Custom Book Interior Formatting, Layout and Design

An Interior Design to Engage and Satisfy Your Reader

The Interior Design Process

Your book is written, your cover is complete. Now it’s time to format the most important part—your words and ideas.

Step One

First we start off with a phone or Zoom call so I can get to you know you and your manuscript. And, you can get to know me too! This call takes about 15-30 minutes and is scheduled at your convenience.

Step Two

I create three interior design options using one to two chapters of your manuscript. In the options I will create three different treatments for the typefaces, header, footer, subhead and other design considerations.

Step Three

We schedule a Zoom call to go over the designs. You will decide typefaces, headers, footers and other elements you were presented in the interior design options. This is many times an interactive process where you can see options on in real time.

Step Four

I complete the interior layout and present it to you for final proofing. At this step you are making small changes to the content, if any, and proofing for any design/layout mistakes.

Step Five

I make the changes you submitted to me and provide you with a final, print-ready interior file.

Interior Design Portfolio

Interior Formatting/Design Pricing

Book Interior Formatting/Design

Non-Fiction Books

$600 to $950

 

FEE INCLUDES:

 

Price is based on the word count of your manuscript and by the complexity of the interior design.

Includes layout of front matter, manuscript, back matter

Includes stock photography/graphics if applicable and inclusion of any graphics supplied by the author

Revisions until you are satisfied the interior meets the vision for your book. If you completely change the agreed-upon concept direction, there will be an additional charge.

Book Interior Formatting/Design

Fiction Books

$600 to $1,250

 

FEE INCLUDES:

 

Price is based on the word count of your manuscript and by the complexity of the interior design.

Includes front matter, manuscript, back matter

Revisions until you are satisfied the interior meets the vision for your book. If you completely change the agreed-upon concept direction, there will be an additional charge.

Book Interior Formatting/Design

Workbooks and Journals

$850 to $2,500

 

FEE INCLUDES:

 

Price is based on the word count of your manuscript and by the complexity of the interior design of the workbook/journal.

Includes layout of front matter, journal/workbook pages, back matter

Includes stock photography for graphics, if applicable and inclusion of any graphics supplied by the author

Revisions until you are satisfied the interior meets the vision for your book. If you completely change the agreed-upon concept direction, there will be an additional charge.

Interior Formatting/Design FAQ

Who owns the rights to the interior layout?

The author owns all rights to the final interior layout/design. Any individual elements provided by me, such as photos, graphics, etc. are owned by the author and if requested, can be provided as individual image files.

How many revisions does the design price include?

The book interior is finished when the author is satisfied. That being said, if a concept is agreed upon and presented and then the author changes the direction, an additional fee will apply. Also, the manuscript should have been proof-edited prior to layout. If after layout is complete and this is an exceptional amount of textual changes, additional fees will apply.

What are your payment terms?

Half of the design fee is due when the agreement is signed and the balance is due when the design is complete, or 90 days past the date of the initial agreement, whichever comes first.