Production
eBook publishing: files that behave on every device your reader owns.
An eBook is not a PDF and not a print file. It is a different format with its own rules, and books that ignore them read badly on half the devices in circulation.
What this is
A properly built eBook reflows to the reader's chosen font size, respects their device's margins, and offers a table of contents that actually navigates. Building one means structuring the text semantically — headings as headings, not as large bold paragraphs — so the file adapts rather than breaks.
We produce eBook files from the same clean source as the print interior, then test them across readers and devices rather than exporting once and assuming.
eBook Publishing
What you get
What ebook publishing actually delivers
Reflowable by default
Text that adapts to any screen size and reader font preference, which is what eBook readers expect.
Working navigation
A logical table of contents and internal linking that functions in the reader's app, not just in a preview.
Correct metadata embedded
Title, author, identifier, language, publisher and category written into the file itself, where retailers read them.
Fixed-layout where it is needed
Picture books, cookbooks and illustrated titles produced as fixed layout when reflowing would destroy the design.
Tested across devices
Files checked on multiple readers and screen sizes before they are submitted anywhere.
How it runs
The process, stage by stage.
Each stage finishes before the next begins, and you see the work at the points where your decision changes what happens next.
Source preparation
The typeset text structured semantically as the basis for conversion.
Conversion and build
EPUB produced, with additional formats generated where a channel requires them.
Metadata
Identifiers, categories and descriptive metadata written into the file.
Device testing
The file reviewed across readers and screen sizes, with fixes applied.
Channel submission
Files prepared to each retailer's specification and submitted.
Questions
About ebook publishing
Different formats conventionally take different identifiers, and some channels require it. We explain the options for your book before anything is registered.
Yes, though the result depends on how the source was built. Send us what you have and we will tell you honestly what state it is in.
DRM is a choice with real trade-offs on both sides. We will set out what each option means for your readers and let you decide.
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