For independent authors
Publishing services
Professional support for bringing your book from manuscript to finished publication.
From manuscript to book
Independent does not have to mean doing everything alone.
Obscuritas Press provides practical publishing services for writers who want professional help bringing their own work into print while retaining control of their project.
Services can be commissioned individually or combined into a larger package. The aim is straightforward: clear scope, clear pricing, agreed sign-off points and a finished book that looks and feels professionally produced.
Important distinction
Your book remains your book.
Buying a publishing service does not automatically make Obscuritas Press the publisher of your title, nor does it guarantee inclusion in the Obscuritas catalogue. Publishing and production services are kept deliberately separate.
Manuscript preparation
Formatting and technical clean-up before production.
Editing & proofreading
Editorial support can be scoped separately according to the manuscript.
Typesetting & interior design
Readable, professional print and ebook interiors.
Cover design
A cover developed for the book, its audience and its market.
Metadata & book description
Clear metadata, categories and sales copy for publishing platforms.
Publishing setup
Support preparing and uploading files to agreed publishing platforms.
Print & ebook preparation
Production-ready files checked for the intended formats.
Launch support
Practical assets and guidance for bringing the finished book to readers.
A flexible approach
Choose what you need.
Some writers need a complete route from manuscript to finished book. Others simply need a cover, a print-ready interior or help getting the files onto a publishing platform.
Discuss
We establish what the book needs and what you want help with.
Agree
You receive a defined scope of work, price and sign-off points.
Produce
The agreed work is completed with your approval at the appropriate stages.
Publish
You receive the agreed final files and, where included, support with publication.
Have a project in mind?
Tell us about the book.
A short description of the manuscript, its current stage and the help you need is enough to begin.