Formatting your book for
printing by Fast-Print

If you have any problems or queries, please read the Frequently Asked Questions first, and then please don't hesitate to contact us for further information.

Step 1: Check your work thoroughly.

To give you a service which allows you to produce your book without paying thousands of pounds for publisher services, as standard we do not spell check or proof read any work submitted. However, we are able to arrange for third-party proof reading & editing, you can find out more about this service here.

Step 2: Ensure your work is correctly formatted in either Microsoft Word or one of our other acceptable file formats - you can find out more by viewing the FAQ.

It is important that your book is formatted correctly in MS Word:

• Your choice of page size is 107mm x 175mm, 132mm x 197mm or 156 x 234mm or A5/A4. If you wish to create a book which is different to these ranges, then please contact us directly for a quote.
• All margins must be set to 15mm.
• Your book must begin with a minimum of four prelim pages, which should be inserted before the start of your book.

If you have not yet begun your book, you can download the templates and prelims from our download page.

If you have already written your book in Microsoft Word, then format the text by:

• From the File menu, select Paper Setup. This will open a dialogue box.
• Select the Margins tab. Set Top, Bottom, Left and Right margins all to 15mm. Set the Gutter to 0mm. Set Headers and Footers to 15mm.
• Select the Paper Size tab. Set Paper Size to Custom. Set width and height to size required.

+ I want more than 200 copies, how do I get a quote including volume discount?

+ How do I format my manuscript using Microsoft Word?

+ Where can I choose my book cover design?

+ I want a custom designed cover, how do I find out about this?

+ I want to buy a book marketing pack to promote my book, how much is it?