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Layout and Design Comparison Charts
Text Layout Comparison Chart
| Hybrid Text Layout | Standard Fiction and Prose-Style Non-fiction | Standard Non-fiction |
Deluxe Non-fiction |
Poetry | |
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| $99.00 | $250.00 | $350.00 | $695.00 | $350.00 | |
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| Telephone consultation (up to) | 20 minutes | 20 minutes | 30 minutes | 20 minutes | |
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| Number of pages (up to) | 256 | 256 | 256 | 352 | 160 |
| Rounds corrections included (up to) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Number of corrections included (up to) | 0 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 |
| Correction cost per line (above what it is included) | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Open file fee for add'l corrections | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
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| Create table of contents | (if needed) | (if needed) | |
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| Photos (up to) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Bullet lists | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Call-outs (up to) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tables (up to) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Add'l photos, call-outs, bullet lists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
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Cover Design Comparison Chart
| Hybrid | Standard | Deluxe | Premium | |
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| $149.00 | $250.00 | $475.00 | $1,195.00 | |
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| Telephone consultation (up to) | 20 minutes | 60 minutes | 120 minutes | |
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| Rounds of corrections included (up to) | 0 | 2 | 5 | as needed |
| Minimum correction charge (above included) | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | N/A |
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| Author can supply cover photo | |
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| Available stock photo agencies | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3+ |
| Photo image research by designer (up to) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Cover concepts supplied (up to) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Photoshop work included (up to - in hours) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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*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