EBOOKS
Frogtown will turn your Word document into a professionally formatted file you can upload to Amazon.com for the Kindle, or an ePub file for the other reading devices. You’ll get:
A typical format cleanup*
An attractive layout tailored for reading device screens
An interactive table of contents
Live web links
Inclusion of 1 author photo (optional)
Inclusion of the cover if you supply one or if Frogtown designs one for you. If you prefer uploading your cover separately, just let me know.
You’ll receive all this as a single file for easy upload to your online book seller.
eBook Rates
Kindle book $70
ePub/Nook book $70
Both Kindle & ePub $85
Smashwords format $75 (non-combinable w/the above)
Need an eBook cover? See “Covers” below. If you’d like additional photos or artwork in your eBook, contact me to discuss the possibilities and rates.
* If an unusually challenging cleanup is needed I’ll contact you. Frogtown will fix the issues at an hourly rate, or you may fix them yourself and resubmit your manuscript for design.
COVERS
Contact Frogtown Bookmaker to discuss your book and the cover you envision. Or I’ll gladly develop a cover concept for you. You’ll receive an uploadable file with a front, back and spine. A hardback jacket will also include flaps. These rates include a web publicity version and a higher resolution publicity version suitable for printing.
eBook Cover only ~ $200 standard fee*
(+ cost of photo or artwork, if applicable)
Paperback Cover only ~ $275 standard fee*
(+ cost of photo or artwork, if applicable)
Paperback Cover + eBook Cover (same design) ~ $300 standard fee*
(+ cost of photo or artwork, if applicable)
Hardback Jacket only ~$350 standard fee*
(+ cost of photo or artwork, if applicable)
Hardback Jacket + Paperback Cover (same design) ~ $375 standard fee*
(+ cost of photo or artwork, if applicable)
With all print books an eBook Cover with same design comes free.
* The standard fee reflects expected labor time. This minimum rate is only rarely exceeded. Should a cover present unusual challenges, or a client request a large number of mockup designs or changes that take labor over the standard rate at $20 per hour, an additional $20 per hour will be charged. No additional charges will be applied until we have reached an agreement.
To see what the standard fee buys, all hardback jackets featured on the sample page came at standard fee. All paperback covers came at standard fee except one, which exceeded standard by 1.5 hours ($30).
Want Frogtown to provide an image for you?
Contact me to discuss how this works. If you plan to supply or purchase the image, please see “Image Requirements” on the FAQ page for quality, resolution and legal rights information.
PRINT BOOKS
One interior design is all you need if your hardback and paperback are the same size. Frogtown’s design service includes a typical format cleanup (see note for “eBooks” above). You’ll receive a high resolution (PDF/X-1a: 2001) .pdf file, the preferred format for uploading to the offset or print-on-demand (POD) printer of your choice. Your book design includes:
A sophisticated, precisely designed layout to convey the subject, purpose and mood of your book.
A choice between 3 alternative fonts and other key design elements. If you prefer collaborating more actively, or if you’d rather have Frogtown just deliver a finished design, let me know.
A legally correct copyright statement and page.
Correct order and design for any front & back matter you supply (may include: Title Pages, Dedication, Foreward, Introduction, Author Page including your author photo, if applicable, other material as desired).
A customized page number style.
Font character ornamentation for white spaces and/or chapter heads if desired.
Initial drop caps or big caps at chapter beginnings if desired.
Interior design rates:
Up to 20,000 words – $300
20,001 – 30,000 words – $400
30,001 – 50,000 words – $500
50,001 – 100,000 words – $600
100,001 – 200,000 words – $700
200,001+ words – contact me for rates
Extras
Either a running header or footer (page numbers, other text if desired) is included. If you’d like both a header and footer, add $60.
Endnotes (at end of book). Contact me for information and rates.
If you’d like to include more than one photo or artwork graphic in the interior, contact me for options and rates.
WORDPRESS WEB DESIGN
Frogtown offers web design with creative flair on the WordPress site or a host of your choice that interfaces with WordPress tools. The rate is $20 per hour. Contact me to discuss ideas and discount options.
Does Frogtown offer EDITING?
Yes. I worked for several years as a fiction acquisitions and development editor for an established commercial publishing house and have twenty years’ experience as a technical and line editor. I’ve taught fiction and poetry workshops at the University of Oregon and Transylvania University. As an author I’m a two-time Pushcart Prize winner and have funded international travels with my fiction. Contact me for a consultation and estimate.
Does Frogtown offer copy editing/proofreading?
No. I strongly advise having your book proofed by a professional copy editor before it goes into design. Why is it so important to do all the editing and revising before going into the design phase? See FAQ.
What else Frogtown does not provide:
Footnotes at page bottoms. Frogtown uses endnotes.
ISBN number assignment.
Library of Congress number assignment.
Library of Congress cataloging data.
Preparing for the design phase you should obtain your ISBN numbers. For a print book, you may want a Library of Congress number (LCCN), and Publisher’s Cataloging In-Publication (PCIP) data. I will then include them in the required format on your copyright page. It’s not necessary to have any of this data, but an ISBN number is advisable if your book will be sold. If you don’t have an ISBN number some printers will assign you one, but I strongly recommend purchasing your own.