Consultants to Self Publishers & Authors Since 1977
Home
 
Get a Custom Price Quote
S
ubmit your book information on the form below for a custom price quote. We need to know your book format (hard cover or soft cover),  manuscript page count, quantity of printed books, and several other factors.

 

Don't worry if you don't have all the information for the quote. We will call you to finalize this information.  We will then get a bid from a printer to develop a finished quote for your book.  The quote and additional information on ABI will be mailed or faxed to you. 

 

We look forward to working with you.

 

(Because of the special nature of poetry and  children's picture books, we do not provide services on these types of projects.)

Contact information:
Note: Fields marked with '*' are required.

   	Date: 		 *
     	Your Name:	 *

	Address:	                 *
      	City: 		 *
	State: 		*    Zip:  *
        
	Phone (days): 	 *
    	Phone (night): 	
                Fax: 	                
                E-mail: 	                 *

Book Title:
 

Subtitle or subject matter:

Nonfiction
Fiction

 How did you hear about ABI?  
     


I'm interested in the following
About Books services:


Evaluation and Editing

Manuscript critique/project evaluation (includes written evaluation of strengths and weaknesses, plus suggestions for making your book more commercially viable

Copy editing (includes grammar, spelling, and punctuation)

Creative editing (includes the above plus sentence structure, reorganizing, minor rewriting if necessary)

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:   Please fax us 6-8 typical consecutive pages for the above services so we don't have to hold up your bid.
(Fax: 719-471-2182)

Design

Cover design.

 

Professionally design and typeset book interior.

 

Indexing (important for nonfiction books) This service available only if we do the editing.

 

Book printing and production.

 

Develop Marketing Mailing to promote and sell the book

 

Write promotional copy for news release, mock review, and customer order flyer

Printing

Your manuscript must be at least 55 pages single-spaced OR 96 pages double-spaced to be considered for a quote. (This refers to normal 8-1/2 x 11" pages with approx. 1" margins from a word processing program.)

=Number of pages in typed manuscript.

 (including dedication, table of contents, glossary, etc.)

double-spaced type
1-1/2-spaced type
single-spaced type
handwritten

Hardcover or softcover?  Please check just one.

Hardcover (with dust jacket) estimated number of copies desired:

1,000
3,000
5,000
(Note: Mark only one quantity.)

Softcover estimated number of copies desired:

1,000
3,000
5,000
(Note: Mark only one quantity.)

Book size desired:

5-3/8 x 8-1/4"
6 x 9"
8-1/2 x 11"
Other:

Cover:

2-color typeset
Full 4-color photograph or illustration

          Overrun of cover -- ideal for promotional purposes:

             500 1,000

Interior Graphics:

 

Number of black and white interior photographs:

 

Number of black and white interior drawings:

 

Number of interior color drawings or photographs:  

 

Number of tables, charts, or graphs: 

 

Any special requests:

 

Use the SUBMIT PRICE QUOTE REQUEST button below to send us the completed form. We will get in touch with you soon.

If desired, you may print this form and fax it to: (719) 471-2182,
or mail it to: About Books, Inc., 1618 W. Colorado Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO  80904

  

 
 

 

 

 

Home