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Budgeting

To determine a budget for your book, consider the following three stages in the publishing process:

Project Management

We are a full-service publisher that takes care of every detail of the publishing process, so you can stay focused on writing your book. 

Books designed for bookstore sales (Trade Books): $1800 What does the PM fee cover?

Books for Think Outside the Bookstore Sales (Nontrade Books): $1400 What does the PM fee cover?

 

Book Production Services, each quoted separately

Our complete services include editing, book design and illustration, cover design, printing, and binding.

 

Editing is an absolute must for all Beaver's Pond Books. To achieve  highest professional standards, our editors comb through every word to ensure accuracy and clarity.

 

Our book designers have won awards for cover art, typesetting, and illustration.

We print large and small books, in color or in black and white, long or short, in paper or in hardcover.

 

Average costs, below, are based on a 200-page book (actual costs vary significantly with page count, size of book, amount of artwork and color printing, and number of copies):

Editing average:

$990

Interior design average:

$800

Cover design average:

 

$1800

Typesetting average:

 

$2640

Proofreading average:

 

$650

1000 copies, printed and bound, average:

 

$6,000

Average Total Book Production:

Project management (from above):

Total:

 

$12,880*

$1,800

$14,680  

Fulfillment Services

To support you even after your book is published, we provide complete book storage, accounting, tracking, reporting and shipping services so you can give your customers the best possible service at a reasonable cost. We take care of account administration, invoicing, order fulfillment, toll-free orders, credit-card processing, returns processing--everything you need--so you can stay focused on writing and selling. We do all the rest. Contact us for details.

 

*Cost is influenced by the many variables in the creative process and book production specifications. Every book is designed according the author's unique style and publishing goals. Your actual costs may be significantly higher or lower depending on the size and content of your book.

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