Remove the stress of typesetting and designing your book and concentrate on realising your self-publishing dreams with The Book Typesetters.
Celebrating the arrival of 2021 with
21% off
all typesetting services*
*conditions apply
The Book Typesetters offer typesetting and cover design services to self-publishing authors, presses and publishers. It is run by the Ravenlock family from their home in Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Rachael loves chatting to authors about their books, passions and aspirations to ensure projects run smoothly and meet expectations. She'll guide you through the process of self-publishing.
Nat is passionate about transforming your manuscript into a polished publication which you'll fall in love with every time you pick it up.
Mr R, Mr L and Miss E provide the family with never-ending inspiration, motivation and laughter.
We offer practical knowledge and creative flare in typesetting and cover design to ensure your self-published book is one which makes you want to shout about it to the world.
Typesetting is the process of positioning text and images on a page to ensure your book appeals to your audience.
We will:
Once we've finished our work, the look and feel to the book will complement:
We create cover designs which set the appropriate tone for your book and match you as an author.
We ensure:
We can create marketing and promotional materials for you and also provide information about the UK publishing industry to aid you with self-publishing your book including:
"Thank you so much for typesetting my book. I appreciate that you were so accommodating of my frequent final changes, and your calm, speedy and highly professional method."
Non-fiction | Collection of Talks | B format [US] (203x127mm/5x8in) | 240 pages
"I chose you because I knew you could interpret what it was I wanted. Thank you so very much for your patience and skills beyond anything I could ever have achieved alone."
Non-fiction | Biography with photographs | Royal format (234x156mm) | 370 pages
"Thanks so much for all the work you’ve done on the book so far, looks amazing."
Fiction | Young Adult Fantasy | B format [US] (203x127mm/5x8in) | 230 pages
Cover designed by Christine Goldschmidt
"If you want to have your book typeset, I can highly recommend [The Book Typesetters]. They did an amazing job on my travel book... They were professional throughout and guided me through the process."
Non-fiction | Travel Literature | B format [US] (203x127mm/5x8in) | 224 pages
Cover designed by Christine Goldschmidt
"It looks bloody fab." – N.K. Rowe
"Looking wonderful Nat." – Anne Howkins
"Love the typesetting/layout Nat – excellent!" – Ric Millen
"Looks fantastic… Well done – love it!" – C.L. Peache
Fiction | Gothic Short Stories | B format [UK] (198x129mm) | 300 pages
Cover designed by Ric Millen
"This looks perfect thanks... Really looking forward to seeing the finishing pieces"
Non-fiction | Autobiography | B format [US] (203x127mm/5x8in) | 100 pages
Cover designed by Christine Goldschmidt
For typesetting a printable book, we charge
For example, a 150,000 word biography with 20 photographs will cost £820.
For typesetting an eBook, we charge
For example, a 150,000 word biography with 20 photographs will cost £520 or £120 if ordered alongside the printable book.
Cover design includes
*Additional charges may apply if you require us to source or create images or graphics to appear on the cover.
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The lovely people we've had the pleasure of working with over the years include:
Achill Management | C.L. Peache | Damocles Press | digitalprinting.co.uk | East Lane Books | Fosseway Writers | Greenwich Exchange | ImprintDigital.com | Legal Sustainability Alliance | Light Reading | London Business Conference Group | Lucy Wood | Malcolm Carson | Menard Press | Newark Book Festival | Panshard Event Consultants | Planet Pod Productions | Plas Gywn Books | Quakers in Britain | Rebecca Masterton | Rod Madocks | Shoestring Press | Sovereign Captial Partners | United Reformed Church | Wayne Burrows | Western Front Way | Worple Press