GL Design Publishing Pricelist
Traditional hardcover, hardcover with jacket, and paperback formats are all available.
Basic Specifications:
Page Counts: min 50, max 828
Cover Art: Full Color
Inside Pages: All Text and Artwork Black or Grayscale (Black & White) for best prices, but color is now available also for some sizes.
Initial Layout Costs:
Review Manuscript: No Charge
Electronic Format Layout in Adobe InDesign 2.0: $35/hr
This includes:
Importation of Text Document Files and Cover Art Files
Layout of Cover, Title Page, Table of Contents, Book Interior and Pagination
(Note: when writing in a text document program, select a paper size and margin size setup close to the final book size you are envisioning. For example, if working in Word, use the 'page setup' under 'file' to choose an appropriate layout size. This is not essential, but can save time and help with selection of appropriate font sizes for chapter headings.)
Also please incude font files for any unusual fonts along with document submission.
Additional Layout Services:
Inclusion or scanning of additional graphics files (artwork) and manipulation in Photoshop or OCR scanning of text pages: $35/hr
Proofing: $35/hr
Average Total Initial Cost for Text-only Books: $70
One-Time Fees for Printing and Distribution Setups:
Application for ISBN number: $30
Registration with Bowker's All Books in Print: $30
Barcode creation and placement on back cover: $50
Registration with Library of Congress (book must be 50 pages minimum): $30
Writing to final PDF File: $30
Printer Setup Fee (300 pages or less): $150
Lightning Source Wholesaler Setup Fee for Distribution through Ingram in US: $100
a) Inclusion in Ingram Advance, a catalogue distributed to booksellers and libraries around the world
b) Inclusion in up to 3 Book Categories as per BISAC: Book Industry Standards And Communications
c) Inclusion in The Lightning Source Digital Catalog: a powerful tool for getting e-book titles listed with the largest wholesalers, libraries, retailers and distributors in the book industry. One of the largest digital libraries available today with over 200,000 titles, growing by an average of 400/week.
d) Detailed title listing in all daily catalogs Lightning Source provides to its US distribution partners' (e.g Ingram, Baker & Taylor, etc.).
e) Detailed title listing in all daily catalogs Lightning Source provides to its International distribution partners' (e.g Bertrams, Gardners, etc.).
f)Title summary and Thumbnail cover image preparation and inclusion in enhanced bibliographic catalog feed.
g) Includes cost of one proof copy
h) Includes two years' registration cost (after first two years, a $25 annual fee will be assessed to maintain title's availability with wholesaler).
Wholesaler Setup Fee for Distribution in UK: $50
Amazon BookSurge Printing Upload: $100
Baker & Taylor Wholesaler Listing and Cover Image Uploading: $60
Amazon "Look Inside the Book" option: $50
Add Title for Electronic Distribution through Lightning Source and Ingrams: $50
Add Title to GL Design Home Page at www.gldesignpub.com: Free
E-Books:
Add Title for Electronic Distribution through Lightning Source and Ingrams
(new ISBN and Bowker registration required): $75
Additional Fees for Revisions (only if required):
Changes to Book Cover: $50 for upload to Lightning Source and Ingrams
$35 for upload to Amazon Booksurge
$25 for upload to Baker and Taylor
$25 for upload to Bowker
plus Electronic Format Layout Changes: $35/hr
Changes to Book Interior: $50 for upload to Lightning Source and Ingrams
$35 for upload to Amazon Booksurge
$25 for upload to Baker and Taylor
$25 for making changes to Bowker Listing
plus Electronic Format Layout Changes: $35/hr
Cost of additional finished Proof Copy (optional): $40
Approximate Cost per Finished Book to Author:
Based on $15 retail price, perfect binding (paperback),
300 pages or less, Quantities 51-500: $6.00
(Prices will vary depending on exact page count, binding type, trim size, shipping costs, quantity ordered, etc)
Division of Percentages of long-term Booksale Profits:
(Printing costs based on hypothetical $15 retail value of book.
Very much higher or lower retail values could result in different percentages.)
a) Approximate division of percentages of income from sales
when placed in Bookstores by Wholesaler:
Bookstores (eg. Barnes & Noble): 40%
Wholesaler ( eg. Ingrams): 15%
Printer (eg. Lightning Source): 15%
Publisher and Advertising (GL Design): 15%
Author: 15%
b) Approximate division of percentages of income from sales
when sold by GL Design (Publisher):
Printer (eg. Lightning Source): 35%
Publisher and Advertising (GL Design): 35%
Author: 30%
c) Approximate division of percentages of income from sales
when sold by Author:
Printer (eg. Lightning Source): 35%
Publisher and Advertising (GL Design): 15%
Author: 50%
Binding Costs:
4 categories: listed from cheapest to most expensive:
1) Paperback: 5 x 8, 5.5 x 8.5, 6 x 9, 6.14 x 9.21, 6.69 x 9.61, 7.5 x 9.25, 7.44 x 9.69
2) Paperback: 7 x 10, 8.25 x 11, 8.268 x 11.693 (A4)
3) Hardcover: 5.5 x 8.5, 6.14 x 9.21, 6 x 9 Stamped Cloth or 4-Color Cover
4) Hardcover: 5.5 x 8.5, 6.14 x 9.21, 6 x 9 Jacketed
Promotion:
Then, of course, the task becomes promotion. The information I've seen make it clear that the major publishing houses seldom follow through with promised promotion campaigns which match authors' expectations. This happens only for a very few lucky books. The task remains for the author to set up promotion, and has led to the following observation: 5% of the energy goes into writing the book and the other 95% into promoting it. GL Design can make suggestions to authors about the best ways to promote books.
Please Inquire.
GL Design Online Payment for Services:
To pay for services, use credit card and "donation" icon above. Type in any calculated amount.
Checks to GL Design may also be mailed to:
GL Design
2090 Grape Ave
Boulder, CO 80304
USA
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