Professional Vellum Formatting for Romance Books

Romance is the #1 selling fiction genre on Amazon — and romance readers have high standards for ebook quality. If your formatting looks like it was exported directly from Microsoft Word, readers notice. It affects your reviews, your perceived professionalism, and ultimately your sales.

Why Vellum Is the Romance Standard

Walk through any romance bestseller list on Amazon. Open the Kindle sample of a top 100 romance title. You’ll see clean drop caps, elegant chapter headers, and a layout that just feels right on your e-reader. That’s almost always Vellum.

Vellum was built specifically for indie authors, and its output quality is indistinguishable from Big Five publishers. The problem: it costs $250 and requires a Mac.

MekarPad gives you identical output. We own the software, we’ve used it on 20+ books across multiple imprints, and we deliver the exact same professional .epub and .pdf files — starting at $75.

What We Include for Romance Books

Every romance formatting order includes:

• ePub file — optimized for Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Nook, and wide distribution via Draft2Digital
• PDF file — print-ready if needed, plus a clean reading PDF
• Front matter — title page, copyright page, dedication, table of contents
• Back matter — “Also By” list, author bio, series order page, newsletter/reader magnet CTA
• 2 revision rounds — because you might change your mind about font style or chapter header format

Romance-Specific Formatting Details

Romance has conventions that readers expect. We handle all of them:

Chapter headers: Clean, minimalist headers work best. We match the style to your cover’s aesthetic — no mismatched fonts.

Drop caps: Elegant drop caps at chapter openings signal quality. Readers who open your sample and see Word-default formatting will close it.

Series back matter: If you’re writing a series (and in romance, you should be), the “Also By” and series order page is critical. We format it so that it links to your other titles on Amazon and other retailers.

Ornamental dividers: Scene breaks in romance need to be clear but tasteful. We use Vellum’s built-in ornamental separators or simple dividers — your choice.