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title: Choosing Book Design Services
description: "If you are publishing independently (self-publishing), you will need: 1. [Cover Design](https://www.bluepenbooks.com/services/cover-design) 2. [Interior Layout](https://www.bluepenbooks.com/services/interior-layout) You may want to add hardcover or audiobook cover designs, depending on your goals. If you are publishing traditionally (querying agents or submitted directly to…"
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updated: "2024-03-04"
category: Blue Pen Services
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# Choosing Book Design Services

If you are publishing independently (self-publishing), you will need:

1. [Cover Design](https://www.bluepenbooks.com/services/cover-design)
2. [Interior Layout](https://www.bluepenbooks.com/services/interior-layout)

You may want to add hardcover or audiobook cover designs, depending on your goals.

If you are publishing traditionally (querying agents or submitted directly to publishers), you do not need book design services. Your publisher will handle your book design.

## When to Start Design Services

Before beginning interior layout, *all* of your editing services should be complete and your manuscript should be finalized.

You can begin your cover design any time, including during the editing process.

Note that these services are typically completed simultaneously. We cannot finalize your cover without your finished interior and vice versa.

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