Interior Book Design

During the layout phase, we consult with you to understand your desires for the interior layout. From your input, we create a mock-up design. Per your approval, we then create the interior design template. Pricing for interior design (layout) ranges from $250 for standard concepts to $450+ for more detailed models. These prices include:

Page design (interior book design) can be as simple as setting up margins on all four sides of the page and then loading text into the empty pages. Many novels have just such a page design--straightforward and simple, although even a novel should display certain characteristics that reflect the style and tone of the book.
At the other end of the spectrum might be a college textbook with full-color illustrations, pages of charts and graphs, headings and subheadings, "pull" quotes (text taken from the body of the text and displayed for interest and appearance), bullets, lists, and boxes of text.

Cookbooks, poetry books, heavily illustrated historical or biographical books, and technical books on any subject require the most from your book designer. Be prepared to pay a premium price for a complex page layout with several layers of subordination and many types of illustrations. Excellent interior (page) design can go a long way towards setting your book apart from more ordinary titles.

BOOK REDESIGN/ RESIZE

We offer layout redesign services for cliients interested in changing the overall size or layout of an existing book design. Pricing for interior redesign (layout) start at $200 for simple redesign concepts. Please contact your sales representative for more information.

If you have illustrations inside your book, REMEMBER:

1. Carefully label photos and artwork. Sequential numbering throughout the book is the easiest. Sequential numbering within each chapter is fine as long as you also give the chapter number. Besides the number, include a word or two for further identification, especially if you are sending the art files on computer disk
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2. Always provide underlying numbers for any Excel charts in your book. Your page designer will probably need to re-create the charts to conform to typesetting and space requirements in your book.

3. If you send art by disc, scan photos or other art at 300 dpi and send them as TIFF files in about the same size as they will be printed in the book.

4. Send original art, not art that has been printed. We can over-ride the double grid pattern, but it will be sharper and clear if scanned from original art.

There are many things to consider during the prepress and printing process, including standard book sizes, page counts, inks, photos, and more. Dynemar can assist you in your search for a printer, or recommend a printer who is knowledgeable, reliable, and economically competitive. Before you start looking for a printer, however, you will need to know what size of book you will be printing. The standard book sizes are as follows:

• 4.25" x 7" - Mass Market

• 5.5" x 8.5" - Tradebook, Handbook, or Fiction

• 6" x 9" - Handbook, Tradebook, or Fiction

• 7" x 9" - Manual, Textbook

• 7.5" x 9" - Giftbook, Art Book, Manual

• 8.5" x 11" - Manual, Textbook

• 9" x 12+" - Coffee Table Book

These sizes are categorized according to their most common markets. Sizes are based on printers buying bulk. Oftentimes clients opt to print a non -standard size; and though this may be a bit more visually appealing, prepress and press adjustments cost extra.

Spend some time in the hard cover new release section of your favorite bookstore. Browse through the books and notice how various page design elements are used effectively. Don't copy techniques or ask for them to be included in your book without counsel from an experienced page designer. The wrong design tool for your book can put your book's appearance out of synch with its purpose and cost you valuable sales.