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OVERVIEW OF BOOK DESIGN FEES Fee ranges listed below are current for July 2019 – June 2020 FEE RANGE FOR PAGE LAYOUT/TYPESETTING SERVICES Fee is based on total word count, amount of pictorial content (i.e. number of photographs, illustrations, diagrams, charts, tables, separate text boxes etc), as well as overall complexity of the page layout design of author’s book. Includes creating imprint page containing copyright details (plus ISBN and NLA Cataloguing Statement where relevant). Text only books Fee ranges between $450 – $2,450 (usually simplest layout design projects; dependent on total word count of edited/proofread manuscript, plus, to a lesser extent, complexity of page layout design) Text and image-based books Fee ranges between $650 – $3,950 (complex large-scale typesetting projects; dependent on total word count of edited/proofread manuscript, complexity of page layout design, plus total number of photographs illustrations, diagrams, charts, tables, separate text boxes etc) Children’s picture books Fee ranges between $250 – $850 (complex small-scale typesetting projects; does NOT include fee for any original illustration/Photoshop artwork that may be required) FEE RANGE FOR BOOK COVER DESIGN SERVICES Fee is based on complexity of front cover artwork (For example: Is the cover design intended for book that will be available for sale or is it a memoir or generational history for family and friends only? Does the cover design require additional Photoshop editing work or original illustration/artwork?) Final fee is also dependent on level of sophistication of imagery and typography used in book cover design. Front and back book cover design Fee ranges between $250 – $950 (includes calculating correct spine width for printed book) Original illustration or Photoshop artwork Separate quote available if required E: [email protected] W: www.brisbaneselfpublishing.com.au.

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