Book
Design
 Tier
One Text Based
Tier
Two Illustrated
Tier
Three Intensive Illustrations
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services
We
make your book look great!
Cover
Interior
Do I need to have an ISBN for my book?
We design, POD supplies
Our own style guidelines
How does it work?
Can I continue to try to find a conventional
publisher?
Cover
The
cover of your book is how shoppers, either online or browsing
in a brick and mortar store, will decide if they want to
pick up your book and look further. As important as the
title, the cover of the book instantly conveys the personality
of the book. See costs...
Interior
The interior of your book should be simple, and offer the
reader a way to consume your writing without being overwhelmed
by text, figures or jarring styles. Elements of each page
should be consistent throughout and should not stand out so
much that they detract from the body. Certain types of books
might be enhanced by more creative interiors and others might
be ruined by the same treatment. The design of a book's interior
is a distinct artform. See costs...
Do
I need to have an ISBN for my book?
No,
but ISBN's are required for some booksellers to stock your
book. A self-publisher, needing just one ISBN, has several
options. Our Resources page has
more info...
We
design, the printer supplies
As a response to the growing Print on Demand market, and
it's growing respectability, we have changed the way we
meet your publishing needs. Previously, we brokered the
printing services, and split the profits with you to recoup
our expenses. As it is now, anyone can have Amazon (BookSurge.com
and CreateSpace) or Lulu supply a book as a Print on Demand
product. In response to this changing market, we offer complete
design services, on a personal basis, at a lower cost. If
you don't buy design services to design your book from us,
or someone else, your book will not stand out.If you opt
to have us handle the design and submission of your book
to a POD system, you will be listed as author, you will
retain copyright, you will receive all the profits as "publisher"
and you will never need to pay us another dime.
Our Resources page has more info...
Our
own style guidelines
- The
cover must be well designed and fit with the type and style
of the book.
- The
interior pages must be typeset and look professional.
- Pagination,
headers, and footers are well designed and consistent
- Binding
and size should fit with the type and style of the book.
- All
photos, illustrations or other non-text elements are of
the correct resolution, balanced and correctly placed.
How
does it work?
Finish
your book, including any editing. Order
our services. You'll send us your book, as a file. We'll
assess the style of your book and using our professional
judgement, we'll offer you several choices of cover and
interior styles. Once you have decided upon your final choice,
we'll create a custom, individualized cover and interior
for your book, and convert it to a PDF (Portable Document
File) according to the needs of your chosen Print on Demand
or book printing company. At that point you will be ready
for publication.How to order our services...
Can
I continue to try to find a conventional publisher?
Yes,
of course you can. You retain all copyrights for your work.
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