Create an Eye-Catching Galley or ARC in Minutes

Picture this: A trade show is fast approaching, and you've got a hot new title with slipping production dates. An editorial assistant is scrambling to create an ARC, but Microsoft Word is the only tool they have access to, and so they spend a full day just to get a serviceable PDF. Or maybe all of your galleys go through that one in-house designer whose plate is already too full, and you want to help them find some space to breathe.

Hederis Can Help.

Hederis is a cloud-based book production and design platform providing state-of-the-art tools to publishers of every size. Our app is designed with real publishing workflows in mind—even entry-level staff can use Hederis to create a beautiful book ready for printing or digital distribution.

“It’s so nice to export with the click of a button, and to be able to rebuild the document with different specs to work for our needs, such as exporting a PDF with trim marks and 1-color black for print versus a regular PDF with a watermark for pitching the book’s rights or sharing pre-publication digital review copies.”

Cass, Director of Publishing and Production, Erewhon Books

Create Your Galley or ARC Now!

What do you get when you make a galley with Hederis?

  • Out-of-the-box design templates to get you started, plus full design customization
  • Export to PDF, EPUB, Kindle-optimized EPUB, HTML and .DOCX
  • Easily collaborate with anyone at your organization within the app
  • Choose from our list of fonts, or use your own custom fonts
  • Integrated EPUBCHECK validation
  • Automatic style tagging
  • Sync text edits to design files instantly
  • In-app user support
  • Output custom watermarked PDF files ready for promotion and distribution

Watch the demo: "Create a Galley or ARC with Hederis"

How it works

With Hederis, you can upload a Microsoft Word manuscript file and get professionally laid-out print and ebook files in a flash. Our design and layout interface allows you to create beautiful, custom book designs for every project. Adjust your page layout right in the browser, and export your project to PDF, EPUB, Kindle-optimized EPUB, HTML, and an up-to-date Microsoft Word file that includes all your changes.

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