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I have 27 years experience with Book Design & layout, Catalogue design & layout. Cookbooks, How-to books, Children's books, Fiction, History, and Financial books. Newsletters. Calendars, Medical journal text with illustrations, graphs, charts. I've typeset for Canadian publishers Doubleday, Key Porter Books, Wiley, Dundurn. Canadians For Dummies, Canadian Global Almanac, Canadian Book of Charities, Coles Notes. I've designed, typeset, managed print production for Canadian publishers, for Giller- and Governor General-Award winning books. Let me help you get an award-winning quality book. Skilled in: Self publishing. Print Management, Prepress, Printing. Strong operations, professional. Experienced Production Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the printing industry. PDF Samples available upon request.

I am a book designer and print production specialist with nearly 15 year in publishing. My design style is simple and reader-focused, always with print in mind. I work on everything from poetry and novels, to highly illustrated and academic work. I can also help edit or fix any issues with existing files. My services include: - consultation about the publishing process as a whole - original text and cover design - full text layout with ebook functionality built-in - layout of full covers for all formats - image assessment and editing - basic reflowable ebooks - final press-ready files set up to your printers requirements - experience with POD (KDP, Ingram, etc), short-run, and offset printers - professional PDF editing I can meet tight deadlines and work around your budget if reasonable. I want your book to look great in print and on screen, and take great pride in attractive, readable, professional work.

"Tonia was an absolute dream to work with! She was quick, efficient, friendly, proactive, always quick to respond to any queries I had, completed the job within the time frame requested and the result is really magnificent. I would hire Tonia again in a heartbeat. I feel so lucky I found her on UpWork!" - Jasmine Embrechts, Author of "The Active Actor" "Tonia is a ninja! Just loved her skill and pacing. Will definitely contract with her again. No problems whatsoever. Totally positive experience, I was happy to bonus her above and beyond her bid." - Hanna Pralle, Author of "The Seduction, and Other Vignettes" "Tonia has been absolutely incredible to work with. Attention to detail has been amazing and the final design has improved my book’s format massively - couldn’t recommend more! Will definitely be using again for the next book in my series." - Abbie Nelson, Author of "The Boy Behind" **** Are you looking for a professional book formatter to help you with the design and layout of your book? Are you hoping to find someone with a talent for creating books and the experience and knowledge of the self-publishing platforms (KDP, IngramSpark, etc) to provide you with just what you need? Then you have come to the right place! Hello, I'm Tonia Nazzaro and welcome to my profile. I am a professional book formatter for paperbacks and ebooks. I specialize in: ✅ Using Adobe Indesign for all my book formatting All book layouts are designed from scratch - absolutely no template is ever used. ✅ INDD converted to EPUB I can convert your Indesign file to an EPUB that will be error-free. ✅ PDF converted to EPUB I can convert your PDF document to an EPUB that will be error-free. ✅ Providing PDF and EPUB files that will be accepted by publishing platforms I run several tests to ensure the PDF and EPUB are accepted by ALL publishing platforms, especially Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), IngramSpark and Draft2Digital. ✅ Coding EPUB so it looks like your PDF file I am well-versed in HTML and CSS to tweak the code of your EPUB so that it looks just like your paperback version. ✅ The ins-and-outs of Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing I work for an author services company where I regularly work with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP): I can assist you in creating your book profile, creating your author profile, adapting your book cover to templates, uploading book files, and correcting any problems or errors you have encountered with this platform. ✅ Navigating the IngramSpark publishing platform I have many years experience working with IngramSpark: I can help you to create your book profile, upload files, adapt your cover to templates, and correct any problems you might have encountered. ✅ Publishing to the Draft2Digital platform If you are looking to upload your ebook to Draft2Digital for distribution to Apple Books, Barnes & Nobles, Kobo, Scribd, etc, I have extensive knowledge with this platform and can surely assist you. If you are tired of template-based book layouts that all look the same and want something unique and tailored to your manuscript and style, then send me a message. Find out why I am a ninja. Regards, Tonia

I design corporate and editorial documents, and I use automation to do it faster than most. With XML, data merge, and custom scripting in InDesign, I produce high-volume catalogues, reports, and brochures with total accuracy across every page. Work that would normally take a month, I can deliver in just a few days. With 15+ years in editorial and publication design, I've worked with clients ranging from enterprise software companies to organizations serving First Nations communities across Canada. My work covers annual reports, product catalogues, corporate brochures, one-pagers, infographics, and long-form case studies. What sets my work apart: Accessibility built in. Every document follows proper heading structure, tagging, and reading order, meeting WCAG 2.0 AA and AODA requirements so your content works for screen readers and satisfies compliance needs. This isn't an afterthought; it's part of how I build. Automation that saves you weeks. I work with XML and InDesign data merge to produce high-volume, data-driven documents. A catalogue or report that would normally take a month can be built in a day. I regularly produce 50+ documents per month for a single client, with full consistency across every page. Brand consistency at scale. Whether it's one brochure or a hundred-document system, every piece stays aligned to your guidelines. I work fully online through a clear brief process, so you get professional results without long calls or back-and-forth. If you have a document project, send me the details and I'll tell you exactly how I'd approach it.

Foreign Language Typesetter in over 110 languages including right-to-left languages. Capable of working in Adobe InDesign and QuarkXpress. Expertise in DTP/typesetting brochures, pamphlets, posters, labels, stationery, and websites.

I’ve been in Communications for over 25 years, with a diverse set of skills ranging from from graphic design to copywriting. I am currently trying to build a portfolio of work so please reach out and let me know what projects you have on the go!