Limited-time offer

Turn your manuscript into a printed book

from £850 inc VAT · 25 copies

For a limited time Officina will transform your manuscript into an industry-standard printed book, including 25 presentation copies. For £149 more, we add a full set of administrative services to help you start your self-publishing journey.

Presentation Pack £850

A well-crafted physical record of the book, a cut above a stapled print-out or even a digital copy. Send them to friends and family; use them to catch the eye of agents and publishers.

Manuscript ServicesManuscript Preparation: making your MS Word file clean and consistent
Editorial ServicesProofing: giving your text a final 'reality check'
Typography & DesignTypesetting: choose from a number of professional layout templates
Typography & DesignCover work: send us your ideas, and we'll make them into a cover-ready design
Output25 paperback copies: industry-standard digital printing and modern binding
DistributionPostage & packing included: to a single address of your choice
OutputElectronic versions included free: ePub, Kindle-ready ebook, web pdf

Self-Publishing Start-up £999

The start of your self-publishing journey: 25 copies you can sell online, take to bookshops and send to reviewers, with the option of print-on-demand. Includes everything in Presentation Pack, and in addition:

AdministrationYour imprint brand: even self-published books need an imprint — we advise on naming and branding it
AdministrationISBN: we arrange the purchase so your books can be sold in online and bricks & mortar bookshops
AdministrationGetting the word out: we upload the book's details to NielsenIQ BookData, which most bookshops access
OutputAmazon Kindle help: comprehensive advice for uploading your ebook to Amazon's KDP site
OutputExtra print-on-demand copies: we can arrange new copies sent direct to you; just let us know

What we will need from you

The book should be 100,000 words or shorter.

It should be in Microsoft Word docx format.

The text should be thoroughly checked in advance – we'll only be doing basic proofing.

It should be in a straightforward text format, i.e. single column.

It should have minimal extras such as pictures, tables, footnotes, etc.

To get more information or add features to either package, please contact us.