Covers
These are the four types of covers we offer
What are Palmetto Cover, Custom Cover, Complex Cover, Illustrative Cover
This service is commonly used for cookbooks and can accommodate over 200 images.
What is Complex Plus?
This service can typically be assigned as soon as the author questionnaire is received and reviewed.
What is Marketing Copy?
This is the most basic level of editing and focuses on grammar, punctuation, clarity, and flow.
What is Copyediting?
All final files should be moved into this folder before distribution setup.
What is the LSI folder?
This is the designer turnaround time for a custom cover
What is 4 business days
The number of iStock images included with a Custom Interior.
What is 3?
Authors can purchase Press Release distribution to these three quantities of media outlets.
What is 100, 500, and 1,000?
Before assignment, the manuscript must be in this file format with editable text.
What is a Word Document?
Once the author approves the final files and metadata, a task is assigned to this person.
Who is a PMA?
Before using an author provided cover, we have to confirm this.
What is Resolution (300 dpi) and Commercial Use Rights
When authors submit changes, those revisions should be added to this location.
What is the To Vendor folder in ShareFile?
This guarantee differentiates Press Release from a Newswire service.
What is guaranteed online media coverage?
If the manuscript word count significantly exceeds what was purchased, you should notify this person.
Who is the PC?
Authors are told their books should be fully listed within approximately this timeframe.
Name three topics you might discuss during a design consultation call
What are image styles, colors, fonts, or cover examples they like?
Before assigning a manuscript for formatting, you should check for these formatting issues.
What are excessive hard returns, missing page breaks, misuse of space bar or tabs?
Before assigning Marketing Copy, you must ensure these two questionnaire sections contain enough detail.
What are the author bio and book summary sections?
The due date calculations can be found in this location after selecting the editing service.
What are the notes in the PO?
Name five pieces of information required on the metadata form.
What are title, ISBN, author name, description, keywords, trim size, retail price, publication date, page count, audience, or cover finish?
These documents should be placed in the To Vendor Cover folder before assigning a cover.
What are the questionnaire and Design Brief?
This cover element depends on the finalized interior page count and is the reason Final Files must be assigned.
What is the spine width?
What is needed before assigning a Publisher's Weekly Ad for publication?
What is the book's release date?
If the author returns a manuscript with edits still showing, you may offer to do this.
What is accept all remaining changes and provide a clean version?
The overall distribution workflow follows this sequence.
What is Final QC → Author Approval → PMA Setup → eProof Approved → Post Publication?