Helping others to
self-publish is a
wonderfully
rewarding
experience and
an intense
creative
collaboration.
I will do what
it takes so you
are totally pleased
with the outcome.
For step-by-step
information, please
contact me via
E-Mail
to request my
Design &
Production
Guide PDF

BOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION: WHAT MY SERVICES INCLUDE

  • all meetings and consultations whether by phone, in person or electronically

  • help in selecting a printer, requesting quotes and all printer communications

  • help in selecting an copyeditor and working with them and you to refine your text

  • front cover, spine, back cover and flaps for the jacket as well as selection/production of case material (hardcover); French flaps are an option if softcover

  • production of all interior pages

  • formatting front matter (which may include title page, copyright page, table of contents, acknowledgments, dedication, preface, foreword, introduction, or any combination thereof)

  • formatting back matter (which may include references, bibliography, index, glossary biography, checklist, index, or any combination thereof)

  • color proofs and/or black & white hard copy for your final pre-press approval

  • color proofs/ozalids, trimmed and folded, from the printer for your final approval

  • all files in high-resolution digital format

  • CD-DVD shipped to the printer/publisher with color/black & white proofs and instructions; all follow-up required to ensure your printing is completely trouble-free for you

  • CD-DVD shipped to you for your records and safekeeping

  • any low-resolution or specially sized images of the cover you request for your print or email marketing materials

  • the option of having printed marketing materials created for your book derived from the cover; the creation of these materials will be charged separately