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Book Layout and Design
STANDARD fiction and prose-style non-fiction text layout - $250
This custom text design package combines basic design elements with limited designer contact. This is a very good choice for those who require a little extra hand holding. Recommended for: C, S, P
Package includes:
- Up to 20 minute initial consultation with Graphic Designer to establish general book layout, graphic design and type faces.
- Email consultation with designer
- Creation of title page
- Creation of copyright page
- Creation of table of contents (if needed)
- Layout up to 256 pages of text with running heads and folios (page numbers) from your MS Word or WordPerfect document
- One PDF proof for proofreading
- 1 round of corrections (up to 25 corrections). Additional corrections $1 each
- Final PDF proof for OK prior to sending file to printer
- Final PDF files for offset or digital printing*
STANDARD non-fiction text layout - $350
This custom text design package combines basic design elements with limited designer contact. This is a very good choice for most non-fiction titles. Recommended for: C, S, P
Package includes:
- Up to 20 minute initial consultation with Graphic Designer to establish general book layout, graphic design and type faces.
- Email consultation with designer
- Creation of title page
- Creation of copyright page
- Creation of table of contents
- Layout up to 256 pages of text with running heads and folios (page numbers) from your MS Word or WordPerfect document
- Up to 10 photos
- Up to 5 call-outs or boxed sections
- Up to 5 tables
- 20 bullet lists
- Two levels of sub-heads
- One PDF proof for proofreading
- 1 round of corrections (up to 25 corrections). Additional corrections $1 each
- Final PDF proof for OK prior to sending file to printer
- Final PDF files for offset or digital printing*
- Can be upgraded to Deluxe Non-Fiction text layout
STANDARD poetry book text layout - $350
This custom text design package works fine for most poetry books. Extra care is taken to make sure line breaks are correct on each poem. Recommended for: C, S, P
Package includes:
- Up to 20 minute initial consultation with Graphic Designer to establish general book layout, graphic design and type faces.
- Email consultation with designer
- Creation of title page
- Creation of copyright page
- Creation of table of contents
- Special poetry line break formatting
- Layout up to 160 pages of text with running heads and folios (page numbers) from your MS Word or WordPerfect document
- One PDF proof for proofreading
- 2 rounds of corrections (up to 50 corrections). Additional corrections $1 each
- Final PDF proof for OK prior to sending file to printer
- Final PDF files for offset or digital printing*
DELUXE non-fiction text layout - $695
This custom text design package combines advanced design elements of higher end non-fiction with liberal designer contact. Recommended for: S, P
Package includes:
- Up to 30 minute initial consultation with Graphic Designer to establish general book layout, graphic design and type faces.
- Email consultation with designer
- Creation of title page
- Creation of copyright page
- Creation of table of contents
- Layout up to 352 pages of text with running heads and folios (page numbers) from your MS Word or WordPerfect document
- Up to 10 photos
- Up to 5 call-outs or boxed sections
- Up to 10 tables
- Up to 20 bullet lists
- Up to 20 additional photos, call-outs or bullet lists
- Two levels of sub-heads
- Basic Index
- One PDF proof for proofreading
- 2 rounds of corrections (up to 50 corrections). Additional corrections $1 each
- Final PDF proof for OK prior to sending file to printer
- Final PDF files for offset or digital printing*
- Complete PDF files on CD on completion of printing with RJ Communications
Available at additional cost:
- Additional pages above 256 - $50 per 64 pages
- Photo scanning - $10/ea
- Positioning photos - $5/ea
- Tables - $12/ea
- Custom charts – Quoted separately based on $65/hour
- Call-outs or boxed sections - $5/ea
- Bullet lists - $5/ea
- Multi-level heads - $50
- Multiple text files (1 included in above) - $5/ea
- Photoshop editing (image silhouetting, combining or altering images) - $65/hour
- Basic Index - $75
- Complete PDF files on CD on completion of printing with RJ Communications - $25
*NOTE: Our Design Service is offered exclusively to author/publishers who print books with RJ Communications. No print ready files will be sent to customer until after books are printed. Once books are printed, you can request a copy of the print ready PDF files, created by us for a small fee of $25. Complete application files are also available after books are printed for an additional $250. You can request a copy of your print ready files, prior to the first printing, for an additional $495.