I will do arabic book formatting and rtl typesetting in adobe indesign


Level 1
About this gig
Arabic layout is not English layout flipped. Text direction, line breaking, diacritics, mixed Arabic and Latin numerals and the right font choice all have to be handled properly, or the book looks wrong to every Arabic reader who opens it.
I am a native Arabic speaker and I typeset Arabic books in Adobe InDesign every week.
What you get:
Arabic or bilingual interior set natively in RTL, never a flipped English file
Correct Arabic typography, ligatures, kashida and justification
Proper margins, gutters, running heads and page numbers for a right-to-left book
Styled chapter openers, headings and captions
Correct trim size and bleed for your printer, including Amazon KDP
Print-ready PDF plus the editable InDesign file
Novels, memoirs, religious and academic titles, textbooks, children's books, poetry, corporate and institutional books.
Ten years in InDesign, working with publishers, universities and agencies across Egypt, the Gulf and Europe.
Send me your manuscript and your printer's specification and I will tell you exactly what it needs before you order.
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Get to know Antonios S
Editorial and Print Designer, Books, Reports, Arabic
Level 1
- FromEgypt
- Member sinceJul 2017
- Avg. response time1 hour
- Last delivery1 week
Languages
English, Arabic
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FAQ
Are you actually a native Arabic speaker?
Yes. I am Egyptian and Arabic is my first language, so I read the proof the way your reader will.
Can you do a bilingual book, Arabic and English together?
Yes. Facing pages, mirrored sections or a flip book that opens from both sides. Tell me which structure you want.
Do you translate the text as well?
This gig is the layout. If you also need the text translated and re-set into an existing design, message me and I will send a custom offer.
Will the file work with Amazon KDP?
Yes. I build to the trim size and bleed KDP or your printer specifies and check the PDF before delivery.

