Formatting your document for fast, easy eBook publishing.

Fast, professional eBook formatting, priced with the indie author in mind. I can format your manuscript for Kindle, SmashWords, Nook and or Kobo. I will provide you a .doc, a .prc, a .mobi or an .epub along with the correctly sized .jpg for the cover.Turn around time depends upon the number I am doing that day. Yes, that day. Most are back to you in less than 24 hours.

All work guaranteed!

I accept:

• Novels up to 150,000 words
• Short stories
• Others with consultation

Formatting:

• I accept MS Word files in either .doc or .docx (Other formats possible with consultation)
• I can produce a Kindle ready .prc file and a Kobo ready .epub or a Nook (B&N) ready .mobi for you to submit.
• I will produce a SmashWords ready .doc file for you to submit.

Hints - if you want the formatting faster

• No tabs (I have to remove them all - they mess up some of the e-formatted books).
• please use only a single space after a period (full stop).
• please no extra spaces nor extra returns .
• Keep font changes to a minimum and stick with the "normal" fonts - remember - it will be ground up when it is submitted and we can't use the cool fonts like "Brush Script" etc. So, I find the safest fonts for the web include:

  Arial, Arial Black, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Georgia, Impact, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, and Verdana - sorry, no Wingdings.

  My preference is Arial 11 - remember - eReaders can make it bigger or smaller at the owners request.

  Also - Kindle displays it all as a courier type of font no matter what you do.

• Don't insert forced page breaks - they are much easier for me to put in for Kindle than they are to take out for SmashWords.

Pricing:

• First book is $25.00 an hour. I will give a free estimate on the number of hours when you submit the file to me.
• Multiple books up to four books, books two through four are $20.00 an hour.
• Most books for pure formatting (no editing, no spell checking etc.) take about an hour or less.
• Prices are in US dollars.

Covers:

• If needed, I am able to produce very simple covers for you. Very simple, but I can certainly reccomend others who are much beter and are still affordable.
• I will, or course, check your cover to ensure it is formatted for SmashWords and Kindle (.jpg 500 pixels wide and 800 pixels tall, 72 dpi)

Editing:

I also edit if that is what you need. Same hourly rate.

What to send me :

• Your edited book in MSWord format. (.doc or .docx).
• Your cover (.jpg 500 pixels wide and 800 pixels tall, 72 dpi).
• Your front stuff (see below).
• Your end stuff (see below) .

Payment:

• PayPal works best - talk to me about other formats.
• The money comes to me after you are happy. Not before.

Checklist:

This is just a little check list to make sure you have sent me everything I need - as soon as I get it all I can start.

The text of your book (.doc or .docx)

Your cover picture (.jpg - ideally 72 dpi and 500 by 800 pixels - if not I will reformat it for you)

Your "Front Stuff" - the stuff that comes before the book.

• Copyright Page (if you have anything out of the ordinary) - Example
• Dedication: - Example

Your "End Stuff" - the stuff that comes after the story ends.

• About the Author - Example
• Other works by the author - Example
• Where to connect with the author - Example
• Maybe a chapter from the next book.

Contact me

Rik's Personal Pages

Here are a few of the books that I have formatted: