Smashwords, Kindle Manuscript formatting Service

I’ve finally got this formatting stuff down. I am going to offer my services in reformatting manuscripts for submission to SmashWords.com and Amazon Kindle DTP (Digital Text Platform).

I’ve decided to do it on the cheap at first in order to get a few more manuscripts under the belt.

$35 per manuscript plus $1 per 1,000 words over 50,000.

What I do –

Remove tables, odd fonts, oversize text, and all of the stuff that creeps into a document.

I will add a simple copyright and smashwords edition statement on your title page that will pass smashwords muster.

I will format the document with indented paragraphs and body text with Times Roman Font.

I will tweak these for you up to three times if there is something that you need changed.

I will verify the internal chapter links and create a table of contents if you want one.

I will add page breaks to each chapter start, plus the front matter.

If you send me a cover document, I will include it in the output files so readers can see the cover.

What I won’t do –

I won’t change words. I won’t mess with chapters, italics, bold and special characters.

I am a programmer, and I am not interested in your words and I will not try to edit your manuscript for anything else other than form.

You will get a Mobi file for Kindle, plus the html file that was used to generate the Mobi file (this may be zipped if you include a cover image). You will get a MS word DOC file for use on Smashwords. You will get an RTF file for use on Barnes & Noble.

Contact me first to see if I am still doing this (blog posts have a habit of hanging around for years). I will email you back so that you can send me your file.

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9 Responses to “Smashwords, Kindle Manuscript formatting Service”

  1. Keith says:
    06/27/2011 at 9:35 am

    Not for money. I am not confident enough to charge for this yet. I will take a manuscript and give it a shot. In exchange for feedback on the results, I will convert the document.

    I eventually want to charge. I need to have several more manuscripts under my belt before I know the service is worth it.

    If you feel like experimenting, send me your doc file.

    Keith

  2. ok says:
    06/27/2011 at 6:18 am

    Hello,
    Are you still doing this?

  3. Tobin Tullis says:
    06/01/2011 at 2:58 pm

    Are you still offering this service?

  4. Keith says:
    04/22/2011 at 10:05 am

    Still trying, although I have yet to streamline the operation. I can’t charge anything, yet (other than asking you to buy MY book). If you’ll email to to my [email protected] address I’ll take a look and see how hard it is.

    Keith

  5. Greg Schultz says:
    04/22/2011 at 10:00 am

    Are you still formatting for Kindle and for Smashwords?
    If so, what is the time frame. Thank you

  6. Rita Shoultz says:
    03/02/2011 at 3:36 pm

    Please advise if you are still offering your services. I have manuscript of approx. 95K words, currently in Word format.

  7. Connie Barrett says:
    02/11/2011 at 1:20 pm

    Hi, Keith,

    My manuscript has been successfully published on Smashwords, and I submitted it to Kindle. The first upload worked fine, except that I discovered a critical error. When I tried to upload it again, all the paragraph indents had disappeared. I would be happy to pay you to get this fixed.

    Connie Sohodski (C. M. Barrett)

  8. Tom Parker says:
    02/07/2011 at 6:01 pm

    Hi Keith:
    I have a manuscript needing formatting, for submission to Smashwords. Please reply. Tom Parker

  9. Bobbye Terry says:
    01/29/2011 at 2:57 pm

    Keith,
    Are you still doing this? If so, please contact me offline.
    Thanks,
    Bobbye

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