Self-publishing prep made easy… You write, we handle the technical details.

Have questions? Contact us. We love hearing from authors.

.doc-to-Finished eBook All-Inclusive Package

Starting with your .doc/.docx or .rtf file, this Package includes professional, print-published style formatting to excerpt inserts with retailer specific links for cross-selling of your other titles.

When all is finished, you’ll have beautifully formatted and technically sound eBook files in the .mobi (Amazon/Kindle) and .epub (B&N, iBooks, Kobo, etc.) formats.

When all is finished, you’ll have beautifully formatted and technically sound eBook files ready for upload.

Service includes:

  • Stabilization of your provided .doc or .rtf file
  • Coding (including Table of Contents, page breaks, chapter and scene breaks)
  • Formatting and insertion of back-matter, including up to three 700-1000 word excerpts, author bio and picture, and up to five retailer links (urls)
  • Final error detection pass
  • File conversion (creates .mobi and .epub files for loading onto Amazon/Kindle and Barnes & Noble/Nook)
  • Testing for IDPF compliance
  • Delivery (via email) of eBook files and properly sized cover files, ready for upload

Cost: $210 and up

If you do not have a cover, we can design one for you for $150 (additional art charges may apply).

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eBook + POD All-Inclusive Package

eBook Prep’s All-Inclusive eBook + POD Package is quickly becoming our second most popular service.

Certified by Ingram/Lightning Source, eBook Prep can start with your paperback book or .doc file and deliver a file package (eBook + POD) that includes everything you need to make a professional, full-product line presentation of your work at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, etc..

Service includes:

  • All-Inclusive Print-to-eBook package (see above)
  • Print-published style formatting of Internal Pages starting with the stabilized file used to create the ebook

Formatting Includes:

  • Title page with flourish used in the ebook file
  • Left & right headers with page numbers
  • New-page chapter start with dropped chapter heading
  • Chapter start pages are sans header/footer (like the NYC publishers)
  • Expanded space scene-breaks
  • Text formatting that balances easy-reading with print-cost savings
  • Excerpt formatting
  • Author bio with b/w picture insertion
  • Delivery

Cost: $150 plus All-inclusive ebook package

If you do not already have an ebook cover and pod cover, we can design both for you for $225 (additional art charges may apply). Includes eBook cover (sized for Amazon, B&N, etc…) and spine and back for the POD cover.

Scanning Packages

Scan-to-editable .doc

eBook Prep uses the finest OCR and scanning equipment available and we do our utmost to attain the cleanest result possible from each book.

We also take the time to remove headers and footers, while retaining italics and paragraph designation.

We can even include the book’s graphics, if requested.

Two Service Levels Available

  • Basic Scan with minimal correction and no formatting ($40+)
  • Pre-production Scan with error correction and basic formatting (saves you hours of time) ($115+)

Custom Scanning

Do you have an ancient typed manuscript? A yellowed, water stained document? A document marked up in blue or red ink? We welcome scanning challenges. Contact us with any special requests.

Please Note:

  • The print copy will not be returned as the scanning is destructive
  • The maximum page size that we can handle is 8.5 x 14

Proofreading

For the author with far too much to do (and precious little time to do it), proofreading is the perfect addition to our Scanning and/or All-Inclusive Package.

If you haven’t the time (or desire) to do a complete read through of the .doc before it is converted into an eBook, we have two high-quality readers on staff who can take care of this for you.

This service can be applied before or after any story-changes you may have planned.

Cost: $0.001 per word, $85 minimum