See your own book formatted, free, before you pay.

Get a free book formatting sample of your own manuscript. We set your opening pages at your trim size and send them back with your price, so you judge the layout on your own words before you order.

up to 1,300 wordsback in 2 business daysfree, one per authorno card

Get a free sample of your own book

We send your sample here.
A rough number is fine.
Word, PDF, RTF, ODT or plain text, up to 50 MB. You can also send it when you reply to our email.

One sample per author. Add your file above or send it when you reply to our email; we never log in to your KDP account. If you don't order, we delete your file after 30 days.

  • Screenshots with every file
  • Free sample first
  • We never log in to your KDP
  • No call

DistroCode LLC, Sterling Heights, Michigan.

What do I send for a free sample?

You send your manuscript as a Word, PDF, RTF, ODT or plain text file. Add it to the form, or attach it when you reply to the email we send you. Add your trim size if you know it, and whether you need ebook, paperback or both.

What comes back with the sample?

You get up to 1,300 words of your book back, set at your trim size, within 2 business days of your file. We pick the 1,300 words that show the layout best. Your price comes with the sample, worked out from your word count, and you owe nothing to see it.

2business days, back to you

What does a sample look like?

A sample looks like finished pages of your own book, set at your trim size. In the example below, the gutter is 0.75 in and the outside margin 0.6 in, with 34 lines a page and every font embedded. Drag to compare. Yours comes back in 2 business days with your price.

Before: page 1 of the Word manuscript, Chapter VI in Times New Roman 12, double spaced, on a Letter page.
After: folio 1 of our 6 x 9 inch Great Gatsby sample, the same Chapter VI opening with a drop cap and justified text, a 0.75 inch gutter and a 0.6 inch outside margin.

Drag to compare. Gutter 0.75 in, outside 0.6 in, 34 lines a page, every font embedded.

Why is the sample free?

The sample is free because your own pages are better proof than anything we could say. You see the layout before you pay, and if you don't order, you owe nothing. It is one sample per author, offered on this site and in Messenger only.

What happens after the sample?

After the sample, you decide. If you like it, you order at the posted price: $249 for ebook and paperback, up to 80,000 words. We send a payment link, with no quote form and no call, and your checked files come back in 10 business days. If you don't order, you owe nothing.

  1. Send your manuscript.

    A Word, PDF, RTF, ODT or plain text file, by message or email.

    Today

  2. Get your free sample in 2 business days.

    Up to 1,300 words of your own book, set at your trim size, with the price.

    2 business days

  3. Pay the posted price.

    We send a payment link. No quote form, no call.

    When you are ready

  4. Get your files, checked.

    Kindle Previewer and KDP print-spec screenshots come with them, so you see what we saw before you upload.

    10 business days

What is in the free KDP formatting checklist?

The free KDP Formatting Checklist covers trim sizes, margins by page count, bleed, fonts, front and back matter, ebook vs print, and common KDP rejection reasons. It is two pages, useful even if you never hire anyone. You can get it along with your free sample.

Free: the checklist and a sample

  • KDP Formatting Checklist: trim sizes, margins by page count, bleed, fonts, front and back matter, ebook vs print, and the common reasons KDP rejects files. Two pages. Useful even if you never hire anyone.
  • Free sample: up to 1,300 words of your own manuscript, formatted at your trim size. One per author. Back in 2 business days.
Page 1 of the KDP Formatting Checklist: trim sizes, margins by page count, bleed and fonts.
Guarantee seal: fixed free until KDP accepts it, 60 days to claim.

What if KDP rejects the files you make?

If KDP rejects the files we make for a formatting reason, the fix costs nothing. Tell us within 60 days of delivery. Before you upload, Kindle Previewer and KDP print-spec screenshots come with your files, so you see what we saw.

What do authors ask about the sample?

Yes. Clean Page Press formats up to 1,300 words of your own manuscript free, at your trim size, back in 2 business days with your price. One sample per author.

Your manuscript as a Word, PDF, RTF, ODT or plain text file, and your trim size if you know it. Add it to the form, or attach it when you reply to our email.

No. The sample is free, and you only pay if you decide to order.

2 business days from when we receive your file.