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    Books.
    Cover to last page.

    Cover, typesetting and print files for KDP, IngramSpark or an offset press, and an EPUB for Kindle and the other stores.

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    At a glance
    R 0,599
    Cover and a text-only interior to 120 pages, one format. Longer books quoted
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    Projects since 2019
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    Cover directions shown
    WHAT'S INCLUDED

    Cover, interior, files.

    The price covers the cover and a text-only interior of up to 120 pages, in one format, with two revision rounds on the cover and one on the interior. Everything else is quoted, and listed in the written scope before design starts.

    The cover
    01
    A review of covers in your genre, in print and at thumbnail size
    02
    Three cover directions, each with its reasoning
    03
    Front, back and spine of the chosen direction
    04
    Spine width calculated from the final page count and paper
    The interior
    01
    Typesetting in InDesign, in a typeface chosen for long reading
    02
    Optical margins, and widows and orphans removed
    03
    Chapter openers, part dividers and running headers
    04
    Figures, tables, pull quotes and sidebars in one style
    05
    Title page, copyright page, contents and colophon
    Files and author kit (second format and kit quoted)
    01
    Print PDF for one channel: KDP, IngramSpark or an offset printer's specification
    02
    Reflowable EPUB3 with alt text and language metadata (a second format, quoted)
    03
    A check in Kindle Previewer before delivery, for the EPUB where quoted
    04
    Author logo and social profile images (author kit, quoted)
    05
    A landing page design for the book (author kit, quoted)
    WHAT IT COSTS

    One price. Then the page count.

    The price covers a text-only book of up to 120 pages in one format. Longer manuscripts, figures and a second format are quoted in writing.

    R 0,599
    eBook design
    Cover and a text-only interior to 120 pages, one format, revisions included. Length, figures and formats are quoted.
    In the scope
    Dates
    Set by the length of the manuscript. Scoped on a 30-minute call.
    0 min
    First call
    The manuscript, the genre and where the book will be sold, then a written scope.
    HOW LONG

    Three covers. Then every page.

    Four steps in a fixed order. The dates depend on the length of the manuscript and are set in the scope.

    01
    Before any design

    Manuscript and market brief

    The manuscript's structure, the genre's conventions, the reader and the distribution plan.

    02
    After the brief

    Cover directions

    Three covers, each argued from what sells in the category. One is chosen and finished.

    03
    From the final manuscript

    Interior

    Type, chapter structure, margins and image placement, set across the full manuscript.

    04
    Before upload

    Platform files

    Exports for KDP, IngramSpark or an offset printer, and the EPUB, checked against each platform's requirements.

    IF IT GOES WRONG

    Checked against the platform. Before upload.

    Spine width, trim size, bleed and fonts are where print files are turned back.

    01

    Three covers to choose from

    Three directions are shown, each with its reasoning, before one is finished.

    02

    Files checked before delivery

    Print files are checked against the platform's specification, and the EPUB in Kindle Previewer.

    03

    Files corrected

    A file a platform or printer sends back for a technical fault is corrected as part of the job.

    04

    A file for each channel

    KDP, IngramSpark and offset each get their own export, so one channel's settings never reach another.

    05

    Scope in writing

    Page count, trim size, formats and channels are listed before work starts. A change is priced before it is made.

    06

    Source files are yours

    The packaged InDesign files are handed over, for a second edition or a new format.

    WHO IT'S FOR

    For a finished manuscript. Not a draft.

    If the second list sounds closer, start there, or ask for a written quote.

    Book design fits

    • 01
      A founder or executive with a book

      A manuscript that has to stand beside the company, the talks and the website.

    • 02
      A coach or practitioner

      A practical guide, a workbook or a framework, with figures and exercises set properly.

    • 03
      A brand making a publication

      A coffee table book, a heritage collection or an annual lookbook.

    • 04
      A self-publishing author

      A Word manuscript headed for KDP or IngramSpark, in print and on Kindle.

    Look elsewhere

    • 01
      The manuscript is still being written or edited

      Design starts from final text. Editing and proofreading come first, and are not part of this service.

    • 02
      ISBN, distribution and store listings

      These are referred to a self-publishing consultant. This service ends at accepted files.

    • 03
      A product catalogue or a brochure

      A multi-page sales brochure or catalogue is a separate brief, quoted in writing on request.

    STANDARDS YOU CAN CHECK

    Trim, spine, fonts. To the millimetre.

    Each one is checkable in the files, or in the platform's own previewer.

    01

    Trim size and bleed

    Pages at the platform's exact trim size. Full-bleed covers and pages carry the bleed it asks for, 0.125 in on KDP.

    02

    Spine from the final page count

    Width calculated with the platform's calculator for the chosen paper, after the interior is locked.

    03

    Fonts embedded

    Every font embedded in the print PDF. Images at 300 PPI at printed size.

    04

    No widows or orphans

    No single line stranded at the top or foot of a page, checked page by page.

    05

    EPUB3, reflowable

    Semantic markup, a linked table of contents, language metadata and alt text on every image.

    06

    Previewed before delivery

    The EPUB is opened in Kindle Previewer across phone, tablet and e-reader views.

    BEFORE YOU BRIEF

    What authors ask before the cover.

    The interior is set in InDesign: a typeface chosen for long reading, optical margin alignment, widows and orphans removed page by page, consistent chapter openers and running headers. It reads the way a published book reads, because it is made the same way.
    Yes. The two have different requirements for resolution, spine width and colour profile, so each gets its own files. The scope names every channel the book is going to.
    It is built to the EPUB3 specification, with semantic markup, language metadata and alt text on every image, then checked in Kindle Previewer before delivery. A file a store sends back for a technical fault is corrected.
    Three directions, each with the reasoning from your genre: what covers in the category look like, and where yours stands apart. One is chosen and finished as front, back and spine.
    No. This service is design. ISBN registration, distribution setup and store metadata are referred to a self-publishing consultant.
    No. Typesetting starts from the final, edited manuscript. Text changes after the pages are set move the layout, so they are priced before they are made.
    The final manuscript, the trim size and paper you have in mind, where the book will be sold, any figures and tables as separate files, and three or four books in your genre whose covers you consider the competition.
    An author logo, profile images for social media, and the design of a landing page for the book. It is for founders and practitioners whose book has to sit beside an existing website and profile.
    An eBook is R 2,599: the cover (three directions, front, back and spine) and a text-only interior of up to 120 pages, typeset for one format, with two revision rounds on the cover and one on the interior, and the packaged InDesign files. Anything beyond that is quoted in writing after the first call: longer books, figures and tables, a second format (print and EPUB), and the author kit.
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