Does the very thought of hyphenation, kerning, widows, and orphans make you want to cry? We get it. Not everyone has the time or resources to devote to learning how to manipulate text, create masters, understand gutters, or any of the other specialized work that goes into a good interior format or the money to spend on the subscriptions to the programs themselves. Making your book look professional is key when it comes to independent publishing, and GCP can help you get there! We use the Affinity suite of products to fine tune that manuscript and turn it into a polished piece of work.

Please note that we will only work with manuscripts that have completed the editing/proofreading process and are not AI-generated. We cannot do an internal format for a book that hasn’t completed those phases, as it means the manuscript can and will change again and render the original formatting void. However, if you’re nearing completion on those stages, i.e. your book is currently in edits/proofreads, we’re happy to book your slot.

What to expect from GCP:

When you agree to a formatting option, you will have the following choices. 

• Trim size for print editions

• Paragraph justification, indentation, and line spacing

• Hyphenation, widow/orphan corrections

• Chapter header font style

• First line style (drop letter, phrase caps, etc)

• Scene break style (either a standard version or you can provide a custom vector graphic)

• Optional chapter header graphic (vector image provided by you)*

• Header and footer format choices

• Additional sections such as content warnings, author bio, “other works by,” etc.

Before formatting begins, we will have you fill out a form with your style selections. Once received, we will schedule a video call with you to allow you to provide us with all of the necessary information about your book. After the call, we’ll send a follow-up email confirming the discussion and asking for any custom graphics if necessary.

What you will receive:

• An unofficial PDF file for review and approval to confirm flow, content, etc.

• A pdf file in the trim size indicated for print formats.

• A book cover flat template based on your trim size, page count, print format, and distributor for your cover artist.

• A guide for loading the print files to KDP and IngramSpark, and how to load to both if you own your own ISBN and want to use both for distribution.     

Cost:**

$2.50 per 1,000 words rounded to the next 1,000-word count. 

Example: A 74,560-word file (rounded to 75,000) to be formatted only would be $187.50.

Standard turnaround time is within 14 business days of receipt of the manuscript. Rush work*** is available for an added $75 if you need to have it completed within 7 business days. We will make every effort to complete the work in a timely matter, but should an emergency arise that will delay delivery, we will be sure to let you know as soon as possible.

GCP reserves the right to turn down projects at our discretion.

Payment:

• 50% of quoted price must be received within 1 week of the start date. This will serve as a non-refundable deposit. If you need to delay your project, please let us know as as soon as possible and we’ll be happy to carry that deposit for the same project to a different date. If you decide to cancel, you can choose to have us hold that deposit for another project at a later date, but the deposit will remain non-refundable.

• The other 50% is due upon delivery and is non-refundable.

• An invoice will be sent about a week prior to the start date. That invoice will provide information to allow you to pay either by PayPal, Venmo, or CashApp. This assures you can take care of the invoice in a way you prefer.

* Payment includes 30 chapter header graphics. Anything beyond will incur an added charge. 

**Cost is per title, per trim.

***This price is subject to increase if the manuscript is more than 100,000 words.