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Book Cover and Layout Guidelines


These guidelines explain the workflow process for Book Cover and Layout Designs. Please read carefully and your project will proceed quickly and efficiently. These guidelines explain what I need from you in order to start and complete your Book and/or Layout project. They also explain what services you do and do not get for the price quote you received.

 

For All Projects

Work will begin once I have all necessary material in hand and a 50% deposit.

 

For Book Covers

I Need

  • Any images you'd like me to use, including author photo.
  • Final draft of all cover text, including front, back, dust cover flaps, reviews,
    about the book, about the author, and spine text.
  • ISBN

 

You Get

  • Up to three (3) cover designs to choose from based on your drawings, supplied images, or verbal descriptions of what you'd like to see.
  • After you select one of the three covers, I finalize that based on your further input.
  • A round of edits and adjustments on final cover, limited to typographical errors, MINOR corrections, and re-alignments.
  • ISBN bar code (included in price!) and cover price on back cover.
  • After final payment, High resolution PDF emailed to you and/or submitted directly to your printer's FTP site if you supply their login info.
  • Source files available on request.

Work Flow

  1. Delaney-Designs receives deposit and all necessary materials
  2. We have phone or email conversation so I can understand your thoughts and turn them into vision
  3. You receive up to three (3) cover designs to choose from based on our conversation
  4. You pick one of these three and make suggestions for the proof
  5. I supply you with a proof of your selected book cover
  6. We have a round of edits and adjustments as described above
  7. Once you're satisfied that the proof is finalized you send final payment
  8. I send your print-ready file to you and/or your printer

 

For Book Layouts

I Need

  • Any images you'd like me to use, including author photo.
  • Final draft of the manuscript. This means final, copy-edited, proofread draft with all text corrections made and finalized.
  • Final draft of copyright page including ISBN and LCCN if you intend to use them.
  • Decision on paper stock so I can calculate spine thickness.

 

You Get

  • Book Layout with running headers and footers consisting of some arrangement of book title, author's name, and page numbers, based on your input.
  • A round of edits and adjustments, limited to typographical errors, MINOR corrections, and re-alignments. Please note: This is not the time to proofread or edit your manuscript. These things must be done before submission. It is very difficult to do these things once it it laid out. Anything beyond minor corrections will be billed at $45 per hour. If you need a proofreader or copy editor, let me know and I will find you one.
  • After final payment, High resolution PDF emailed to you and/or submitted directly to your printer's FTP site if you supply their login info.
  • Source files available on request.

Work Flow

  1. Delaney-Designs receives deposit and all necessary materials
  2. We have phone or email conversation so I can understand your thoughts and turn them into vision
  3. I supply you with a proof of your book layout
  4. We have a round of edits and adjustments as described above
  5. Once you're satisfied that the proof is finalized you send final payment
  6. I send your print-ready file to you and/or your printer

 

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