let’s make your book beautiful

Well, you've written your book, now it's my turn to make it look really good.
What do we need to get started besides deadline? Follow this checklists.


Book cover

  1. Brief synopsis or a few key chapters of the book.

  2. Final title of the book and author's name.

  3. Any other text or logos that appear on the cover.

  4. Cover size and spine width.

  5. ISBN or barcode.

  6. Links to the book covers you like and, probably, don't like. Along with the links, an explanation of what you like or don't can be very clarifying.

  7. Your suggestions or ideas. Please note, it's not always possible to implement your ideas literally but I'll do what's possible.

  8. Your photo and back cover copy. I'll retouch the photo if it's required.

Book layout & typesetting

  1. Edited and proofread manuscript.

  2. Page size.

  3. Visual materials. Each illustration must include a number, a caption and/or source information (optional).

  4. Illustrations must be sent as separate files (original size, the best quality possible).

  5. Keywords list for indexing.

The Payment

  1. Upfront payment for the project is 30%.

  2. I can be paid online directly to my Payoneer MasterCard. No heavy bank fees. It's easy and secure for both of us.

  3. The rest is due upon completion of the project.

You like my services and you're ready to roll. Email me:

Ebooks Special Offer  Ebook cover design and typesetting $525

Front cover design—screen and print resolution files. Universal Epub and Kindle mobi formats.
3d images of the "book" are on the house!

The Design Process

For all the romanticism attached to writing, books are about selling, and what sells is what catches your eye. It's about attraction. Buyers glance at your book cover for only a few seconds before making up their minds to buy (or not). Great book covers require specific skills, experience and, of course, talent.

The cover design process takes between 10 and 35 hours, roughly. I research what the competing books look like, find the right imagery and fonts, do some sketching and scribbling, photo manipulation, color correction and all that design stuff.

Within a week I'll send you up to 4 front cover concepts. One of them is often accepted with some revisions, but you are welcome to ask for as many revisions as you like or even a totally new concept. Once your front cover is approved, the back cover and spine follow within a few days. With your approval of the back cover, we are ready to go to press.

I'll provide ready-to-print digital files to you or directly to your printer, according to the specifications. I've been working with the leading print-on-demand service providers like Lightning Source and CreateSpace.

Well, but how long?

Usual turnaround for book cover design is 7-10 days, from start to finish. Complete book design (cover, interior and typesetting) takes two weeks—if your manuscript is edited and proofread and you provide comments in a timely manner*.
*Within 24 hours of the request for information.

It’s definitely not an arm and a leg

$700

Book cover design.

Hardcover, paperback, or both. Plus dust jacket, if you need one. No royalties, no hidden charges, no nonsense, just the cover you want.

$150

Page layout design.

It involves selecting the typeface and margins, deciding how to indicate chapters and page numbers, ensuring standards in readability etc.

$2,5

Typesetting and compositing, per page.

Yes, it’s only two and a half per page for novels and poetry. Price includes footnotes/endnotes and a few b&w images.

$4

Complex layout typesetting, per page.

Color images (pre-press treatment included), tables, extensive back matter, multilevel ToC, index etc.

10% duscount for multiple orders

Got more than one?

10% discount applies to multiple orders (2 books and more).


...don’t forget about promotion!

$450

Promo package

Poster, business card for your book, postcard for direct mail, bookmark, all based on the cover design concept.

$500

Website for your book

5-10 pages, simple HTML/CSS, basic scripts, browsers testing. Check an example here.

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