Turning a thesis or research report into a book is mostly a layout job. University formatting rules give way to book conventions: a trim size such as 6×9, running headers, consistent heading levels, tables that fit the page and a clean way of presenting references. Done well, the content reads as a book rather than a submitted document.
Academic books with tables and figures usually suit Premium Layout at R20 per page, which adds tabulation and structured content and includes ebook conversion. Text-led academic and church books often fit Standard Layout at R13 per page. A 250-page book on Standard comes to about R3,250.
Layouts for Pretoria’s universities and churches
With the University of Pretoria, UNISA and TUT in the city, many Pretoria authors are academics publishing research, edited volumes and study guides. These books often have several heading levels, numbered sections, tables and long reference lists, all of which need a consistent system across hundreds of pages.
Pretoria’s congregations also publish devotionals and teaching series for their members, sometimes in English and Afrikaans. We set bilingual books so both languages are equally clear and the structure is easy to follow in either.
Books we typeset for Pretoria authors
Published theses and research
Book-style layout of academic work with structured headings, tables and references.
Study guides and edited volumes
Consistent formatting across chapters written by different contributors.
Church and bilingual books
Teaching series and devotionals laid out clearly in English, Afrikaans or both.
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