Formatting and Layout

Pixel-perfect interiors for every retailer and device.

Properly formatted books look professional on every platform and device. We handle every technical detail — from embedded fonts and chapter heads to footnotes, tables and image anchoring — so you do not have to wrestle the toolchain yourself.

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Benefits

What you get.

Reflowable ePub and print-ready PDF from one controlled source
Validated outputs for Kindle, Apple Books, IngramSpark and more
Accessible structure: hierarchy, navigation and image alt text
Revision window for proof corrections after first digital proof
Inside the service

How formatting and layout works at Vanguard.

Interior design is where readability meets credibility. We treat your manuscript like a product that will be judged beside the biggest titles in your category.

Whether you are launching a novel, a workbook or an illustrated guide, we engineer the file stack so updates do not become a crisis every time you tweak a price or a link.

Ideal for
  • Authors moving from Word or Google Docs into distribution-ready files
  • Illustrated titles needing careful image handling
  • Non-fiction with lists, pull quotes, figures or endnotes
What you'll receive
Deliverables
  • Styled interior with running heads, chapter openings and scene breaks
  • Linked table of contents and clean metadata
  • Print PDF with bleed, crop and export presets for your chosen printer
  • ePub validated against retailer acceptance checks
Typical timeline
1–3 weeks depending on complexity
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Process

A clear path to launch.

01
Template choice

We select a typographic system that fits genre expectations and your brand.

02
First pass layout

Full interior set with styles applied consistently chapter to chapter.

03
Proof review

You mark corrections; we roll them through eBook and print in sync.

04
Export & validation

We deliver retailer-ready packages with a short acceptance checklist.

Investment

Transparent, tailored pricing.

Indicative pricing — every engagement is custom-quoted to your manuscript and goals.

Most popular
Novel / memoir
From £395
  • Up to ~100k words baseline
  • Standard imagery count
  • Two correction passes
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Illustrated / complex
Custom quote
  • Heavy imagery, tables or footnotes
  • Coordinated print + fixed-layout if needed
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FAQ

Common questions.

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