Print and ebook need different treatments. A print interior is a fixed layout: trim size, margins, gutter, fonts, headers, page numbers, chapter openings and how text breaks across pages all have to be set deliberately, and the final PDF has to meet the printer's specifications. An ebook is reflowable: readers change font size and devices, so the file must be built with clean structure, a working table of contents and styling that holds up everywhere.
We set both from the same final text, so your print and digital editions match. Images, tables, footnotes, poetry and other special elements are handled individually rather than forced into a generic template.
Read the full overview on our Book Formatting services page.
Nothing moves to the next stage without your approval, and the work remains yours.
Print-ready interior PDF at your chosen trim size
Ebook file built for major ebook retailers
Styled chapter openings, headers and page numbering
Front and back matter: title page, copyright page, contents and more
A proof for your review before files are finalised
Share your final files, references and the formats you need.
We prepare concepts or sample pages for your approval.
The full design or files are produced to specification.
You review a proof, we apply corrections and deliver final files.
Here is what you gain when your book is handled by a specialist design and production team at Potter Publishers, working alongside editors, designers and publishing specialists under one roof.
LIVE CHATReaders decide whether to look closer at a book in moments. A genre-appropriate cover and a clean interior earn that second look.
Files are built to retailer and printer specifications, including trim size, bleed, fonts and image resolution, avoiding rejected uploads.
Professional typography, margins and spacing make long reading comfortable in print and on every ebook device.
Paperback, hardcover, ebook and audiobook artwork are planned together, so your book looks consistent everywhere it is sold.
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
In Australia, ISBNs are issued by Thorpe-Bowker. We help you buy and register them in your own name or your imprint's, so you are the publisher of record.
Australian legal deposit generally requires published books to be deposited with the National Library of Australia and the relevant state library. We include this in your publishing checklist. For Victoria authors, the state library is State Library Victoria.
Quotes for Australian authors are confirmed in writing, including the currency, before any work begins. The main price factors are:
We are a full-service publishing team for independent authors in Australia and the United States. Writers, editors, designers and marketers work together on your book, so every stage connects and nothing is lost between suppliers.
Tell us about your manuscript and we will send a written plan and quote within 48 hours.
Ready to talk about your book? Contact us or request a quote above.
Interior layout for print and ebook, typography, headers and page numbering, front and back matter, and a proof for your review before final files are delivered.
Yes. Print is a fixed layout built to the printer's specifications; ebooks are reflowable and must work across devices and font sizes.
Yes. We work with Melbourne authors remotely by video call, phone and email, scheduled in AEST/AEDT (Melbourne time).
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
