At Tacky Duck Publishing,  we value our clients. 

Book Publishing Services Include:

• Format and Layout Editing – We will ensure that your book is uniform in a number of ways; for example, uniform in the use of font typefaces and sizes, uniform in chapter headings, paragraph and subparagraph headings, indentations, tabbing, multi-level lists, line spacing, margins, headers, footers, pagination — those kinds of things. 

• Limited Text Editing – We will perform a one last "spell check" just in case you might have missed something during your spell check. We will also do a quick review or perusal of your book looking for obvious punctuation errors [e.g., like ensuring that commas are placed inside quotation marks instead of outside of quotation marks; or the misuse of dashes (-), en dashes (–), and em dashes(—)]. We will also let you know if we run across any wording that appears un-grammatical.

• Title Page and Copyright Page Preparation – Once the book is printed and distributed, the copyright page establishes the actual copyright.

• Preparing a Table of Contents (if you want one) – For an extra charge, we will set formatting codes to chapter and paragraph headings so that they appear in the table of contents along with the correct page number.

• Photos or Graphic Image Handling – We will scan your photos (if necessary), and perform photo editing, and place them and other images in your book in the appropriate places.

• Cover Design Assistance – If you don't already have a cover design, for an extra charge, we can assist you in developing a cover. Let us know your ideas and we will take it from there. 

• SBN and Barcode Purchase – We will order them OR you can order them yourself and save $75.

• Printing – Your book will be printed in the agreed size and on the agreed paper. You'll receive a PDF proof and full-size, hardcopy prototype for your review and approval prior to the book going into production.

• Booking Binding – Depending on the number of pages, books may be saddle stitched (stapled in the fold – when less than 56 pages) or "perfect" bound (pages glued into a flat spine).