publishing.co.uk

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

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in your book?

Six stages from idea to bestseller. Not built for fiction-series authors with five books and a Mac — built for everyone else.

500+ books formatted
24h average turnaround
100% KDP approval rate
4.9 / 5 average rating
Backed by Love Reading

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
4.9/5 Average rating
100% KDP approval rate
24h Average turnaround
★★★★★

"Absolutely brilliant service. My paperback passed KDP review first time and the interior looks completely professional. Worth every penny."

Sarah M.
Fiction Author, London
★★★★★

"I tried formatting my book myself for weeks. publishing.co.uk did it in a day and the result was far better than anything I could have managed."

James T.
Non-Fiction Author, Edinburgh
★★★★★

"The Complete Package was exactly what I needed. Print PDF, Kindle file, and EPUB all delivered together. My book looks stunning on every platform."

Rebecca L.
Romance Author, Manchester

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.

Two free diagnostics, always on

Free to run, refreshable every 90 days, with an embeddable badge for your author site. Use them as often as you need — whether or not you ever buy from us.

Diagnostic · Amazon listing

Ad Conversion 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.

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Diagnostic · AI search

AI Discovery Score

Live retrieval test against ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Gemini. 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.

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