Typesetting and text layout service

We will take your Microsoft Word document and make it look great whilst ensuring that you have complete control over the look and feel of your book. Whatever category your book belongs in: novel, self-help, autobiography, children’s, business or cookbook it deserves to look the best.

You will have an initial consultation to establish the general the look of the book - this can in person at our offices or over the 'phone whichever you prefer. We will be happy to advise on appropriate fonts and a suggested layout or follow your brief if you have already decided exactly how you would like your book to look.

The professional text layout of your book includes:

Creation of the title page
Creation of the copyright page
Layout of up to 400 pages of text with running heads and folios (page headings and numbers respectively)*
PDF proof file or laser print out for you to have one final check through prior to us sending the file to print.
Please note that we do not offer a proof reading or spell checking service. We will endeavour to minimise mistakes as much as possible by having Dynamic Spelling turned on while the job is being flowed in to our layout programme. We can arrange for a professional proof reader to check your final layout for an additional charge.
Converting your text files into a high resolution print ready PDF

Adobe Garamond

Adobe Caslon

Palatino

Meridien

Centaur MT

Minion

Plantin

Gill Sans

Find out about our cover design service

Find out about our cover designs

Testimonial

"I wasn't sure what to expect, this was my first venture into the world of book publishing. I had an idea of what I wanted and presented my ideas to John. From the very beginning I was impressed with John's enthusiasm and "can-do" attitude. John guided me through the whole design process clearly step by step and made it all very simple.

I needed my book cover and book text ready very quickly as I was under tight time constraints. John managed to get my work ready for printing much faster than I had dared hope possible. But the real icing on the cake was how beautiful the cover design and interior decorating of my book was. It looks like something produced on a much larger budget than I had.

We know that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but the truth is we do. Thanks to John's creative talent, my book looks great and projects a highly professional image which I'm certain will increase my sales.

I can honestly, hand on heart, fully recommend Chandler Book Design if you want high quality work completed by a professional of the highest calibre. I am thouroughly delighted with the work done on my book and will definitely be using them again when I've written my next one."
Marcus Santer