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Format your book the way you want

Do it in one click, have a real formatter do it, or get your eBook and print files ready. Pick a template, and your contents, dedication and acknowledgements follow it.

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The Long Way Home
chapter 1 - the long way home
IMPORTED · 42,180 WORDS

The train slowed just past the second bridge, the way it always did before the valley opened up.

Mara didn't notice the woman across the aisle until the whistle sounded twice.

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By the time the doors hissed open, she had already decided not to look back.

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Folio AI
Manuscript analysis
42 double spaces
18 stray line breaks
Inconsistent paragraph indents
Scene breaks not marked
No running header or page numbers
Trim size6 × 9 in
✓ Formatted DOCXEPUB
One-click formatting Real formatter, $100 Free to start eBook and print files You keep every right
AI Book Formatting

Pick a template. One click formats the whole book.

Choose a book template and Folio AI lays out your entire manuscript in one click. Then add your contents, dedication and acknowledgements if you want them, change your book size, and drop in pictures from our picture library. Every step can be changed or undone.

  1. 1

    Choose a template

    Open Templates and pick a look for your interior: classic, modern or minimal. Fonts, spacing and headings are set for you, and your contents, dedication and acknowledgement pages take on the same style.

  2. 2

    Format with one click

    Press Format my book. Folio AI fixes spacing, indents, scene breaks, chapter headings, headers and page numbers across every chapter.

  3. 3

    Add contents, dedication and acknowledgements

    Let AI build or fix your table of contents from your chapter headings. Then add a dedication page and an acknowledgements page if you want them. Each one is your choice.

  4. 4

    Change your book size

    Switch between 6 × 9, 5.5 × 8.5, 5 × 8 or 5.25 × 8, or enter your own. The whole book reflows to fit.

  5. 5

    Add pictures from our library

    Browse the Folio picture library, click a picture and place it in your book. Then download your DOCX or EPUB.

Good to know. Your words never change. AI only touches layout, and you can undo any step or restart from your original file.
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For my mother,
who always left the light on.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to my editor, my first readers, and everyone who kept me writing.

Contents
Chapter One1
Chapter Two14
Chapter Three29
Chapter Four43
chapter 1 - the long way home

The train slowed just past the second bridge, the way it always did before the valley opened up.

Mara didn't notice the woman across the aisle until the whistle sounded twice.

By the time the doors hissed open, she had already decided not to look back.

Step 1 · Choose a template
Choose a template
Fonts, spacing and headings, set for you
Classic
Modern
Minimal
Use this template
Format my book
Whole manuscript, one pass
Paragraph spacingInconsistent
IndentsMixed
Scene breaks6 styles
HeadingsPlain text
✦ Format my book
Contents and extra pages
Set in your template's style. Add what you want.
Table of contents
Dedication page
Acknowledgements
Add selected pages
Book size
Your book reflows to fit
6 × 9 in5.5 × 8.5 in5 × 8 in5.25 × 8 inCustom
Picture library
Click a picture to place it
Add to page

Templates that format in one click

Pick a look and the whole interior follows it, from chapter openers to running headers.

Contents, dedication, acknowledgements

Generate or fix your table of contents, and add a dedication or acknowledgements page whenever you like.

Change your size any time

Switch trim size and the book reflows. No rebuilding, no re-uploading.

Our own picture library

Add pictures from the Folio library straight into your pages, with no stock site needed.

Free to start. You keep every right to your book.
4 waysTO FORMAT YOUR BOOK
1 clickTO FORMAT A FULL MANUSCRIPT
$100CUSTOM FORMATTING BY A REAL FORMATTER
DOCX + EPUBPRINT AND E-READER FILES
Formatting services

Four ways to format your book.

Every service starts from the same editor. Choose the one that fits your book and your time.

Included with every service

The same care, whichever you choose.

Template

  • Templates set fonts, spacing and headings
  • Your whole interior follows one look

Contents and extra pages

  • Table of contents, generated or fixed
  • Dedication and acknowledgements, if you want them
  • All set in your template's style

Book size

  • 6 × 9, 5.5 × 8.5, 5 × 8, 5.25 × 8
  • Or a custom size
  • The book reflows to fit

Pictures

  • Folio picture library
  • Add pictures straight into your pages
  • No stock site needed
Plans

Start free. Pick the formatting that fits your book.

Format it yourself or hand it to a real person. No subscriptions, and your book always stays yours.

Just want to try it?
Free
Format your whole book. Download when you upgrade.
$0 forever
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What's included
  • Manuscript analysis report for your book
  • Format your whole book with one click
  • Review and tweak every page in the editor
  • Your book stays yours, always
Tool access included
  • Book formatting: templates, one-click format and editing for your whole book. Limit: no download or export
  • Cover Studio: every template, customizing, 3D preview and print-ready downloads. Limit: no book-based cover generation
  • Manuscript assessment: first 6 pages only
  • Manuscript editing: first 500 words only
  • Audiobook tool: not included, available separately
  • Marketing tool: not included, available separately
Format your book and see the result before you pay. Upgrade only when you are ready to download.
Have a person do it
Humanize
A real formatter, working on your book.
$100 custom formatting
You pay up front
How it works
  • Your whole interior, formatted by hand: $100
  • Tell us about your book in a short form
  • A dedicated project manager guides your book from first call to final files
  • Laid out for print and eBook, to your trim size
  • You get the DOCX and EPUB files
  • Pick only the services you need
See Humanize details
Humanize details

A real formatter and a dedicated project manager.

Humanize is for authors who would rather hand the interior to a person. Here is exactly what you get.

Dedicated project manager

One named person owns your book from the first call to the final files, so you always know who to ask and where things stand.

Formatted by hand, with care

A real formatter goes through your manuscript chapter by chapter, so the pages feel right and not just tidy.

Custom formatting for $100

Your whole interior, laid out for your book. You pay up front, and your book always stays yours.

Print-ready interior
EPUB for e-readers
Editable DOCX
Contents, dedication, acknowledgements
  1. Tell us about your bookFill in a short form with your title, genre, trim size and what you have in mind.
  2. Meet your project managerWe set up a call at a time that suits you.
  3. Pick your servicesChoose only the services you need.
  4. Receive your filesYour formatted interior, ready for publishing.
Questions

Answers, in plain words.

Which formatting service should I choose?

Choose One-Click if you want to do it yourself in minutes. Choose One-on-One if you want a real formatter and a project manager to do it for $100. Choose eBook or Print if you only need files for one of those.

What is the difference between the four pages?

They are four ways into the same formatting tool. One-Click is the do-it-yourself AI route, One-on-One is a person doing it for you, and eBook and Print focus on the EPUB and print files.

Can I add a dedication and acknowledgements?

Yes, if you want them. They are optional, and they follow your template and table of contents.

What can I download?

A Word file in its original format, or an EPUB for e-readers. Downloads come with the Standard plan. On Free you can format and edit your book but not download it.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. On the Free plan you can import your manuscript, format the whole book and edit it in the browser, with no card needed. Upgrade to Standard when you are ready to download.

Do I keep the rights to my manuscript?

Always. Folio is a tool you use, not a publisher you sign to. You keep every right to your manuscript and to the files you create.

Your book, your way

Give your book the interior it deserves.

Format your manuscript in one click, fine-tune every detail, or bring in a real formatter whenever you want one.