People often search for book formatting services near them, but layout does not need to be local. Everything happens through files: you send your Word manuscript, we send typeset pages for you to check, and the final files go to your printer. Durban authors get exactly the same service as clients in Gauteng.
The finished layout also fixes your page count, which your cover designer needs for the spine width and your printer needs for the quote. Our packages are priced per page: Basic R12, Standard R13 and Premium R20. A 160-page book on Basic comes to about R1,920.
Formatting for Durban and KZN writers
KwaZulu-Natal authors bring us fiction, poetry, faith-based books and non-fiction, and some write in isiZulu or mix isiZulu and English. We lay out multilingual books so every language reads clearly, and we check that long words and names break sensibly at the ends of lines.
If your book includes images, choose Standard Layout, which covers images including full-bleed images. Books with tables and structured content suit Premium Layout, which also includes ebook conversion.
Books we format for KZN authors
Fiction and poetry
Readable layouts that respect line breaks and keep chapter openings consistent.
Multilingual books
isiZulu, English and mixed-language books set so each language reads clearly.
Non-fiction with images
Headings, lists and images laid out on Standard or Premium Layout.
Layout packages and what you receive
- Basic Layout
- R12 per page: chapter headings, paragraph indentation, drop caps and basic formatting
- Standard Layout
- R13 per page: adds running headers with author and title, bullets and numbering, images and bleed images
- Premium Layout
- R20 per page: everything in Standard plus tables, structured content and ebook conversion
- What you send
- Your final manuscript as a Microsoft Word (.docx) file, plus any images, fonts or references
- What you receive
- Print-ready files for your printer, with the Word source file included
- Review
- You check the typeset pages and we make requested adjustments before final files are delivered