types (workbooks, multilingual, hardback gift editions) handled within the Complete Package, or talk to us for a tailored brief.
If you’re looking for a book formatter in the UK, you’ve found the right place. Publishing.co.uk is a specialist book formatting service for self-publishing authors — we take your manuscript and turn it into print-ready and Kindle-ready files that pass Amazon KDP’s checks first time.
We handle the typesetting work that trips most authors up: margins and gutters set to KDP spec, mirrored gutter widths scaled to your page count, 0.125-inch bleed for full-colour pages, embedded fonts, 300 DPI image pre-flight, clickable table of contents, and semantic page-break logic that keeps chapters, scene breaks and front matter exactly where they should be.
What you get back: a print-ready PDF for KDP paperback, a reflowable Kindle EPUB optimised for every device, and (in the Complete Package) a distribution-ready ePub for Apple Books, Kobo and other retailers. Cover wrap calibration is included — spine width auto-calculated from your final page count, tested against KDP’s print profile.
Turnaround is 24 hours from when we receive your manuscript. Rush jobs under 12 hours are available. We accept Word, PDF, Google Docs, RTF, ODT, EPUB and plain text — no special software needed, no Mac required. You send us the file, we send back the finished book.
Every package includes two free revision rounds and our formatting fix-free guarantee: if KDP rejects your file for a formatting reason, we fix it at no cost. We’ve maintained a 100% KDP approval rate, but the guarantee is the principle.
Not sure your manuscript is ready? Run our free KDP Readiness Score — 30+ checks built from KDP’s published specifications, in 60 seconds, no payment or card required. It’s the fastest way to find out whether your file needs professional formatting or is already good to go. Authors who score below 80 typically save hours of rejection-and-resubmit cycles by having the file formatted properly before upload.
UK-based and operating since 2018. Prices are in GBP, starting at £69 for a print interior. We format every genre — from romance and thriller to cookbooks, picture books, poetry and complex non-fiction with footnotes, sidebars and image plates. Pick your genre below for specific notes and the trim size we’d recommend.
We’re an ALLi-approved partner, vetted against the Alliance of Independent Authors’ Code of Standards. Whether you need help typesetting for Amazon or a full multi-format book publishing package covering print, Kindle and ePub, everything is handled under one roof with transparent pricing and no hidden fees.
What’s actually included
KDP-compliant margins, mirrored gutters scaled to your page count, 0.125-inch bleed where needed, embedded fonts, 300 DPI image pre-flight, semantic page-break logic.
It reflows — resizes itself to whatever screen your reader is holding, from a Kindle to a phone. Clean chapter recognition, working drop caps, scene-break ornaments, a properly linked contents page and correctly set lists.
Spine width auto-calculated from your final page count. Your cover artwork set to Amazon’s template spec for paperback, hardback or both (you supply the artwork — we do not design covers). Full-bleed art tested against KDP’s print profile.
The paperback file and the Kindle version are standard. The file Apple Books, Kobo and Barnes & Noble need comes with the all-shops package. Hardback dust-jacket and case-laminate covers when needed.
Side-by-side viewer to comment on specific pages. Most books need none; complex non-fiction sometimes needs both. Any rounds after that are £19 each.
Reject your file on a formatting issue and we put it right at no cost. We’ve never had a rejection — but the guarantee is the principle.
You do the uploading yourself — Amazon doesn’t let anyone else do it for you. We send a one-page guide with your exact book size, spine width, category recommendations and keyword starters. It takes about twenty minutes.
You send a Word file (or PDF, Google Docs, Rich Text, OpenDocument or plain text). We send back finished files. No software to install, no learning curve, no platform restriction.
Pick your genre
Scene-break ornaments for romance, two-column ingredients for cookbooks, fixed-layout EPUBs for picture books. Click yours for genre-specific notes plus the trim size we’d recommend.
Scene-break ornaments, drop caps, series branding.
5×8 inTight kerning, fast-pace whitespace, chapter cliffhangers.
5.25×8 inTwo-column ingredient lists, full-bleed food photography, chef’s-tip sidebars.
8.5×8.5 inLarger body type, illustrated chapter pages, age-appropriate trim.
5.5×8.5 inFixed-layout EPUB for Kindle Kids, two-page-spread metadata, full-bleed cover wrap.
Square 8.5×8.5 inVerse-line preservation, stanza breaks, left-aligned non-justified setting.
5.25×8 inImage plates, photo sections, family-tree diagrams, foreword/afterword integration.
5.5×8.5 inSidebars, callouts, footnote linking, indices, chapter summaries.
6×9 inMaps, glossaries, character lists, part dividers, series branding.
6×9 inMono-spaced computer voice, world-building glossaries, scene-shift breaks.
5.5×8.5 inFootnotes, citations, image plates, period typography, sidebars.
6×9 inExercises, takeaway boxes, chapter recaps, worksheets, journals.
5.5×8.5 inFree · 60 seconds · no card · needs a PDF
Free 60-second check — 30+ tests built from Amazon’s published requirements. No payment, no card. Use it whether you book us or not. It needs a PDF: if your book is still a Word document, you don’t need this — that’s exactly what we take.
What UK authors say
★★★★★
“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. Highly recommend.”
Approved Partner Member of the Alliance of Independent Authors — vetted against ALLi’s Code of Standards.Formatting FAQ
Word (.docx, .doc), PDF, Google Docs, RTF, ODT, EPUB, plain text. Up to 50MB. Picture-book and cookbook authors can also send InDesign or Affinity files if they have them.
Standard turnaround is 24 hours from when we receive your manuscript. Rush turnaround under 12 hours is available as an add-on (+£29). Picture books and complex non-fiction with heavy illustration may take 48–72 hours.
We build every file to pass KDP’s formatting checks, and if KDP rejects your file for a formatting reason, we fix it free. We can’t guarantee acceptance for reasons unrelated to formatting (for example content-policy or rights issues), which are outside our control.
Print interior starts at £69. Print + Kindle is £119. The Complete Package (print + Kindle + ePub for Apple/Kobo) is £179. Picture books are £219. All prices include two free revision rounds and our formatting fix-free guarantee.
Yes. Hardcover (case laminate and dust jacket) is fully supported on Amazon KDP as of 2026. We format hardback interiors and calibrate covers to KDP’s hardcover template spec.
Every kind. Novels, non-fiction, memoir, cookbooks, picture books, workbooks, planners, multilingual / RTL, hardback gift editions. Different book types use different pricing tiers (£69 for standard print up to £219 for picture books). If your book is a simple text-only novel and you’re comfortable on a Mac, you might find Vellum cheaper for repeated use. We don’t try to compete with Vellum on novels — we’re built for everything else.
Two free revision rounds in every package. Most books need none. Complex non-fiction sometimes needs both. Additional rounds beyond two are £19 each.
Yes — re-formatting a rejected file is one of our most common jobs. Send us the file plus the rejection email and we’ll diagnose and fix. If you’ve already paid for our standard service, we cover this free under the KDP-approval guarantee.
Choosing a formatter
Word writes manuscripts. It does not typeset books. A print-ready interior needs mirrored margins with a gutter that widens as page count grows, running headers that know the difference between a chapter opener and a body page, chapter starts that always fall on a recto, and fonts embedded so the printer renders exactly what you saw. Miss any of those and Amazon either rejects the file or prints something that reads as self-published from the first page.
A Kindle file is a different job again. Reflowable EPUB has to hold up whether the reader is on a Paperwhite at the smallest type size or a phone in landscape, which means no fixed page breaks, a genuinely linked table of contents, and images sized so the delivery fee does not eat the royalty on every single sale.
A print-ready PDF built to your exact trim size, and where your package includes it, a Kindle EPUB and an ePub for Apple Books and Kobo. Both files are yours outright — no subscription, no licence, no watermark. Every package includes two free revision rounds and the KDP-approval guarantee: if Amazon rejects the file on a formatting issue, we fix it free.
Standard turnaround is 24 hours from receiving your manuscript. Complex illustrated work runs 48–72 hours because it genuinely needs longer, and we would rather say so than miss it.
Ours starts at £69 for a print interior, £119 for print plus Kindle, and £179 for the complete package including ePub for Apple and Kobo. Picture books are £219 because full-colour image placement and bleed are a different job.
For context on the wider market: DIY with free tools costs nothing but typically 10–30 hours on a first book; paid formatting software runs from around £45 to roughly £186 as a one-off; and freelance formatters commonly sit in the £50–£350 range depending on complexity. We wrote up the full market comparison in our guide to UK book formatting costs if you want the detail before deciding.
It depends entirely on how many books you plan to publish and how complex they are. One straightforward novel, and you are comfortable learning software: doing it yourself is a reasonable call. A book with tables, images, footnotes, multiple languages or a picture-book layout — or a deadline — and the hours you would spend learning are worth more than the fee. Our honest comparison of both routes is in DIY formatting versus hiring a service.
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