Free Same-Day Quick Quote Production Cost Estimate for Self-Publishing Your Book

Your Personal Information:

Name
Organization
Street address
Address (cont.)
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal code
Phone
Alt. Phone
E-mail Address

Book Information:

Tentative Book Title
Subject
Expected Completion Date

Type of Book:

Fiction                          Non-Fiction
Children's                       Poetry                         
Technical, Workbook or Academic  Other 

Format of Book:

Saddle-Stitched paperback (fewer than 48 pages)
Perfect-bound (flat spine) paperback (most popular)
Spiral-bound (plastic GBC) paperback
Coil-bound paperback
Case-bound (hardcover) without dust jacket
Case-bound with dust jacket

If Children's Book:
Litho-bound (hardcover without jacket—with art printed directly on cover)
Paperback (far less costly)

Other 

Overall Size of Book:

4½ x 7 (mass-market paperback)
5½ x 8½ (most popular & economical, paper or hardcover)
6 x 9 (trade paperback or hardcover)
8 x 10 (workbook)
Other 

Form of Manuscript or Book Submission:
We MUST have the following information in order to provide a quote:

The submission form of my material will be --

Electronic (on disk).   Total word count:
                                               or, Appx. # of pages:

Typewritten manuscript only (NOT on disk).  If so, we need to know the following:
        - Appx. # of  pages:
        - Appx. # of words-per-page (typically 250):

NOTE: If book is poetry, please indicate number of poems: 

Camera-ready.    Number of Pages:
       Note: Camera-ready must be fully edited, formatted, designed and typeset, with any or all desired embellishments (drop caps, special fonts, folios and headings, leading, kerning, etc.) completed, and all live matter in position, in the exact page size desired—so that no alteration need be made to the material; common exceptions are Copyright page where registrations might need to be added, halftones (if any) and/or (usually cover) color separations.

If your text pages have photos or illustrations, please indicate as follows:

Black-&-white illustrations; approximate number:
    Number of black-&-white illustrations you prefer that we produce:
Black-&-white photos; approximate number:
2-color text highlighting or art: Yes  No
4-color illustrations; approximate number:
   Number of 4-color illustrations you prefer that we produce:
4-color photos; approximate number:
Other:

Note: Any color in text pages is NOT cost-effective.

If photos or illustrations, please indicate placement:

Scattered throughout the pages
In separate section(s)

Art for cover of your book:

Black-&-white illustration(s); number:
    Number of black-&-white illustrations you prefer that we produce:
Black-&-white photo(s); number:
Black-&-white, typographic only
2-color type or background only (most economical color)
2-color illustration(s); number:
    Number of 2-color illustration(s) that you prefer we produce:
4-color illustration(s); number: 
    Number of 4-color illustrations that you prefer we produce: 
4-color photo(s); number: 
Other:

Text paper that you prefer:

50# white offset (most common and economical)
50# cream offset (less glaring)
60# white offset (adds bulk and provides less see-through where art is present)
60# cream offset (bulk + much less see-through)
Other: 

Cover stock that you prefer:

10 pt Coated 1-side with Lay-Flat lamination (most common and more economical)
10 pt Varnished 2-sides (most economical)
10 pt Matte finish (no coating)
12 pt Coated 1-side with Lay-Flat lamination (sturdier, for textbook-type use)
12 pt Varnished 2-sides (more economical)
12 pt Matte finish
Other:
Note: Hardcover dust jackets are normally 100# (10 pt equivalent), and Matte finish is an option.

Number of copies you would like printed:

100 (minimum)
500 (Initially most economical)
1000 (number at which cost-per-book begins to dramatically decrease)
5000 (no maximum limit)
Other

For manuscript and/or disk (with complete services required): 90 to 150 days (depending on complexity of editing and typesetting, as well as any graphics involved).

Check here if full details and an application for selling your book in our Internet bookshop for Small and Self-Publishers should be included in your quote confirmation.

We look forward to producing a highly-marketable book for you, the publisher, with all registrations in your name—so that you own the book outright, and maintain complete editorial and marketing control over it. Don’t settle for less. (Most importantly, always make sure the ISBN registration is in your name, not some other company’s—the easiest way to lose control of both ownership and revenue, but a common tactic in today’s book-publishing market.) And don't let that dream die!

Please note any additional information you feel we should have regarding your book—or ask any questions that you might have.