Publishing and DTP Consulting in Berlin
Most publishing problems show up in production. Files arrive in the wrong format. Layouts break after translation. A manuscript is ready but nobody knows what KDP actually requires. Fonts are wrong for the target language. The workflow that worked for one language falls apart at twenty.
Consulting is for those situations: an author working on a first book, a translation agency setting up a multilingual DTP workflow, or a publisher who needs someone to look at a file and say what is wrong with it. The advice comes from the same daily production work shown on the project pages.
Available remotely by video call or email, from Berlin.
All consulting happens remotely, so location does not matter. Sessions cover print, digital and multilingual publishing formats.
Areas of consulting
Consulting covers publishing and DTP production decisions, from a single manuscript heading to KDP to a 20-language agency project that needs its workflow rebuilt before the next batch arrives.
File preparation and source file review
InDesign source files are reviewed for paragraph style consistency, text frame structure, threading, embedded image text, font compatibility and white space allocation. Issues are found and fixed while it is still cheap: once, in one file, before it goes to a CAT tool or a DTP specialist.
Read the full preparation guide →Multilingual workflow consulting
For agencies setting up or improving a multilingual DTP workflow: file formats, CAT tool handoff, revision process, font management across scripts and right-to-left languages. A short consultation early in a project series keeps the same problems from repeating in every later language batch.
How multilingual DTP works →Project scoping and rate assessment
For projects with several languages, complex layouts or unfamiliar file formats, a scoping review sets an accurate rate and timeline before work begins. A per-page estimate alone can miss the real scope and lead to surprises halfway through.
How DTP rates are calculated →Book publishing and production
From manuscript to print-ready or platform-ready files: layout structure, trim sizes, margins, typography, file formats and platform guidelines, before and during publishing. Covers KDP, IngramSpark, offset print and digital distribution, for first-time authors and for experienced publishers with specific technical questions.
See book layout projects →PDF accessibility guidance
For publishers and agencies who want to understand PDF accessibility remediation before commissioning it: what the process looks like, what PAC 2026 checks, what the European Accessibility Act requires, and why accessibility belongs in the source file when a document exists in several languages.
See the PDF accessibility service →
How consulting works
1:1 consulting and guidance
Personal consulting sessions focused on your specific project, goals and publishing path. Each project is reviewed in detail, and you get a concrete list of what needs to be done. Sessions are available by video call or email, and can be booked as a one-off or as ongoing support.
Project-based support
You provide the content, and the technical side is handled end to end: layout, file preparation, preflight checks and platform-ready delivery for print or digital distribution. For KDP, IngramSpark or a translation agency's DTP pipeline, files are prepared to the specifications required.
Workflow mentorship
For agencies or studios that want to bring production work in-house. A guided process covers layout, file preparation, platform requirements and distribution decisions, so the team can run the workflow on its own afterwards. Suited to small agencies, independent publishers and project managers who will own the workflow from then on.
Need to prepare a DTP project brief?
Create a structured project brief in your browser before contacting a DTP provider. Add your file format, page count, languages, deliverables and common production risks. Nothing is uploaded or stored, and there is no sign-up.
Prepare project briefYou can use the generated brief with DTP Services Berlin or any other agency.
Who this is for
Individual creators and authors
- First-time authors
- Self-publishers
- Authors starting on Amazon KDP
- Creators publishing outside Amazon
Publishers and agencies
- Small and independent publishers
- Translation and localisation agencies
- Agencies needing multilingual workflow support
- Publishers working on multilingual series
Projects range from single-author self-published titles to multilingual series managed by translation and localisation agencies. First-time authors often need guidance on the whole production chain. Agencies and publishers usually need targeted support for file preparation, layout troubleshooting or platform compliance.
Describe the project and the problem, even roughly. The first conversation is free and usually shows what kind of support is needed and whether working together makes sense.
Guides worth reading first
These cover the topics that come up most often in consulting conversations, and are worth reading before or after a first call.
Talk through your project
Describe the project and the problem, even roughly. The first conversation is free and usually settles what needs to happen next.
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