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What book formatting costs, and what you get for $39
Formatting prices run from a few dollars on freelance marketplaces to several hundred at design studios. Below are prices we read on the sellers' own pages on November 12, 2026, what each covers, and our own price list.
Our price
| One book | Three books | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39, paid once | $99, paid once |
| Paperback interior PDF | Yes, one of four trim sizes | Yes, each book |
| EPUB | Yes | Yes, each book |
| Cover template for your page count | Yes | Yes, each book |
| Another trim size or style | Free within 30 days | Free within 30 days of each book |
| Rounds of changes | Two | Two per book |
| Refund | Within 14 days if the result misses | Within 14 days if the result misses |
No subscription. The three-book price is for a series or a backlist; the books can be formatted any time within 12 months. The preview of your first chapter is free and needs no account: upload your manuscript.
What others charge
| Option | Price read on Nov 12, 2026 | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| KDP Book Formatting (service) | $49; $199; $299 | E-book up to 25,000 words; paperback interior; paperback with full cover wrap. Longer e-books $0.60 to $1 a page |
| Word-2-Kindle (service) | from $49; $199; $299 | E-book of a standard novel; print formatting; print formatting with cover. Paperback in 4 to 6 business days |
| Vellum (software, Mac only) | $199.99; $249.99 | Unlimited e-books; unlimited e-books and paperbacks. You do the formatting yourself |
| Atticus (software) | $147, paid once | E-book and print, on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook. You do the formatting yourself |
| Fiverr, Book Layout Design and Typesetting | median starting price $40 | Our own count of the 169 listings the Fiverr app showed in that category in November 2026. Starting prices usually cover a short book or one format; longer books and both formats cost more |
Free tools exist as well, among them Amazon's Kindle Create and Reedsy's book editor. They work when your manuscript is cleanly structured and you are happy with their templates.
Upload your Word file and look at your own first chapter, typeset for print, before you pay anything. One book $39 per book · Three books $99 for three books. Refund within 14 days if it misses.
Show me my bookWhy ours costs less
A formatting service is a person working in layout software for a few hours. Here the layout is done by a typesetting program that applies the same rules to every page, and the judgement calls, such as which lines are chapter headings and which empty lines are scene breaks, are checked before it runs. That takes minutes instead of days, which is why you can see your own first chapter before paying.
What a studio gives you that we do not: a designer's custom interior, hand-placed pictures, and layouts for cookbooks or picture books. If your book needs those, a studio is the right place.
What decides the price elsewhere
- Length. Several services charge per page or per word above a limit.
- Both formats. Print and e-book are often priced separately.
- Pictures, tables and footnotes, sometimes charged per item.
- Revisions. One service we read charges $19 for each further revision after its free window.
- A new trim size later is usually a new job.
With us the price does not change with length, both formats are included, and a different trim size or style within 30 days is free.
Questions
Is $39 really the whole price?
Yes, for one book: the paperback interior, the EPUB, the cover template, the report and the upload guide. Tax may be added at checkout depending on where you live.
Do you charge more for a long book?
No. KDP's own limit applies: a paperback can have up to 828 pages.
What does a cover cost?
We do not design covers. You get the template with the exact measurements for your page count, which is the part a designer otherwise has to calculate.
Upload your Word file and look at your own first chapter, typeset for print, before you pay anything. One book $39 per book · Three books $99 for three books. Refund within 14 days if it misses.
Show me my bookMore about Book Formatting
Sources (checked 2026-11-12): kdpbookformatting.com/ · word-2-kindle.com/book-formatting-services/ · vellum.pub/ · www.atticus.io/