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RACANA

Book interior typesetting

Your manuscript in.
Your finished book out.

Upload your DOCX or PDF, choose a book style, and Racana turns it into a professionally typeset interior ready for print.

Free preview · $29 (≈ ₹2,450) per finished interior · No subscription

One idea.
Many scripts.

From रचना to RACANA — a typesetting tool built for every language your book might speak.

01  Built for print

Built for the physical book.

01

Precise trim sizes

5 × 8″ to 8.5 × 11″ — KDP and IngramSpark ready.

02

Binding-aware margins

Gutter, head, and tail calculated for physical binding.

03

Chapter-aware layout

Recto openings, running heads, and folio suppression.

04

Professional typography

Six type systems tuned for sustained reading.

05

Running heads & folios

Page furniture placed quietly where it belongs.

06

Print-ready PDF

Embedded fonts, correct bleed, no surprises at press.

02  The method

Three steps. That's it.

01

Upload

Give us your manuscript.

DOCX or PDF. Your words stay exactly as you wrote them.

02

Choose

Choose the visual language of your book.

Classic, Modern, Philosophy, Academic, Literary, or Indian Classical.

03

Download

Receive the finished interior.

Racana typesets every page and prepares the final PDF for print.

The whole process usually takes about two minutes.

03  Book styles

Six ways to give your book form.

Every book has a different voice. Choose the typography that belongs with yours.

RacanaI
Chapter One

The Garden
Path

The morning was quiet, and the path lay open.

Classic

Traditional. Warm. Familiar.

Novels · Memoirs · History · Essays

Preview Classic
RacanaII
01.1

The Garden Path

The morning was quiet, and the path lay open. There was nothing to decide.

Modern

Clean. Open. Contemporary.

Business · Essays · Modern nonfiction

Preview Modern
RacanaIII

“The way is not the path.”

The Garden
Path

The morning was quiet.

Philosophy

Spacious. Reflective. Deliberate.

Philosophy · Spirituality · Contemplative writing

Preview Philosophy
RacanaIV
1. The Garden Path

1.1 Overview

The morning was quiet, and the path lay open. There was nothing to decide, and nothing to carry.

¹

Academic

Structured. Serious. Precise.

Research · Technical · Scholarly work

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RacanaV
~ I ~

The Garden
Path

The morning was quiet, and the path lay open before her.

Literary

Expressive. Refined. Bookish.

Fiction · Literary nonfiction · Distinctive voices

Preview Literary
RacanaVI
अध्याय एक

The Garden
Path

रचना · the morning was quiet

Indian Classical

Traditional. Ornamental. Rooted.

Sanskrit · Hindi · Malayalam · Tamil · Bengali and other Indian-language books

Preview Indian Classical

04  Before / after

You write the book.
We handle the page.

Racana handles the details readers never think about, so you can spend your time writing the next book.

Your manuscript

manuscript-final.docx

CHAPTER 3

THE WEIGHT OF QUIET THINGS

There are rooms we remember not for what happened in them, but for the silence they held.

The afternoon settled over the house. Light moved slowly across the floorboards, finding every mark time had left behind.

Outside, the leaves turned in a wind too soft to hear.

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Racana interior

The Architecture of Silence17
Chapter Three

The Weight
of Quiet Things

There are rooms we remember not for what happened in them, but for the silence they held.

The afternoon settled over the house. Light moved slowly across the floorboards, finding every mark time had left behind.

Outside, the leaves turned in a wind too soft to hear.

What Racana handles for you

Trim sizeMargins & gutterChapter openingsRunning headsParagraph rhythmPage breaksTypographyFolios

05  The authorship promise

Your words stay yours.

Racana does not rewrite your manuscript.

We don't polish your sentences.
We don't change your voice.
We don't summarize your chapters.

We format what you wrote.

“Your manuscript goes in. The same manuscript comes out — given a finished physical form.”

06  Quiet craft

The details are the work.

A professional book interior is mostly invisible when it's done well.

The gutter has enough room for binding. Chapter openings fall where they should. Headings have hierarchy. Paragraphs breathe. Page numbers sit quietly where they belong.

Racana handles those decisions automatically.

07  Print dimensions

Made for the physical book.

Choose your trim size. Racana prepares the interior PDF around the dimensions you need.

5 × 8″Fiction
5.5 × 8.5″Trade
6 × 9″Standard
8.5 × 11″Large format

Cover files are separate. Racana prepares the interior pages.

08  Who it's for

Made for people who already wrote the book.

Self-publishing authors

Turn a finished manuscript into a professional interior without hiring a typesetter.

Independent publishers

Produce consistent interiors across your catalogue without manual typesetting.

Researchers & academics

Prepare structured manuscripts for print with proper hierarchy and folios.

Indian-language authors

Typeset books across Devanagari, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, and more — with correct script rendering.

09  Simple pricing

One book.
One price.

$29per interior · ≈ ₹2,450

Free preview before payment. No subscription required.

Everything included.

  • Full print-ready interior PDF
  • All six book styles
  • All available trim sizes
  • Automated quality checks
  • Unlimited downloads of your finished file
  • Re-generation after manuscript corrections
Start your book

Prepared for KDP print specifications.

10  FAQ

Questions authors usually ask.

What files can I upload?

DOCX and PDF manuscripts. DOCX is preferred — it carries real structure (headings, paragraphs, lists) that Racana can detect and typeset accurately. PDF works too, but text-based PDFs produce better results than scanned or image-only PDFs.

Will Racana change my writing?

No. Racana is a formatting and typesetting tool. It does not rewrite, summarize, edit, or alter the text of your manuscript. Your words go in, and the same words come out — given a finished physical form.

Can I see the result before paying?

Yes. Upload your manuscript and preview the typeset interior for free. You only pay $29 when you're ready to download the finished print-ready PDF.

What trim sizes are supported?

5 × 8″, 5.5 × 8.5″, 6 × 9″, and 8.5 × 11″. These cover the most common KDP and IngramSpark paperback and hardcover dimensions.

Is my manuscript private?

Your file is processed to generate your book and stored so you can re-download and re-generate. We don't read your manuscript, train models on it, or share it with anyone.

What languages are supported?

English and all major Indic scripts — Devanagari (Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi), Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Gurmukhi (Punjabi), and Odia. Mixed-script manuscripts render correctly with per-script font fallback.

Does Racana make my cover?

No. Racana focuses on the interior pages — the body of your book. Cover files are separate and should be prepared with a cover design tool or your print-on-demand provider's template.

Can I re-generate after fixing a typo?

Yes. Your manuscript stays linked to your job, so you can correct your source file and re-generate the interior without paying again.

Your book is already written.
Now give it a finished interior.

Free preview · $29 (≈ ₹2,450) when you're ready