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Book Formatter / Interior Designer — Amazon KDP Print + Kindle (Nonfiction, B&W Graphics) Project Type One-time project (possible follow-on) Overview Seeking an experienced book formatter/interior designer to produce a professional layout for Amazon KDP print and Kindle (reflowable). Formatting-only: preserve author wording and emphasis; apply clean typography, consistent styles, and proper structure. Manuscript includes a small number of black-and-white graphics. Approx length: 360 ,, 420 print pages at 6×9" (final count depends on layout) Images: ~10 B&W figures (line art + simple graphics) Scope Amazon KDP (print interior) Set trim size, margins, gutter, page layout per KDP specs Style hierarchy (H1/H2/H3), body, quotes, captions, callouts/boxes Lists with bold lead-ins before colons (house rule) and proper indents B&W graphics: prep to 300 dpi at final size, grayscale/levels, crisp line art, anchored with captions Running heads/folios, no widows/orphans, sensible page breaks Export KDP-ready PDF (fonts embedded; correct bleeds if used) Kindle (reflowable) Build EPUB suitable for Kindle (or provide KPF) Semantic headings, linked TOC, clean CSS, image optimization Test in Kindle Previewer; pass EPUBCheck Front/back matter Title page, copyright, auto-generated TOC, acknowledgments/resources Inputs Manuscript in DOCX ~10 B&W graphics (PNG/JPG/SVG) with captions Basic style preferences (fonts, trim) or references Deliverables KDP-ready print PDF (fonts embedded; correct trim/gutter/bleed) Source files (InDesign package preferred; Word with robust Styles acceptable) Reflowable EPUB (validated) + Kindle-ready file (EPUB or KPF) 1-page Style Sheet (headings, body, lists, callouts, table spec, punctuation rules) Requirements Proven KDP + Kindle interior experience Adobe InDesign (and EPUB tools) proficiency Strong typography for long-form nonfiction Ability to preserve original text/voice (no content edits) NDA/confidentiality Nice-to-Haves Accessibility awareness (semantic structure, alt text for figures) Experience with callouts/safety notes/tables Grayscale prep for print (levels/curves) Budget & Pricing Fixed project price preferred (not hourly). Please submit two totals: A) KDP print PDF + source files B) KDP print + source + Kindle/EPUB Timeline Start ASAP; include your turnaround and revision policy (e.g., 1–2 rounds per milestone). How to Apply Start with: “KDP ready.” Then share: 2–3 KDP + Kindle interior samples (nonfiction ideal) Your toolchain (InDesign, Kindle Previewer, EPUBCheck, etc.) How you handle B&W image prep (grayscale, 300 dpi, anchoring, captions) Confirmation you won’t edit content (formatting only) Your fixed quotes for A and B + earliest start date