book cover design

Books are judged by their covers

We’ll make sure that yours is outstanding!

In the instant it takes for a reader to make a purchasing decision, the cover must communicate that your book will entertain, answer questions and help the reader — better than any other book on the shelf.

Don’t cut corners on cover design; make sure your book’s cover says, “Pick me — I will not let you down !”

We know you’re anxious to start selling your book, so we’ll begin right away; your job will not be buried in an impersonal “queue.” You’ll be admiring your initial cover concepts in 6 — 10 working days (plus a few days of research time for our top level option).

rethink has got you covered with several options for outstanding cover design to fit your budget. Click on the “+” for details and pricing. Prices are listed in US dollars.

1.Cover Design with Market Research and Analysis:

Details & Pricing

Are bookstores your focus? Are you interested in selling your books to gift shops, libraries, airport newsstands, big box stores, and supermarkets? If so, knowing your key competitors and comparable titles is an important part of the marketing process. We will help you come up with a list. Our experts will review your manuscript, help you evaluate your book’s potential, and increase your ability to impress buyers in your chosen categories.

With the assistance of booksellers and librarians, our team of experts will identify strong market matches that are bestsellers in your genre. We’ll gather insider information on upcoming titles from major publishers, including what sells, what doesn’t, and what your cover must do to measure up.

After this research process is complete, you will participate in a collaborative phone and web session to go over the results. By the end of this session, you will have three distinct design directions for your cover—a clear road map for the design process to follow, when we’ll create three front cover concepts for you to choose from.

This option includes:
  • Market research and analysis
  • Book positioning for your chosen categories
  • Collaborative phone and web session
  • Three front cover concepts
  • Refinement of one of these concepts, based on your feedback, until  you are completely satisfied
  • Purchase of royalty-free images from our sources
  • Custom typography
  • Digital image blending and manipulation as needed, and color selection to bring out the best in the images
  • Design of front cover, back cover and spine, including a free bar code
  • Free eBook cover
  • $2,500

 

2.Advantage Plus Cover Design

Details & Pricing

Based on a review of your manuscript and a survey of current cover design styles for your book’s genre, our experienced designer will search for suitable images and create three front cover concepts for your review.

This option includes:
  • Three front cover concepts
  • Refinement of one of these concepts, based on your feedback, until you are completely satisfied
  • Purchase of royalty-free images from our sources
  • Custom typography
  • Digital image blending and manipulation as needed, and color selection to bring out the best in the images
  • Design of front cover, back cover and spine, including a free bar code
  • Free eBook cover
  • $1,750

 

3.Premium Cover Design:

Details & Pricing

Choose high resolution digital images from DepositPhotos.com. or Istock.com Then from your image choices, we will develop 2-3 front cover concepts.

This option includes:
  • Three front cover concepts
  • Refinement of one of these concepts, based on your feedback, until you are completely satisfied
  • Purchase of up to three images from DepositPhotos.com
  • Custom typography
  • Digital image blending and manipulation as needed, and color selection to bring out the best in the images
  • Design of front cover, back cover and spine and a free bar code
  • Free eBook cover
  • $1,350.00

 

4. Basic Cover Design:

Details & Pricing

Choose high-resolution digital images from DepositPhotos.com. Based on your choice, we will develop one front cover concept.

This option includes:
  • One front cover concept
  • Up to one hour of revisions to this concept. Additional revisions: $110/hour.
  • Purchase of up to two images from DepositPhotos.com or i-stock.com
  • Custom typography
  • Digital image blending and manipulation as needed, and color selection to bring out the best in the images
  • Design of front cover, back cover and spine and a free bar code
  • Free eBook cover
  • $715.00

 

Cover Adjustments:

Extra covers for any purpose! Revise your designed cover to convert it to an “ARC” (Advanced Reading Copy) or adjust the spine width for a different printer or binding style (for example, jacket to softcover).

Price is per cover for covers designed by rethink only.

$115.00

 

Book Title Consulting:

Your book title is, in essence, a promise to readers — choosing the right title is critical. It must capture a reader’s imagination and communicate your core message in just a few words. It’s possible for a well-written, superbly-designed book to languish if the title is all wrong. Our book marketing expert knows what works with buyers and what doesn’t, and will help you craft the perfect title!

$415.00

 

Author Bio & Back Cover Copywriting:

Convince readers to buy your book through compelling back cover text. The copy on the back cover must inform the reader about your book and contain your sales pitch, while your biography must establish your credibility. 1106 Design will make sure that both speak directly to your target audience so they are encouraged to buy your book.

$525.00

 

Logo Design

People buy from companies they trust. A professional corporate identity builds on the credibility established by your book cover and helps your business to be recognized as a serious publishing company. Conversely, a homemade or poorly-designed logo (or the absence of a logo) sends the message that your company is new, small, and possibly risky to do business with.

Our logos are unique designs, created exclusively for your company. We do not use templates that were sold to hundreds of other clients, which may not include the transfer of rights to you.  Designed specifically with book publishing in mind, your logo will be legible in any size and on any background, and will work well on the most common business materials, from banners, to business cards, to book spines.

Details & Pricing
Logo design includes:
  • Six to twelve logo concepts
  • Up to two hours of revisions to one of these concepts
  • Additional concepts, if required, are $50 each
  • Design of four stationery items in Adobe InDesign, ready for commercial printing
  • Conversion to common file formats
  • $950.00

 

Postcard or Bookmark Design

Postcards and bookmarks are low-cost ways of bringing your book to the attention of buyers, retailers and librarians.

Price includes front and back design and one round of revisions for either item. (For both items, double the price.) Printing is not included.

$210.00 each

 

Poster, Banner or Sell Sheet Design

Get the word out about your book! We will design a one-sided poster, banner or sell sheet for direct mail or point-of-purchase events. One round of revisions is included in the price.

$240.00

 

Book Promotion Press Kit Design

Designed to help the media promote your book, press kits typically include a press release, testimonials, interview questions (with answers), and an author biography.

Press kit design includes:
  • Design of four pages
  • One round of revisions
  • Copywriting available on request for an additional fee.
  • $560.00

 

Ready for Media Disk

You’ll be prepared to respond at a moment’s notice when the media asks about your book or you want to build a website. When your book is complete, we’ll send the following items to you:

  • InDesign files of cover and text (Mac only)
  • PDF files of cover and text
  • Author photo (Four versions: high and low res, black and white and color)
  • Front cover (Four versions: high and low res, black and white and color)
  • Corrected text saved as a Word file.
  • $175.00

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