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Professional EBook Development Since 2014

Turn Your Manuscript Into a Market-Ready EBook

Quick Digital converts your finished manuscript into a professionally formatted ebook for Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play Books, and PDF delivery. We handle every technical step. You receive a file that works perfectly on every device your readers own.

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48hr Delivery for most projects
20+ Devices tested before delivery
5 Platforms covered per project
$600 Starting price for most ebooks

Files Delivered and Tested For Every Major Platform

Amazon KDP Apple Books Google Play Books Kobo Writing Life Barnes & Noble Scribd Direct PDF Download

Most authors and businesses underestimate how much is involved in ebook development. Uploading a Word document to Amazon is not the same as publishing a properly formatted ebook. Tables break. Images shift. Chapter headings disappear. Fonts fail to load. Readers notice immediately, and a one-star review about formatting is nearly impossible to recover from on Amazon’s algorithm.

Our ebook development service at Quick Digital takes your finished manuscript and builds a professionally coded digital publication from the ground up. Every element is hand-checked. Every file is tested across 20 or more reading devices before we send it to you. You get a production-ready ebook that works exactly as intended on every device your readers use.

Who Uses Our EBook Development Service?

Three types of clients come to us for ebook development. Each has different goals, and we tailor the output format and design to match.

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Authors

You have a finished manuscript and want to publish it on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, or both. We build a properly coded, reflowable EPUB3 and MOBI file that adapts cleanly to every screen size and font preference. No broken tables. No missing headings. Also No formatting complaints in your reviews.

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Businesses

You want a lead magnet ebook or branded business guide that looks professional enough for a potential client to trust you. We design the layout, format the interior, create the cover, and deliver a polished PDF and EPUB3 file you can put behind a landing page opt-in or send to prospects directly. A well-designed lead magnet ebook generates 3 to 5 times more sign-ups than a basic PDF export.

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Publishers

You have a back catalogue of titles, a new illustrated book, or a technical manual that needs to reach digital readers. We convert InDesign files, Word documents, and PDF manuscripts into platform-ready EPUB3 files at scale. Complex layouts like cookbooks, children’s books, and graphic novels use fixed-layout development to preserve every design element exactly.

What You Get With Our EBook Development Service

Every ebook development project at Quick Digital includes the following. Nothing hidden, no surprise charges for standard inclusions.

Format Files for Your Platforms

EPUB3 for Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble. MOBI and KF8 for Amazon Kindle. PDF for direct download and lead generation pages. You tell us where you are publishing and we build the right files for each platform.

Hand-Coded Formatting

We code every heading, table, footnote, image, and font manually using InDesign, Sigil, HTML5, and CSS3. This is not automated conversion. It is hand-built ebook formatting that automated tools like Calibre and Kindle Create cannot replicate.

20+ Device Testing

We test every file on Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire, Kindle Oasis, iPad, Android tablets, Kobo, Nook, and desktop reading apps before delivery. EPUBCheck 5.0 validation confirms zero technical errors in every file.

Distribution Setup

We prepare your files for Amazon KDP, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo Writing Life, and Barnes and Noble Press. This includes metadata optimisation, ISBN assignment where needed, and DRM configuration to protect your content. Educational and government clients requiring WCAG 2.0 accessibility compliance receive an accessible EPUB3 build with full screen reader support at no extra consultation charge.

Cover Design Integration

We format your cover art to the exact pixel dimensions each platform requires: 1600 by 2400 for Kindle, 1400 by 2100 for Apple Books, and platform-specific variants for all others. Provide your cover file and we handle the rest.

Revision Round Included

Every project includes one revision round after delivery. You review the files on your own devices, note any adjustments needed, and we fix them. Most projects require zero revisions because we test thoroughly before sending anything.

EBook Development Pricing

Pricing depends on complexity, not just page count. A 100-page technical manual with 40 tables takes more work than a 400-page novel with plain text chapters. See exactly what drives cost up or down in our ebook design cost guide.

Most Common

$600

starting from

Fiction and Non-Fiction

  • βœ“  EPUB3 and Kindle KF8 files
  • βœ“  48 to 72 hour turnaround
  • βœ“  20+ device testing
  • βœ“  One revision round
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Best for Businesses

$800

starting from

Lead Magnet EBook

  • βœ“  PDF and EPUB3 output
  • βœ“  Custom branded interior layout
  • βœ“  Cover design formatted for all platforms
  • βœ“  3 to 5 day delivery
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Complex Projects

$1,500

starting from

Fixed-Layout or Interactive EPUB3

  • βœ“  Exact page design preserved
  • βœ“  Video, audio, and quiz support
  • βœ“  Children’s books and cookbooks
  • βœ“  5 to 21 day delivery
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Rush delivery is available on all projects. A standard 48-hour project can be completed in 24 hours at a 75% premium. Contact us with your deadline and we will confirm availability before you commit.

Why Not Just Use Calibre or Kindle Create?

Free tools like Calibre, Kindle Create, and Pressbooks work well for simple, text-only novels with no special formatting. The moment you add tables, images, footnotes, drop caps, or a complex layout, these tools start producing files that look fine on your computer but break on actual reading devices.

What Goes Wrong DIY Conversion Quick Digital
Tables with merged cells on Kindle βœ— Renders as broken blocks βœ“ Hand-coded for each device
Footnotes that link back to text βœ— Converted to plain text βœ“ Fully linked and functional
Embedded fonts on all Kindle models βœ— Often fails or bloats file βœ“ License verified, properly embedded
EPUBCheck 5.0 validation passing βœ— Errors common βœ“ Zero errors, guaranteed
Refund rate from formatting complaints βœ— Up to 22% higher βœ“ Professionally minimised

How to Get Started

The process is simple on your side. You provide the content. We handle everything else.

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Send Us Your Manuscript

A Word DOCX file with proper heading styles is the ideal source format. We also accept InDesign packages and clean PDFs. We will tell you upfront if anything needs adjusting before we start.

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We Build and Test Your EBook

Our team codes your ebook by hand, tests it on 20 or more devices, and validates every file through EPUBCheck. Standard projects are complete in 48 to 72 hours. You do not need to follow up or chase updates.

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Receive Ready-to-Publish Files

You receive your format files fully prepared for each platform, along with metadata recommendations and upload instructions. Upload to Amazon KDP, Apple Books, or your own website and you are ready to publish.

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Request Revisions if Needed

Review the files on your own devices. If you spot anything that needs adjusting, send us a list and we fix it in the same project. Most clients use this round to tweak a few spacing preferences, not correct errors.

Get a Quote for Your EBook in 24 Hours

Tell us your manuscript type, target platforms, and deadline. We respond with a firm price and timeline within 24 hours. No obligation, no automated response.

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EBook Development Questions

What file do I need to send you to get started?

A Word DOCX file with proper heading styles (Heading 1 for chapter titles, Heading 2 for subheadings) produces the cleanest conversion and the fastest turnaround. InDesign packages work well for illustrated or complex layout books. Clean PDFs are acceptable but add time because we need to extract content before coding the ebook. Scanned PDFs cannot be used. If you are unsure whether your file is ready, send it to us and we will check it for free before you pay anything.

Do I need EPUB and MOBI, or just one format?

If you are publishing on Amazon Kindle, you need a KF8 or MOBI file. If you are publishing on Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo, or Barnes and Noble, you need EPUB3. Most authors publishing on multiple platforms need both. We recommend ordering both in one project as it costs significantly less than commissioning them separately. For business lead magnet ebooks distributed through a website, PDF is the primary format and EPUB3 is the optional secondary for subscribers who prefer reading apps.

How much does professional ebook development cost?

A straightforward reflowable ebook for a novel or non-fiction book in EPUB3 and Kindle KF8 starts at $600 with 48-hour delivery. A business lead magnet ebook with custom cover and branded interior layout starts at $800 with a 3 to 5-day turnaround. Fixed-layout ebook development for illustrated books, cookbooks, and graphic novels starts at $1,500. Interactive EPUB3 files with embedded video or assessments start at $3,000. The full pricing breakdown with examples is in our ebook design cost guide.

Can you create the ebook from scratch if I only have rough content?

Our standard ebook development service starts from a completed manuscript. If you have content ideas, an outline, or rough notes but nothing fully written yet, our custom ebook development service covers the full process from content strategy through writing, design, and final file delivery. Many businesses use this route to produce lead magnet ebooks without assigning internal writing resources to the project.

Will my ebook work on all Kindle models and reading apps?

Yes. We test every ebook on Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire, and Kindle Oasis as standard, alongside iPad, Android tablets, Kobo, and Nook devices. We also test in desktop reading apps including Adobe Digital Editions. EPUBCheck 5.0 validation is run on every file and we fix any errors before delivery. If you find a rendering issue on a device after delivery that falls within our device testing scope, we fix it at no charge. We have been doing this since 2014 and our files work.

Quick Digital EBook Development Service

Authors, businesses, and publishers have trusted us to develop their ebooks professionally since 2014. Send us your manuscript and receive a firm quote within 24 hours. No automated responses. No surprise charges. Just a properly built ebook that works.

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