{"id":35,"date":"2026-04-19T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowecreations.ca\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-04-19T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:26:50","slug":"print-and-e-book-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowecreations.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Print and e-Book Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-background-color has-background\">UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/crowecreations.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Transplanted-heads-squared-resized-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7341281420651131;width:251px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crowecreations.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Transplanted-heads-squared-resized-cropped.jpg 900w, https:\/\/crowecreations.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Transplanted-heads-squared-resized-cropped-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crowecreations.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Transplanted-heads-squared-resized-cropped-768x443.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FEES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL PROJECTS&nbsp;<\/strong>will be assessed and given a&nbsp;<em>firm<\/em>&nbsp;quote BEFORE any work begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRINT BOOK DESIGN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$3.50\/regular page; $4.75\/page with graphics\/photos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No templates used. We don&#8217;t just toss your MS through a program, we go page by page with loving attention using our fifty years plus of experience and with professional design apps (Serif: Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher).&nbsp; Think, cabinetmaker versus &#8220;kit&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Page count includes blank backs, but author page with photo is treated as a regular page ($3.50).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If Crowe Creations has done the edit (see below), print design fee is $1.25\/regular page; but still $4.75\/page with graphics\/photos. (We must individually massage all photos and graphics, not only for clarity, but for&nbsp; size and resolution.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>e-BOOK DESIGN (ePUB)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$35\/hour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NOTE: if Crowe Creations has done the edit and print design, time is greatly reduced, ergo the fee for e-book design is usually about $70, i.e., two hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If several graphics and photos are included in the project, time (fee) will increase. (Each graphic\/photo must be re-massaged to reduce size and resolution for the e-book edition. Usually a maximum of five hours, or &lt;$175.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NOTE: If Crowe Creations has not done the edit, an initial fee of $70 (two hours) will be charged to remove any and all hidden coding from the submitted file and to set everything up in Styles. ePUB does&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;like anything extra in there. Extras will cause validators to reject the file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COVER DESIGN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$55.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Front, back and spine for print; front only for e-book.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We provide both regular and reduced-in-size JPEG and PDF versions to the client for their own advertising purposes of both the full cover and front and back covers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are not artists. We don&#8217;t &#8220;draw&#8221;.&nbsp; We have access to thousands of online graphics and photos, some of which are free. We will discuss with the client before final decision is made. If a graphic\/photo has a fee, we will add that to the $55.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are very strict &#8220;rules&#8221; regarding covers as to industry size (e.g., 5&#8243; x 8&#8243;, 5-1\/2&#8243; x 8-1\/2&#8243;, 6&#8243; x 9&#8243;, 8-1\/2&#8243; x 11&#8243;, etc.), cover art proportions, etc. Also, &#8220;busy&#8221; cover art can create difficulties with reading any text (title, author, description, etc.) over it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NOTE: The inside of a book is all about the author; the cover is all about marketing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MANUSCRIPT READING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$250 (400 pages); after that, $1\/page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EDITING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$3.50\/MS page (includes minor developmental editing, full line editing, proofreading, and Style setup).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therefore, edited projects will be&nbsp;<em>designer ready<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English only. (But smatterings of other languages will be OK.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As per the client&#8217;s wishes, projects will be set up in either Canadian Style, US Style or British Style. (If clients wish to submit their MSs to several countries&#8217; publishers, we can set up three separate versions. Fee will depend on which direction we are going in. Example: Canadian or British to US style is fairly quick; the converse is not.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Style&#8221; is not just spelling, it includes treatment of em dashes, ellipses, quotation marks, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please note: the Oxford comma is most comfortable in non-fiction, but is&nbsp;<em>occasionally<\/em>&nbsp;required in fiction, too. Commas help to communicate what is intended. The lack of commas, or their misplacement, confuses the reader. When we read a traditionally published book, commas tend to be &#8220;invisible&#8221;; when we read our own work, they look like shin-bruising hurdles. Breathe, Grasshopper. Commas&nbsp;<em>are<\/em>&nbsp;required. But not every whichway and gone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NOTE: Crowe Creations has essentially retired from editing. However, current clients, and potential clients referred by current clients, will be considered. Reason? Sherrill Wark is our only employee. She&#8217;s now in her eighties. She has a teetering To Do Pile. She does not want to become a vampire to be able to get through her To Do Pile, because she deals with seasonal depression so would definitely&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;like having to stay out of the sunlight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@crowecreations.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@crowecreations.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE FEES: ALL PROJECTS&nbsp;will be assessed and given a&nbsp;firm&nbsp;quote BEFORE any work begins. 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