Publishing can be a labyrinthian journey littered with unexpected traps. Make Books Australia offers flexible fee-for-service assistance – within four broad publishing steps – to help you navigate the potentially challenging path from manuscript to bookshelf/eReader.

If you are interested in any of the fee-for-service publishing advice/assistance outlined on this services page, please use the contact form.

advise

Make Books Australia advises on a range of publishing areas including:

• project ‘look’
• underlying story ‘structure’
• images, graphics, maps, diagrams or multi-media inserts
• formats – print – electronic
• distribution.

edit

Make Books Australia manuscript editorial services including:

• structural reviews to produce a logical ‘story’ path
• simplification – from a light edit trim to a serious prune
• editing to produce a consistent and clear ‘voice’
• consistently applied styles to enhance readability and add a professional sheen.

design

Make Books Australia offers a comprehensive design service including:

• cover and page design
• type selection and setting
• original photograph and illustration
• access to an extensive in-house image library
• scripting and producing of media elements
• maps and diagrams.

publish

Make Books Australia offers a comprehensive publishing service including:

• initial designs and concepts
• preparation of finished art files for printing
• preparation of electronic files for uploading to distribution sites
• developing support and promotional material.

Make Books Australia does not accept unsolicited manuscripts as we plan our publishing list/schedule years in advance. Any unsolicited manuscript files we receive are deleted/destroyed unread.