Yasmin Sardar

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Book interior formatting

Every manuscript deserves a page it can trust.

I set type, build the grid, and prepare print- and ebook-ready files for independent authors, publishers, and small presses — from first draft to final upload.

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What I do

From manuscript to press-ready file.

Five disciplines, one continuous workflow — so the design decisions in chapter one still hold up on page three hundred.

01

Interior formatting

Typography, grids, chapter openers, drop caps, and consistent front and back matter.

02

Print preparation

Trim size, bleed, margins, spine width, and export settings built for the press.

03

Ebook conversion

Reflowable EPUB and KPF files that read cleanly across devices and stores.

04

Platform files

Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Lulu, and Draft2Digital, each prepared to spec.

05

Style sheets

A documented style sheet so revisions and future volumes stay consistent.

Selected work

Recently formatted interiors.

A cross-section of manuscripts prepared for print and digital publication — fiction, poetry, memoir, and illustrated work.

Hollow Season

Literary fiction
6 × 9 in
318 pp
KDP
3.5 weeks
Literary fiction
6 × 9 in
318 pp
KDP
3.5 weeks

The Ledger Year — Investor One-Pager

Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks
Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks

Marrow & Bone: Recipes from the Coast

Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks
Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks

Northbound Coffee Co. Rebrand Kit

Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks
Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks

The Cartographer’s Daughter

Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks
Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks

Fieldnotes Author Media Kit

Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks
Tri-fold
8.5 × 11 in
100lb matte cover
500 units
1.5 weeks

Why work with me

A good layout still has to work in production.

A page that reads beautifully and still passes the platform's technical review, on the first submission.

the standard for every file I send

Professional, InDesign-based workflow

Every interior is built in Adobe InDesign with proper master pages, paragraph and character styles, and controlled pagination — not an improvised Word layout. That makes corrections, reprints, and future editions far easier to manage.

Trim size, bleed, margins, spine width, image resolution, and colour settings are checked before export, so files pass platform review without back-and-forth.

Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Lulu, and Draft2Digital each have their own quirks. Files are prepared and tested against the platform you're publishing on.

Most authors arrive with a finished manuscript and an unclear next step. I lay out exactly what's needed, what decisions affect production, and what to confirm before final upload.

Who I work with

Built for the way you publish.

Independent authors

Self-publishing, done properly

A finished, professional interior for your first book or your tenth — formatted once, ready everywhere.

Publishers & small presses

Reliable multi-title support

Consistent style sheets and repeatable production for catalogues and ongoing lists.

Academic & business authors

Long-form, done cleanly

Theses, reports, and reference-heavy manuscripts formatted with citations and figures intact.

Book interior formatting

Send me your manuscript and your publishing plan.

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Typical turnaround: 2–4 weeks, depending on manuscript length and revisions.