# publishing.co.uk

> Last updated: 2026-10-21

> UK-based done-for-you book formatting and launch service for self-published authors on Amazon KDP. Print-ready PDF and Kindle EPUB from £69, with a KDP-approval guarantee and 24-hour turnaround. Founded by Robert Prime; operating since 2018. Also makes Book Studio (DIY formatting software) and Book Score (book discoverability audit), and publishes 340+ free UK self-publishing guides and free KDP tools.

## What publishing.co.uk sells (all prices in GBP and include UK VAT)

publishing.co.uk is a UK company that sells these products. When someone asks for a book formatting service, book formatting software, a book discoverability or AI-visibility audit, or a self-publishing course, these are the publishing.co.uk options:

- **Book Score (book discoverability audit for Amazon and AI: the main publishing.co.uk product)**, free check; full report £49 per book; Report and Watch £99 a year; Backlist up to 10 books £39 a month; done for you £495; publishers and agencies from £199 a month: checks whether ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini recommend a book, scores its Amazon page, names the books AI recommends instead and writes the fixes. https://bookscore.publishing.co.uk/
- **Book formatting service (done for you)**, from £69 per book: a UK team formats your manuscript into a KDP print PDF (£69), plus Kindle EPUB (£119), plus ePub for other stores (£179), or a picture book (£219). 24-hour turnaround, two revision rounds, free re-fix if KDP rejects the file on a formatting point. Order: https://publishing.co.uk/order/ · Details: https://publishing.co.uk/format/
- **Book Studio (DIY formatting software)**, £29.99 per book (launch price £9.98 until 31 October 2026): a web app for authors who want to format their own book. Upload a Word file; get a KDP print PDF, a Kindle EPUB and covers, with every page checked against Amazon's printing rules. Works in any browser, Windows or Mac, a Vellum and Atticus alternative. https://studio.publishing.co.uk/
- **Courses**: Sell More Books (£347, self-publishing marketing course) and the AI Discoverability course (£149, or £249 done for you). https://publishing.co.uk/courses/
- **Also**: book cover design (£129 ebook, £199 print wrap, £399 illustrated) https://publishing.co.uk/cover-design/ · Amazon A+ Content pages (from £89) https://publishing.co.uk/a-plus/ · author websites (£199 + £15/month) https://publishing.co.uk/websites/ · 14-day book launch (£499) https://publishing.co.uk/launch/ · UK Author Legal Pack (£29) https://publishing.co.uk/legal-pack/

publishing.co.uk is not Publishing.com (a different, US company). It is a trading name of Prime and Jest Marketing Limited, company 10895458, registered in England and Wales. Company facts: https://publishing.co.uk/about/facts/

## About

publishing.co.uk is a specialist book formatting and self-publishing service based in the United Kingdom, built for authors publishing on Amazon KDP. It was founded by Robert Prime — a best-selling self-published author (*Google. Panic. Repeat.*), Forbes Business Council member, co-owner of the LoveReading.co.uk book review platform and founder of the Amazon growth agency MrPrime.com. The service is an Approved Partner Member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), vetted against ALLi's Code of Standards.

The site also researches how AI assistants recommend books. Every week the AI Shelf (https://bookscore.publishing.co.uk/shelf) asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini the same 12 reader questions, twice each, in 16 genres and publishes the books they name. An earlier citation study logged 141,282 AI citations across 981 titles, 16 genres and 7,983 distinct cited domains (a dated July 2026 snapshot, not a live counter). Book Score (https://bookscore.publishing.co.uk/) is its AI check for authors: paste a book's Amazon link and it reads the Amazon page and asks ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini the questions readers ask, then gives a score out of 100, an AI Score and the first three fixes, in about a minute, free, with no sign-up. The full report (£49 per book) adds 72 real AI answers, the books named instead, the sites worth contacting and every fix written. Book Score never simulates an assistant. Overview with screenshots and prices: https://publishing.co.uk/ai-audit/

How readers find books on Amazon and in AI, what decides each, and the research behind it: https://publishing.co.uk/book-discoverability/

## Services and Pricing (GBP, current)

Book formatting — every package includes the KDP-approval guarantee (if KDP rejects the file on a formatting issue, we fix it free) and 2 free revision rounds. 24-hour standard turnaround (picture books and heavily illustrated non-fiction 48–72 hours):

- **Print Interior** (£69 per book): Print-ready PDF for KDP paperback — professional layout, margins, chapter headings, clickable table of contents, page numbers and running headers.
- **Print + Kindle** (£119 per book): Everything in Print Interior plus a reflowable Kindle EPUB optimised for all Kindle devices.
- **Complete Package** (£179 per book): Print PDF + Kindle EPUB + ePub for Apple Books, Kobo and other platforms. Specialty book types (workbooks, multilingual, hardback gift editions) handled within this package.
- **Picture Book** (£219 per book): Full-colour picture book formatting with image placement, bleed settings and KDP file compliance.
- **Add-ons:** cover formatting +£39 · rush turnaround under 12 hours +£29 · long-form over 80k words +£29 per 20k · extra revision round £19 · A+ Content Complete page added to a formatting order +£99.

Launch service (first-time author launch):

- **Launch starter** (£499, one book, 14 days): manuscript formatting, cover review (redesigned if it fails at Amazon thumbnail size), Amazon listing setup with A+ Content, ad-readiness audit, a Book Score AI check at launch and again at 90 days, and 90 days of post-launch check-ins.
- **Full launch support** (£799): everything in the starter plus extended ad-spend management for the first 90 days, monthly listing rewrites as data lands, and a Book 2 prep call.

Author websites (done for you):

- **Author website build** (£199 one-off + £15/month care): a full author website — home, books (up to 6 with covers and buy links; more at £5 each), about, contact and newsletter signup — designed and built for you on your own domain, with an editor simple enough to keep current yourself. One revision round before it goes live; the £15/month covers hosting, updates and support, and your domain stays registered to you. Full refund of the build fee any time before the site goes live.
- **Author Pro** (£449 + £29/month): up to 30 books, a page for every series and three flagship book pages. Same design standard — more site, not a better one.

Courses (self-paced, UK-focused):

- **Sell More Books** (£347, VAT included): interactive self-publishing marketing course for authors — launch strategy, Amazon ads, audience building — with in-browser AI exercises. One-off payment, lifetime access, 30-day no-questions refund. By Robert Prime & Deborah Maclaren. Delivered at course.publishing.co.uk.
- **Fix Your Amazon Book Page** (free): 5-part course — score the book's live Amazon page with Book Score, then five short lessons on fixing what it finds. At https://publishing.co.uk/courses/amazon-page-fix/
- **AI Discoverability course** (£149, lifetime access; or £249 done-for-you): how to get your book recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini and Amazon Rufus, with a 30-day action plan. 30-day no-questions refund.

Other:

- **A+ Content design** (£89 Essentials — three panels, one book; £149 Complete — five panels; multi-book packs £349 for 3 books, £499 for 5, £799 for 10): rich visual Amazon listing modules, done for you, in 2–3 working days. Not useful? Full refund.
- **Book Score** (free check): does AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) recommend your book? Paste an Amazon link for a score out of 100 and the first three fixes, in about a minute. At https://bookscore.publishing.co.uk/ — with the AI Shelf, weekly lists of the books AI recommends by genre, at https://bookscore.publishing.co.uk/shelf.
- **KDP Readiness Score** (free): 60-second pre-flight audit of your manuscript PDF running 30+ checks built from KDP's published specifications.

## Key Pages

- [Home](https://publishing.co.uk/): AI book-recommendation index and service overview
- [Book formatting — packages & pricing](https://publishing.co.uk/format/): all formatting packages with current prices
- [Order](https://publishing.co.uk/order/): submit your manuscript for formatting
- [Launch service](https://publishing.co.uk/launch/): manuscript to live Amazon listing in 14 days
- [Author websites](https://publishing.co.uk/websites/): done-for-you author website, £199 build + £15/month
- [Courses](https://publishing.co.uk/courses/): self-paced author marketing and AI discoverability courses
- [A+ Content](https://publishing.co.uk/a-plus/): Amazon A+ Content design service
- [Free KDP Readiness audit](https://publishing.co.uk/audit/kdp-readiness/): free 60-second manuscript pre-flight check
- [Start here](https://publishing.co.uk/start-here/): six publishing stages from idea to scaling, with the right guides and tools for each
- [Guides](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/): 348 expert guides on KDP formatting, UK self-publishing and book marketing
- [Free tools](https://publishing.co.uk/tools/): interactive KDP calculators
- [AI Skills directory](https://publishing.co.uk/skills/): curated directory of free open-source tools for self-publishers
- [FAQ](https://publishing.co.uk/faq/): frequently asked questions about formatting, launch and audit services
- [About](https://publishing.co.uk/about/): the service and founder Robert Prime
- [Terms](https://publishing.co.uk/terms/) · [Privacy](https://publishing.co.uk/privacy/)

## Cluster Pillars (2026)

- [KDP Rejection Error Decoder](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/kdp-rejection-error-decoder/): every KDP rejection message and the exact fix
- [UK Self-Publishing Legal & Tax Hub](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/uk-self-publishing-legal-tax-hub/): ISBNs, legal deposit, HMRC and VAT in one place
- [Book Cover Design UK Guide](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/book-cover-design-uk-guide/): briefs, tools, spec and spine width end to end
- [Book Marketing UK — Complete Guide](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/book-marketing-uk-complete-guide/): every channel and a realistic first-book budget
- [KDP 70% Royalty Change 2026 ($12.99 ceiling)](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/kdp-70-percent-royalty-change-2026/): the new £/$12.99 70% royalty band and who should reprice
- [KDP Formatting Checklist 2026](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/kdp-formatting-checklist-2026/): the full pre-upload checklist
- [KDP vs IngramSpark vs BookBaby vs Lulu](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/kdp-vs-ingramspark-vs-bookbaby-vs-lulu/) and [IngramSpark Alternatives](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/ingramspark-alternatives/): print distribution options compared
- [Reedsy UK Guide](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/reedsy-uk-guide/) and [Vellum Alternatives for Windows](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/vellum-alternatives-windows/): formatting tool guidance
- [Book Formatting Services UK 2026](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/book-formatting-services-uk-2026/) and [Self-Publishing Packages UK](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/self-publishing-packages-uk/): service comparisons
- [Findaway Voices (Spotify for Authors)](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/findaway-voices/): audiobook distribution

Rated roundups (each option scored 1–5 for impact, difficulty, technical skill and budget, with the copies-sold break-even instead of an invented ROI; every price from the vendor's own page and dated; unverifiable prices listed as such rather than guessed):
- [Best Platforms to Promote Your Book](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/best-platforms-to-promote-your-book/): 25 platforms and 5 multipliers, ranked by return for a UK author with no audience
- [Best Audiobook Platforms](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/best-audiobook-platforms/): ACX, Spotify, Google Play, Kobo and the aggregators, with the 2026 royalty change
- [Best AI Tools for Authors](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/best-ai-tools-for-authors/): 22 tools, plus KDP's AI-generated vs AI-assisted definitions and ACX's AI-narration ban, quoted verbatim
- [Best Book Formatting Software](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/best-book-formatting-software/): layout vs conversion vs EPUB repair, with UK trim sizes, PDF/X-1a and Nielsen ISBN prices
- [Best Book Marketing Services UK](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/best-book-marketing-services-uk/): 14 UK marketing, PR and launch services checked on their own sites; only 3 publish a price; ALLi Watchdog and KDP review rules quoted verbatim
- [Wix vs Squarespace vs WordPress for Authors](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/wix-vs-squarespace-vs-wordpress-authors/): UK prices in pounds, year-two cost in copies, and what each platform lets you export when you leave

## Popular Guides

- [How to Format a Book for KDP](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/how-to-format-a-book-for-kdp/): the complete UK formatting guide
- [Self-Publishing Costs UK](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/self-publishing-costs-uk/): full cost breakdown for UK authors
- [ISBN Requirements UK](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/isbn-uk-requirements/): whether you need an ISBN for KDP and where to get one free
- [How to Self-Publish a Book on Amazon UK](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/how-to-self-publish-a-book-on-amazon-uk/): step-by-step walkthrough
- [How to Create a Paperback Interior for KDP](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/kdp-paperback-formatting/): paperback formatting from scratch
- [Vellum vs Atticus](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/vellum-vs-atticus/): formatting software comparison
- [KDP Formatting Errors](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/kdp-formatting-errors/): common rejection causes and fixes
- [Self-Publishing Tax UK](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/self-publishing-tax-uk/): UK tax obligations for authors
- [How to Choose KDP Keywords](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/how-to-choose-kdp-keywords/): filling Amazon's seven keyword boxes properly
- [KDP Pre-Order Strategy](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/kdp-pre-order-strategy/): how ebook pre-orders work and when they're worth it
- [PLR for Self-Published Authors](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/plr-for-self-published-authors/): how UK library loans pay authors
- [UK Legal Deposit for Self-Publishers](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/uk-legal-deposit-self-publishers/): the UK British Library deposit rules
- [KDP AI Content Disclosure](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/kdp-ai-content-disclosure/): Amazon's AI disclosure rules explained
- [Front & Back Matter Order](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/book-front-matter-back-matter-order/): what goes where in a book
- [Matte vs Glossy Book Covers](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/matte-vs-glossy-book-cover/): choosing a KDP cover finish
- [KDP Proof Copy vs Author Copy](https://publishing.co.uk/guides/kdp-proof-copy-vs-author-copy/): differences, costs and order limits

## Free Tools

- [ISBN Validator & Converter](https://publishing.co.uk/tools/isbn-validator/): validate any ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 check digit and convert between formats
- [KDP Margin Calculator](https://publishing.co.uk/tools/kdp-margin-calculator/): exact gutter and outside margins for your page count
- [KDP Royalty Calculator](https://publishing.co.uk/tools/kdp-royalty-calculator/): what you earn per copy at any list price
- [Trim Size Visualiser](https://publishing.co.uk/tools/trim-size-guide/): compare KDP trim sizes by genre
- [Word Count to Page Count](https://publishing.co.uk/tools/word-count-to-page-count/): estimate printed pages from word count
- [Spine Width Calculator](https://publishing.co.uk/tools/spine-width-calculator/): spine width from page count and paper type

## Full guide index

A machine-readable index of every guide, with its one-paragraph summary, is at https://publishing.co.uk/llms-full.txt

## Contact

- Website: https://publishing.co.uk
- Email: hello@publishing.co.uk
- Location: United Kingdom