Stand Out on the Shelf with Professional Book Design

From stunning covers to perfectly formatted interiors, our design team ensures your book looks as great as it reads.

Cover design

Your cover is your book’s first impression—make it count. Our designers craft compelling, genre-appropriate covers that stand out on bookshelves and online retailers.

Interior Formatting & Layout

A clean, visually appealing interior keeps readers engaged. We ensure proper typography, spacing, and formatting for both print and digital editions.

e-book conversion & formatting

We ensure your e-book is optimized for Kindle, Apple Books, and other major platforms, with proper formatting for seamless digital reading.

Design Process

Concept Development

We learn about your book, target audience, and design preferences.

Drafts & Feedback

Our designers create initial concepts for your cover and interior layout.

Revisions & Finalization

We refine the design based on your feedback to perfect every detail.

Print & Digital Files

You receive high-resolution, publishing-ready files for distribution.

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Ballast Books is disrupting the publishing industry.

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Disrupting the Publishing Industry.

For generations, publishing books was something done by “other people.” High-level deals done by high-powered agents for high-selling authors at high-powered New York publishing houses. Impossible for the little guy to get his or her book out. At least, that was the perception.