Goodness C.
Book Designer & Typesetter | Print & EPUB | InDesign | KDP, Lulu
With 200+ books professionally designed, formatted, and typeset for indie authors and small presses across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Africa, I bring global expertise, typographic precision, and publishing-standard design to every project. I specialize in book layout design, typesetting, and formatting using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, delivering print-ready PDFs and eBooks (EPUB, MOBI, KPF) that meet Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, and global print distribution standards. My work focuses on clean, readable, and visually engaging layouts that elevate the reading experience. 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: ✔️ Interior Formatting & Typesetting: Elegant, professional layouts that enhance readability, balance typography, spacing, and visual hierarchy. ✔️ Print-Ready Files: Correct margins, trim sizes, gutters, bleeds, spine width, and file preflight for KDP, IngramSpark, and Lightning Source. ✔️ eBook Conversion: Clean, validated EPUB, MOBI, and KPF files with clickable Table of Contents, proper metadata, and reflowable formatting. ✔️ Cover Design: Genre-appropriate print and eBook covers with correct bleed and spine setup. ✔️ Multi-format Output: Files optimized for print, digital, and reflowable platforms. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀: ✔️ Amazon KDP & IngramSpark: Industry-standard print-ready layouts and Kindle-optimized EPUBs. ✔️ Lulu, Blurb, Lightning Source: POD and global distribution formatting. ✔️ Apple Books, Barnes & Noble Press, Draft2Digital, Smashwords: Seamless eBook conversions for all major platforms. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵: I collaborate with indie authors, publishers, and creative professionals across genres: 📚 Nonfiction, memoir, self-help, philosophy, spirituality, and wellness. 📘 Fiction: romance, fantasy, sci-fi, thriller, and YA. 🪶 Poetry, cookbooks, children’s books, workbooks, and journals. Each project is tailored to the book’s voice could be minimalist and philosophical, structured and professional, or warm and narrative-driven. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲? 😁 ✔️ Expert in Adobe InDesign & KDP standards; precise control of typography, spacing, and layout consistency. ✔️ Clean, preflighted files; fully tested for print and digital upload. ✔️ Detail-obsessed; every margin, header, and paragraph style is intentional. ✔️ Responsive and deadline-driven; I communicate clearly, meet timelines, and deliver reliable results. ✔️ Designs that feel timeless; minimalist, readable, and crafted to professional publishing stand. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't take my word for it, see client feedbacks: 👇 𝘔𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳" 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦. — Shawn Hudson. 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩! 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 1𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺. — Jalisa Wilson, Author of Math and Money. 📩 Ready to publish a book that looks as good as it reads? Let’s bring your manuscript to life with professional design, perfect typography, and publishing-ready precision.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $540
Billed in all: $17,475$17k
$135 in the last 6 months
Across 40 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 31% in Adobe Photoshop
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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