Publish the Textbook Your Field Has Been Waiting For.
Publishing Squad helps academics, researchers, and educators publish professionally produced textbooks and course materials — from peer-reviewed academic titles to practical professional guides.
What's Included
Academic Copyediting
Specialist copyediting for academic and educational texts — ensuring clarity, consistency, and adherence to your chosen style guide (APA, Chicago, MLA).
Complex Layout & Typesetting
Professional typesetting handling tables, figures, equations, footnotes, and multi-level heading structures.
Index & Table of Contents
Professional indexing and fully linked table of contents for both print and digital editions.
Cover & Interior Design
Clean, authoritative cover and interior design appropriate for the academic and professional educational market.
ISBN & Library Cataloguing
ISBN assignment, CIP data, and library cataloguing-in-publication to maximise discoverability in academic library acquisition.
Global Academic Distribution
Distribution through academic channels including Amazon, university bookshops, Ingram Academic, and direct institutional sales.
Let's Publish Your Book
Get a free consultation and discover exactly how we'll bring your manuscript to market.
How It Works
Our 7-step textbook publishing process is built for the complexity and rigour that academic and educational publishing demands.
Scope & Requirements
Discuss the subject, level, intended course use, and technical requirements of your textbook.
Manuscript Review
Our academic editor reviews structure, clarity, citation consistency, and style guide compliance.
Copyediting
Full specialist copyedit of the manuscript to academic publishing standard.
Design & Layout
Interior layout handling all tables, figures, equations, and complex formatting elements.
Indexing
Professional subject index and fully linked digital table of contents.
Final Proof
Author review of the complete designed book before submission to print.
Publishing & Distribution
Published in print and digital formats with distribution to academic and professional channels.
Is This Right for You?
Our textbook publishing service is designed for academics and educators with completed manuscripts who need professional production and distribution.
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We only accept 4 new manuscripts per month to maintain our executive quality standards.
Academic Publishing Quality — Without the Academic Publisher
Independent textbook publishing now produces titles indistinguishable from major academic publishers — and authors retain far more control and royalties.
Independent academic authors retain 60–70% royalties compared to 10–15% from traditional academic publishers — without sacrificing professional quality.
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Citations & references
Academic Style Guide Compliance
Our editors are trained in APA, Chicago, MLA, and Harvard citation styles — ensuring your references and in-text citations are perfectly consistent.
University Bookshop Distribution
We distribute through channels that supply university bookshops globally, making course adoption accessible for instructors worldwide.
Digital Formats
We produce PDF, EPUB, and accessible digital formats compatible with major academic ebook platforms and institutional access systems.
Explore the Full Suite of Publishing Squad Services
Course Text
Single-author textbook up to 300 pages with full editing, layout, and academic distribution.
Reference Edition
Up to 500 pages including professional indexing, figures, and hardcover production.
Edited Volume
Multi-contributor edited volume with full permissions management, uniform formatting, and academic library distribution.
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Yes. Our typesetters are experienced with LaTeX and MathML for equations and can handle complex STEM content alongside standard text.