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You wrote the book.
We make sure it gets published.

BookReady catches the technical problems that get indie authors rejected by IngramSpark, KDP, B&N Press and Draft2Digital, then fixes them for you. Drop your PDF on the scanner (or hit run) to see every issue in plain English, free.

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Drop a PDF here, or just hit scan

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18 checks per file · 4 platforms supported · ★★★★★ Verified reviews on Trustpilot → · 30s average scan

What that scan just did for you

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Named every error

ICC profiles, transparency, ink coverage, spine width, in plain English, not printer jargon.

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Fixed what's fixable

Stripped bad colorspaces, flattened transparency, recalculated spine width, automatically.

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Handed back upload-ready

One corrected file that sails through your printer. $9, only if you want it.

Your compliance report

Every error, named, and the exact fix applied

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Run a scan to generate a full plain-English report for IngramSpark, every check, every fix, before & after.

Sound familiar?

IngramSpark rejected your file with a cryptic error about ICC profiles or PDF/X, and you have no idea what that means.

KDP kicked your interior back for margins, bleed, or trim size, days before your launch, without telling you exactly what's wrong.

B&N Press or Draft2Digital bounced your upload over an un-embedded font or a stray RGB image, with no plain-English explanation.

You paid a formatter $150 to fix something that turned out to be a two-line Python script's worth of work.

Your spine text disappeared because you ordered a cover before calculating the correct spine width for your page count and paper stock.

Pick the right tool

Interior PDF or book cover?

These are two different files with totally different requirements. Use the wrong scanner and you'll get checks that don't apply to your file. Pick the one that matches what you uploaded.

📄 Most common

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Interior PDF

Your book's chapters and content, the file with your manuscript, pages 1 to N. Usually exported from Word, Vellum, Atticus, Affinity Publisher, or InDesign.

ICC color profiles & PDF/X-1a compatibility
Font embedding (no substitution at print)
Total Ink Coverage (TIC) under 240%
Image resolution at 300 DPI
Page count parity, bleed, trim size
Spot/Pantone color leakage

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Free check · $9 to download fixed file · all 4 platforms at once

🎨 For full-wrap covers

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Book cover

Your full-wrap cover, back + spine + front, all on one page. Usually exported from Canva, Affinity Publisher, Photoshop, or our cover builder.

Full-wrap dimensions match your trim + spine + bleed
Spine width correct for your page count + paper
Barcode area on back cover left clear
RGB → CMYK color conversion for print
Image resolution per embedded image (not just doc)
Bleed metadata + crop marks

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Free check · $9 to download fixed file · Or design a cover from scratch ($19 per cover)

Got both? Run them through one at a time. Each scan tells you exactly what's wrong and how to fix it.

Meet the founder

Hi, I'm Tiffany. I built BookReady because I needed it.

I'm an indie author too. I built BookReady after I got tired of paying $240/yr for Adobe Acrobat Pro just to fix one color profile error, and watching IngramSpark reject my files with cryptic messages no plain-English tool would explain.

This is the tool I wished existed. Upload your file, see every error in plain English in 30 seconds, pay $9 only if you want the fixed version. No subscriptions buried in fine print, no AI trained on your manuscript, no upsells. Reply to any email, I read every one.

Tiffany · Founder, BookReady

From authors

Authors who didn't get rejected this time

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"BookReady solved every problem I was having with finalizing my Ingram file and at an insanely reasonable price… The file she delivers is literally perfect, with every single conflict with the Ingram requirements fixed. I will use BookReady for every book I publish from now on."

Stephen SpignesiAuthor · US

✓ Verified on Trustpilot

★★★★★

"My cover photo had 5 errors in it. Fixing them fried my brain until I downloaded this simple app. It fixed everything right up and I was able to upload my image. Tiffany went above and beyond."

Joni DeschaneIndie author · US

✓ Verified on Trustpilot

★★★★★

"Simple service that takes your hand and walks you through the complicated process of adjusting my PDF and manuscript, and makes it WAY easier to get my documents ready for IngramSpark. Definitely worth the pittance it costs."

Verified reviewerIngramSpark customer · AU

✓ Verified on Trustpilot

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compliance checks

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vs $240/yr Acrobat

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average scan time

⚡ Professional-grade engine

We use Ghostscript.
The same engine print shops use.

Adobe Acrobat Pro charges $240/year to convert your PDF to PDF/X-1a. BookReady does it for $9, using Ghostscript, the open-source engine that commercial print shops, publishers, and prepress bureaus worldwide rely on.

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True RGB → CMYK conversion at press quality

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Full font embedding, zero substitution risk

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Transparency flattened to PDF/X-1a:2001 standard

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300 DPI image resampling via Bicubic interpolation

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Layers removed, optional content stripped

The $240/year problem

Adobe Acrobat Pro $240 / year

Enfocus PitStop Pro $480 / year

Freelance formatter $50–200 / file

BookReady $9 per file

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What we check

18 checks. Every upload.

Every check that actually causes rejections or print disasters, not a generic PDF validator.

6 Critical 7 Important 5 Polish

ICC color profiles · font embedding · true Ghostscript PDF/X-1a · spot/Pantone colors · encryption · even page count · 300 DPI images · bleed & TrimBox · Total Ink Coverage · color mode · page-size consistency · hyperlinks · JavaScript/forms · spine width · crop marks · overprint · metadata · trim-size match.

See all 18 checks in detail →

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New feature

Check all 4 platforms at once

One upload. IngramSpark, KDP Print, B&N Press, and Draft2Digital, simultaneously. See exactly which platforms pass and which need fixes.

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Pricing

Pay once or subscribe

One file to fix? $9. Publishing a series? Go Pro for unlimited everything.

🛡 Money-back guarantee: if your fixed file is still rejected, we refund. No questions.

Pay as you go

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one-time · per file

Fix one file, pay once. No subscription, no account. Files delivered, then deleted.

All 18 compliance checks
⚡ Ghostscript PDF/X-1a conversion
Fixed PDF, upload-ready
Plain-English report
All 4 platforms
Cover builder
Personal Pro dashboard

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FAQ

Is my PDF kept private?

Your file is uploaded, scanned, and deleted. We don't store your manuscript, log its contents, or retain anything after the fixed PDF is downloaded. Files are wiped from our servers after 24 hours regardless of whether you download.

Does this work for cover files too?

Yes, covers get their own dedicated checker at /check-cover with 11 cover-specific compliance checks (per-image DPI, full-wrap dimensions, spine width, bleed, CMYK, barcode clearance, Canva auto-detect, and more). For Canva users specifically there's also /canva-pdf-checker with Canva-targeted fix instructions. If you'd rather build a cover from scratch, use the Cover Builder, 43 genre templates, full-wrap PDF export, free to design, $19 per cover.

What if my font can't be auto-fixed?

Font embedding is the one check we detect but can't auto-fix: we'd need your original font files to re-embed them. Instead we tell you exactly which fonts are missing and which pages they appear on, so you can re-export with embedding enabled from Atticus, InDesign, or Affinity Publisher.

Will this guarantee IngramSpark accepts my file?

BookReady catches every technical compliance issue we know of. If a fixed file is still rejected, contact us. We want to know about it so we can add the check. We've never had a file rejected after passing all 18 checks.

Do you support KDP Print and Draft2Digital?

Yes, all four major platforms are supported. Each has different specs (KDP doesn't require PDF/X-1a, D2D targets ebook output at lower DPI) and BookReady adjusts all 18 checks accordingly when you select the platform.

Your next upload shouldn't get rejected.

See every error for free. Pay $9 only if you want us to auto-fix it and hand you an upload-ready file.

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You wrote the book.We make sure it gets published.

What that scan just did for you

Named every error

Fixed what's fixable

Handed back upload-ready

Every error, named, and the exact fix applied

Interior PDF or book cover?

Interior PDF

Book cover

Hi, I'm Tiffany. I built BookReady because I needed it.

Authors who didn't get rejected this time

We use Ghostscript. The same engine print shops use.

18 checks. Every upload.

Need reviews before launch day?

Check all 4 platforms at once

Pay once or subscribe

FAQ

Your next upload shouldn't get rejected.

Formatter / Agency plan

You wrote the book.
We make sure it gets published.

We use Ghostscript.
The same engine print shops use.