The big picture
Any publication, whether it be in print, digital, audio or video, has discrete steps on the creative journey.
To complete your publication into a form that gives you joy and deep satisfaction each step requires focused energy, effort, experience and expertise!
Proofreading & editing
While you focus on the creative side I’ll focus on the spelling, punctuation, grammar, style consistency and many other details as set out in the Australian Government Style Guide – or whichever style guide you prefer.
$25 per thousand words.
Cover design
The reality is that everyone does ‘judge a book by its cover’.
Includes:
one royalty free image (photo or illustration)
front, back and spine
includes two author revisions
$150
Inside page design
Book design is a combination of aesthetics and functionality. For this to occur effectively, we bring to your book extensive experience and knowledge of typography, font selection from our range of thousands of fonts, graphic design and complementary colour selection for type and elements throughout your book. Our goal is to publish your book so that is a joy to read easily (readability), while also presenting your writing in an attractive and professional manner (aesthetic appeal).
Includes:
four royalty free images (photo or illustration)
unique design suited to your content for: title page, acknowledgements page, contents page, introduction, chapters, etc.
includes two author revisions
$13 per page
Marketing
Work with author to set up Square account or Stripe account. Both Square and Stripe enable a self-published author to sell books in person using a mobile phone and sell their book online. Square and Swipe are excellent options for anyone who is setting out in the world of self-publishing because there are no monthly or ongoing fees. A transaction fee is only charged when an item is sold. As at 2024 fees for Square were 1.6% per transaction and for Stripe 1.7% + .30c.
Includes:
image of cover
setup for two ‘items’: one for selling at events, one for selling online (includes postage)
url (internet address) for the online ordering
Design brochure to advertise and promote the publication.
$200
e-Book publishing
Work with author to set up Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) account or negotiate publishing contract with Design-Print-Online’s KDP account.
Includes:
through Kindle Create software prepare manuscript or PDF for publishing on KDP platform
setup ‘chapters’ for Kindle book
if required resize PDF for optimum viewing on a phone
advise and/or setup price for optimum royalties
add url for the Amazon Kindle page for the e-book to website
After manuscript of PDF is uploaded to KDP it can take up to 72 hours for Amazon to approve publication online.
$200
Website
If you are planning on self-publishing your book then the most important marketing step you can take is to create a website focused on your book(s).
The perfect project plan is to produce your book and website in tandem. This can ensure your potential market can preview your book and pre-order (perhaps at a discount).
In the beginning the website can be as simple as a landing page with a link to the Square online order page or an online store page using a Stripe account. Further material (pages) can be added as the project progresses such as samples of page design, cover, author background, photos of collecting your book from the printer or at your book launch. Links can be provided to videos or audio.
Design-Print-Online will produce your website in collaboration with Hostinger web hosting services. Hostinger has excellent ratings and prices for this type of website.
Domain and hosting prices are very competitive and include:
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate
Domain WHOIS Privacy Protection
free email account connected to your domain.
$200 base cost + domain and hosting costs
Terms & conditions
Prices as at September 2024.
Please note these prices are provided as a guide only. I attempt to make your costs as reasonable as possible, but every publication is different.
For example a family or local history publication may require a large number of photographs and images throughout the publication.
Ensuring all images meet the standard required for printing (300 dpi), image placement, cropping, resizing, captions and copyright details can add considerably to the time required to complete the publication to your satisfaction.
For further information around prices please contact me and provide as much relevant information about your publication as possible, eg word length, the nature of the publication (fiction, non-fiction, etc). Thank you for your interest. I look forward to working with you to bring your publication to fruition.
