Hi there. First of all, I want to tell that I have great experience in typesetting manuals. Samples of them are included in my portfolio and I can provide you more as they are larger PDFs and doesn't fit the portfolio.
Many of them were in fact learning books for scholars, helping them to learn English, French, Geography, History etc. The layout was of my conception, also the work for putting in place the texts and the pics received . There were some requirements from the publisher I worked for, including the final number of the pages, the color to be used.
I have a decent stock of photos and the availability to assist. I also can draw graphics and I did many, like quizes, geometrical figures, chemical or math formulae.
I work with InDesign for DTP while I use Photoshop and Illustrator for pictures and graphics.
I would suggest a clean and attractive design for you, considering, of course, your previous template.
My price is 6 USD / page, 5 USD / drawing and 1 USD/ illustrations.
I assure you that I will meet the deadline.