Manuscript assessment and editing
Cold reads, developmental editing, line editing, continuity review, copy preparation, and final editorial cleanup for fiction, nonfiction, and selected specialty projects.
Publishing services
Book editing, formatting, design, and KDP file-fix services.
LT Publishing helps independent authors and small publishers turn manuscripts into professional print and ebook files. We handle editorial review, book formatting, cover and interior design, production troubleshooting, and clearly defined KDP file correction.
How we work
Practical publishing help without inflated packages.
Some books need a full editorial and production process. Others need one stubborn problem solved: a rejected KDP cover, incorrect bleed, broken margins, unreadable back cover text, poor image placement, ebook conversion trouble, or a print-ready PDF that will not pass review.
We begin by identifying the actual problem. If a targeted fix is enough, we do not turn it into a full package. If the book needs deeper editorial, design, or formatting work, we say so before any commitment is made.
Editorial services
Editing begins with close reading.
Editorial support is not limited to proofreading. We offer manuscript assessment, developmental editing, line editing, continuity review, copy preparation, and final pre-publication review.
The aim is to make the book stronger while preserving the author’s voice. A manuscript assessment may identify structure, pacing, continuity, characterization, tone, or market-positioning issues. A line edit works closer to the sentence level, improving clarity, rhythm, emphasis, and consistency without sanding away the author’s style.
Book design
A book should be designed, not assembled.
Cover and interior design are approached as professional design work rather than template placement. We consider typography, hierarchy, trim size, spine width, image treatment, chapter architecture, front matter, back matter, and how the finished book functions as a physical object.
For interiors, that means readable type, consistent spacing, clean chapter openings, proper margins, and files built for the selected trim size and paper type. For covers, it means front, spine, and back working together as one complete print object.
Book formatting and interior layout
Paperback, hardback, and ebook formatting with attention to trim size, margins, gutters, chapter structure, typography, front matter, back matter, and print-ready PDF export.
Cover design and print preparation
Custom cover development, full-wrap paperback and hardback layout, spine calculation, back cover organization, image handling, barcode-area planning, and platform-ready export.
KDP file fix and upload troubleshooting
Help with rejected KDP files, incorrect bleed, margin warnings, cover sizing, unreadable back cover copy, image problems, barcode conflicts, and other submission issues.
Ebook conversion and correction
Conversion and cleanup for ebook files, including navigation, chapter breaks, front matter, links, basic formatting consistency, and correction of common upload or preview errors.
Complete book production
For books that genuinely need it, a defined end-to-end scope can include editing, cover design, interior formatting, ebook preparation, platform setup, proof review, and correction.
KDP and print-on-demand
Production support for KDP, Lulu, and most major platforms.
We can prepare and troubleshoot books for Amazon KDP, Lulu, and most other self-publishing and print-on-demand platforms. Typical work includes print-ready PDF preparation, cover sizing, trim and bleed correction, ebook conversion, metadata guidance, proof review, and final file cleanup.
IngramSpark is the current exception because of an unresolved account-verification issue, not because of any limitation in production capability.
Fees and scope
Clear work, clear price, clear handoff.
Publishing services should solve a problem, not create a financial crisis. We define the scope, explain what is wrong, and quote the work clearly before beginning.
Most authors do not need a package costing thousands of dollars. They need someone who can identify the problem, fix it properly, and explain what was done.
We do not sell unnecessary add-ons, vague prestige, guaranteed sales, or promises about reviews. We charge for editorial, design, formatting, and production work actually performed.
Working policy
Defined scope. Escrowed payment. Author control.
Client projects are scoped in writing and handled through escrow. You know what will be delivered, what it will cost, and when payment is released.
You retain your manuscript, production files, publishing accounts, royalties, and decision-making control. Working with us does not create an ownership stake in your book.
What we will not do
LT Publishing is not a vanity publisher.
You cannot buy your way into publication under one of our imprints.
Hiring us for editing, design, formatting, or production services does not guarantee that a book will be accepted by LT Publishing or LT Select. Imprint publication is a separate editorial decision based on the manuscript, the fit, and the book’s readiness for publication.
If a book needs substantial revision, we will say so. If we are not the right fit, we will say that too. Our role is to help produce a stronger book—not to collect a fee for putting an unfinished one into print.
If we provide paid services on a book that is not taken on by one of our imprints, the author remains free to publish it independently or place it elsewhere. The work we do is a publishing service, not a purchase of publishing rights or an obligation to publish through LT Publishing.
Resources
Publishing and production notes
A few practical pieces on book formatting, paper, trim, and production decisions that affect how a finished book reads and feels.
Interior design
Why Some Books Have Beautiful Interiors
Why a professionally built interior feels different from a manuscript poured into a trim size.
Read article →Paper choice
Cream vs White Paper
How paper colour affects readability, tone, and the overall feel of a printed book.
Read article →Trim & format
Why Trim Size Changes the Way a Book Reads
Why trim size is not just a production setting but part of the reading experience.
Read article →Hardback production
What Makes a Hardback Feel Well Made
Beyond the jacket: case proportions, endpapers, interior design, and the quieter marks of quality.
Read article →Author resources
Practical guides for authors
For more detailed guidance on formatting, KDP production problems, trim size, paper choice, and book interiors, visit our resources page.