Book Covers: I offer a full and completely bespoke book cover design and layout service providing original artwork.

Covers that use images supplied to me and that just need a 'Layout' process have a standard fee of £50 for paperbacks and £60 for hardbacks, or £75 for both. You may also like to have a facing page or two and these are around £10 each.

Layouts: include the selecting of appropriate fonts, the placing of any text, the main images, logos, barcodes, author photos and spine-width etc. I will happily communicate with printers and make a file conforming to their requirements and in a format that suits their needs.

Designs: use original and unique artwork made specifically for each project and vary in cost from £100 and upwards in addition to the layout fee. I retain the original and its copyright unless otherwise arranged. I also ask for a copy of the book as part of the fee, unless the print-run is exceptionally small.

Once you have decided on the size of book you want there are a few things I will need: the number of pages and the type of paper used.  This information is obtained from your type setter and printer.  I will also need the barcode and logo if there is one, exact copies of any text and images to be used such as blurb and author bio/photo etc.

I believe in communicating as much as possible with authors, publishers and printers to ensure that you get exactly the cover you would hope for.