Quote Form
Get your quote for book publishing with Independent Ink
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Your Name
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Your Email
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Book Title
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Working or Final book title
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Type of book
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Select one
Novel
Business Book
Children's picture book
Cookbook
Memoir/Biography
Anthology (Short story collection)
Poetry
Textbook
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Book trim size
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The physical dimensions of your book. These are industry-standard sizes.
A format (181mm x 111mm)
B format (198mm x 129mm)
C format (234mm x 153mm)
9 x 7 (230mm x 176mm)
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To calculate a quote we require that you provide us with the following details:
Will you require Independent Ink to apply for an ISBN?
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An ISBN is a unique book identification number. In Australia they are issued by Thorpe-Bowker (
www.thorpe.com.au
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Will you require Independent Ink to produce the barcode for your book?
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The barcode will go on the back of your book.
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Editing
Do you require your manuscript to be edited?
Manuscript Assessment
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An editor carrying out an assessment will read through your completed manuscript and focus on the overall structure, content and style of your manuscript. They will look specifically at your narrative; voice; plot; pace; characterisations; dialogue; readership, title, length and presentation. The editor will give a review of your manuscript and provide suggestions for improvement and ways for you to correct it.
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Copy Editing
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A copy edit ensures that nothing disturbs the interaction between author and reader. We check the narrative flow, grammar, spelling and punctuation, consistency of styles, factual accuracy, legal concerns and more. This stage occurs before typesetting.
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Proofreading
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Once a manuscript has been copyedited, our editor will do a final proofread of your book. This stage can also take place once the book has been typeset.
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Cover Design
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Will you choose one of our premade cover templates?
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Six to choose from, please see:
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Require a separate quote for our designer to produce a custom cover:
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Supply your own cover:
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As a PDF or jpeg image
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Internal Design
Approximate word count
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Does the manuscript contain graphs and/or tables?
If yes, please indicate approximate number. If no, leave blank.
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Are there images throughout text or at the start of chapters?
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Will there be an Index?
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Will there be footnotes/endnotes?
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If yes to the above, how many footnotes/endnotes will there be?
Approximately:
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Will you supply us with an internal layout template to follow?
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This includes specifications such as type size, line length, font selection, page order.
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Independent Ink to create a layout and provide samples for approval
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Picture Section
Is there a picture section to go with your book?
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If yes to the above, will images be supplied by you or do you need Independent Ink to scan them for you?
If taken from hard copy images (e.g. printed photos or drawings), they need to be scanned at a minimum of 300 dpi each to JPEG, TIFF or PDF file type. You may supply these to us on a USB or via WeTransfer/DropBox.
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I require scanning
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Approximate number of images:
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Number of pages in picture section:
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Marketing
Do you require marketing consultation for your publication?
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We offer a two hour one-on-one marketing session either face to face or via Skype
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Printing Services and Ebook Conversion
When your book has been typeset and finalised, it's ready to be sent to the printer. In addition, your print publication can also be converted to an Ebook for reaching a larger audience who prefer to read on their smartphone/tablet device.
Do you require Independent Ink to organise printing and/or produce an Ebook of your publication?
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Independent Ink has partnerships with various Print-on-Demand providers to get your book printed at the highest quality at competitive prices. In addition to typesetting your printed book, Independent Ink can convert your book to an ebook for reading on tablets, smartphones and e-reader devices.
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