Every book is different, but here is everything that is included in the quote for the standard/average project:

Files:

  • A print-ready .PDF file for paperback and/or hardcover printing, compatible with either a traditional offset printer or POD (print-on-demand) printer, depending on your needs
  • An ebook .EPUB file, compatible with every ebook platform and device (including Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iBooks, etc.)
  • Artwork image files in .JPG or .PNG (such as the title art, chapter opening artwork, section breaks, part/act/section design, backmatter ad, etc.)
  • Adobe InDesign source files of the typeset (.INDD and .IDML)
  • Adobe Photoshop source files of the artwork (.PSD)
  • Font files, if they have an open license with no copyright restrictions (Jamie always strives to use Google Fonts if possible for your convenience)

Services:

  • Interior design: Jamie creates graphic art in Adobe Photoshop for the interior of your book to be complimentary to your book’s cover.
    • Title graphic for title and half-title pages
    • Chapter opening design
    • Section breaks
    • Part/act/section design
    • One back matter advertisement
  • Digital typesetting: Jamie arranges text, margins, headers, etc. in Adobe InDesign according to your book’s dimensions.
    • Efficiency to reduce page count, reducing printing cost per unit
    • Page management divisible by 16 for offset printing
    • Front matter including endorsement, copyright, dedication page
    • Back matter including acknowledgments and about the author pages
    • Header, footer, and page number design
    • Removal of widows and orphans
    • One special feature such as an appendix, glossary, family tree, etc.
    • Special fonts and custom formatting as requested (if specialty font is needed, license purchase may be necessary)
    • Inclusion of up to ten art pieces provided to Jamie for use, such as a map or illustrations created by other artists
  • One round of changes: Up to fifty changes/error fixes (must be requested at a single time/within a single round). More than fifty changes, multiple rounds of changes, or massive changes will incur additional charges and will delay the completion date.

Additional specialty graphics, custom treatments, and other publishing services are also available depending on Jamie’s availability.