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BOOK INTERIORS
BYBLOS DESIGN works hard to ensure that the overall design of your book is appropriate for the genre and contributes to the book's readability. We are proud to use Adobe graphic design software preferred by printers to create all artwork. Comps will be provided to you in the form of PDF files.
Generally, one designer or firm designs a book cover and the interior of the book itself. The cover and interior should closely relate with each other. This plays a huge part in uniformity, style and overall harmony of the book.
Having the same person design both your book cover and your book interior will create a more professional and harmonious package. The inside of a book should be as appealing as the cover. If I have created your book cover (or if someone else has), I will try to develop a consistent look between the interior and the cover so that they reflect the same design style.
Book rates are a little more complicated than any other graphic design project because of their complexity and intense formatting. A book is broken down into three major sections.
FRONT MATTER
all the material that appears at the front of the book, before you reach the actual body content.
Title Page
The title page normally have the title of the book and the name of the author and illustrator. Other information may depend on the type of publication. Some examples are listed below:
· Publisher Name and Address
· Copyright information
· ISBN
· Library of Congress number
· Edition Notice
· Date of publication
· Number of printings
· Disclaimers
Table of Contents
A table of contents may be as simple as listing all the main chapter titles and the page they start on or be multi-level with sub-chapters and descriptions.
Image Credits
Some books have a separate table of contents for the illustrations, photos, charts, and graphs that might give the name or source of the illustration (if there are multiple contributors / sources), a title or description of the illustration, and the page number.
Preface
The preface gets the reader to read the book by briefly describing the contents, purpose of the book, and explaining whom the book targets. For example, a software manual may be aimed at beginners or power users. The preface might describe the terminology or special conventions used in the book, such as symbols used for warnings, tips, and trivia.
Foreword
Often written by an acknowledged expert in the field or genre covered by the book, the foreword is something of a testimonial for the author or the book itself.
Dedication
A dedication section is a separate page that briefly names one or more persons of special significance to the author, often a loved one or someone else the author holds in high esteem.
Acknowledgment
An acknowledgment page is where the author acknowledges the contributions of organizations and individuals who he or she feels helped with the book.
Frontispiece
Also called a frontis, this is an illustration typically found opposite the title page or elsewhere in the front of the book. THE BODY
The body is the story, or the main text of the book. In longer books and manuals, the body is often sub-divided into chapters.
Introduction
The first chapter of the book may serve as an introduction or it can be a separate section that precedes chapter 1. Often shorter than other chapters of the book, the introduction is similar to or may replace the preface that describes the contents and purpose of the book.
Body Chapters
Chapters divide the action or the subject matter of the book into smaller sections. The length can vary but each chapter usually follows the same general format in terms of the style and layout of the page elements.
Chapter Heads
Titles that identify each chapter, the chapter head may appear on a page preceding the body text or the text of the chapter may start on the same page.
Subheads
Subheads within each chapter divide the chapter into smaller sections.
Header / Footer
Headers and footers, also known as running heads, are repeating text - often the title of the book or the specific chapter within the book - that appears at the top (header) or bottom (footer) of each page or every other page in a book design. The page number is sometimes incorporated with the running headline or footer.
Bylines
When the book has multiple authors, such as a compilation of short stories, the byline is a short phrase or paragraph that indicates the name of the author for an individual story or chapter. The byline commonly appears between the chapter head and start of the chapter.
Folio (Page Numbers)
Folios can appear at the top, bottom, or sides of pages although the bottom of the page is the most common in book design. Numbering in Arabic numbers may start with the front matter, although Roman numerals are sometimes used for the front matter with Arabic page numbering starting with the first chapter. Material at the end of the book, such as an appendix, may have a separate numbering system such as A-1, A-2, etc. for Appendix A.
Notices
Outside the main text, notices may take the form of tips, alerts, or trivia related to the main discussion. These are generally small chunks of text set apart by font, color, or position and are often identified with a distinctive header or icon. Notices may be placed within the body of the text or the layout may include an extra column (such as a wide outer page margin) where such notices appear.
Photos / Illustrations
A book design layout may contain photographs, drawings, charts, graphs, or clip art. Software manuals typically contain screen shots, charts, and icons. Illustrations may appear on their own page or be integrated into the text. To save money, a book design may be printed in black and white but include a section of pages in the middle or at the end of the book that groups all full color photos together.
· Screen Captures
Screen shots take special manipulation in order to be rendered clear and readable in print.
· Icons
Some books, such as software manuals, use a variety of icons to indicate tips, warnings, shortcuts, or other significant bits of information.
· Technical Illustrations
Manuals and other technical publications may contain charts, diagrams, graphs, and other types of drawings. These illustrations may appear within the body of the book or may be part of an appendix.
· Caption
The caption is a phrase, sentence, or paragraph describing the contents of an illustration such as a photograph or chart. The caption is usually placed directly above, below, or to the side of the picture it describes.
Footnotes
Footnotes are notes usually found at the bottom of a page of a book that cites a reference or provides additional explanations for a designated part of the text. Subscript numbers adjacent to the designated text coincide with the same notations found in the footnotes. Footnotes can appear at the end of a page (before the footer), end of a chapter, or may be consolidated into a section of pages at the end of the book, where they are called endnotes.
Epilogue
the epilogue is a short section following the last chapter that tells about what happened to the characters in the future, after the conclusion of the main story. Computer books, manuals, and other types of books that don't involve a storyline and actual characters (real or fictional) won't normally have an epilogue.
END OF THE BOOK
The end of the book (back matter) is the number and type of sections that follow the final chapter vary by the type of book. Technical publications generally have more of “end of the book matter” including an index and an appendix.
Appendix
Material that doesn't fit within the body of the book is often included in an appendix. In a software manual, a table of shortcuts might appear in an appendix. A craft book might have an appendix listing names, addresses, and other contact information for craft supplies and other resources mentioned in the book. A technical manual that must include lengthy warranty information might put it in an appendix instead of in the title page.
Bibliography
The bibliography is a list of resources related to the subject of the book. The bibliography may list other books, magazines or specific articles, and Web sites. Endnotes
When footnotes are consolidated at the end of a chapter or at the end of the book, they are called endnotes.
Glossary
The glossary lists acronyms, words, and phrases relevant to the subject of the book along with a brief definition
Index
Arranged alphabetically and by subject with page numbers, the index breaks the book down into all the many sub-topics and ideas covered in the body of the book. Desktop publishing software can often handle the creation of simple index pages. More complex indexing is often accomplished with third-party software and the services of a professional indexer.
Teasers / Excerpts
Fiction books especially may have pages that look like ads describing other books by the same author or the same publisher, sometimes with ordering information. Excerpts or the first chapter from the author's next book or the next book in a series may appear at the end of the book.
Bet you didn’t realize how much detail and work really goes into a book did you? Now you should have a deeper appreciation and know why your parents and teachers always told you to take care of those valuable books. With that said, BYBLOS DESIGN offers competitive rates on book interiors considering the quality of work and detail you will receive. Our rates are priced by each finished page. Book interior rates are as follows: $100 Layout Setup Fee $3-$6 per finished page depending upon the format complexity of the manuscript, (pull quotes, photos/illustrations, charts, graphs ect.) PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A QUOTE or CLICK HERE!
BYBLOS DESIGN will require your FINAL COMPLETED manuscript with All edits. It must also contain all matter for the book both front and back, submitted to us in MS Word or a similar word processing program along with all photos/illustrations, charts, graphs ect. These can be uploaded to our FTP site of sent via USPS or any mail carrier service such as: FedEx, UPS or DHL. Once we receive all the final components of the book, we can start the quote process. All images and extra material will have to be checked for quality so that they will be suitable for printing. If there are any issues, we will send you an itemized list with possible solutions. BYBLOS DESIGN provides photo services such as color correction, reconstruction and extracting objects from their backgrounds for an extra per image fee that can be added into the quote. See the Image/Photo Services link or contact us for more details.
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