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Basic Rates
For Text Supplied on Disk
Providing the content of your book on a disk keeps your costs low. There
is a surcharge if text must be keyed in (typed).
For acceptable file formats, see FAQ.
Below are rates for books that are entirely laser printed with lightweight
90-lb. index covers. Update April 30, 2008. Rates are higher
due to rising paper and service costs.
(Last rate increase was in September 2006.)
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No. of Books
| No.
of Pages per Book |
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16
| 20
| 24
| 28
| 32
| 36
| 40*
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| 50
| $210
| $225
| $240
| $255
| $270
| $285
| $300
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| 100
| $250
| $280
| $310
| $340
| $370
| $400
| $430
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*For each 4 additional pages, add $15 for 50 copies; $30 for 100 copies.
Shipping is $9 and up, depending on weight and location,
generally via UPS land or U.S. postal service media rate, insured. The
shipping is billed in final invoice and reflects exact costs. No handling
charges are added.
Frills
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OFFSET PRINTED COVERS: Add $80 to any order for 80 lb.
covers. This is for black ink (any other color = $100; two colors
= $150). Offset printed covers are sent from a high resolution
imagesetter to film. Covers must be machine scored for precision
folding. |
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Laser printed, four-color covers:
High resolution, durable, on matte or glossy white stock: Add $60
for 50 covers; $100 for 100 covers, including proofs. |
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Spot color ink for offset printed cover: Add $50 per additional
separate color for any quantity of books. |
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Artwork on laser printed, black ink cover or inside book:
Photos or art (e.g., heavy woodcuts) that require large amounts
of ink (toner) will incur a surcharge of $10 per item for 100 copies
($5 for 50 copies). No charge for printing simple line drawings
or small clip art. |
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DELUXE TEXT PAPER: For linen book paper, transparent or solid fly leafs
and special-order cover paper, please read Some
Notes on Paper. |
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Keying in text = $30/hour. |
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Larger format: paper surcharge for 7 x 8½ inch
format (90-lb. index covers only): for a 100-book edition, add $1
per every 4 pages (e.g., for 100 copies of a 32-page book, add $8);
for 50 copies, divide in half (e.g., $4 extra for 50 copies
of 32-page book). |
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ISBNs: International Standard Book Numbers are available for $30. One-time
charge unless subsequent editions are revised. Then a new ISBN is required.
If authors
wish
their
own press name to appear on the book, it must be an imprint of
WordRunner Chapbooks to qualify for this ISBN. More information on ISBN prefixes
may be found in FAQs. |
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Bar codes. Additional $15. |
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Spiral binding: Generally, spiral binding will
increase the cost per book by $1.50 to $2.00. |
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Perfect binding and larger editions: Please
phone or e-mail for an estimate. WordRunner Chapbooks can also supply
camera-ready copy if authors prefer to handle their own printing
and binding. A good resource for self-publishing larger, perfect
bound books is Gorham Printing
(from 25 books up, digitally or offset printed). Also check out
Tri-State Litho or Instantpublisher.
Gorham and Instantpublisher have online calculators for estimating
the cost of printing and binding camera-ready books. |
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Second Printings: reprints = 65% of basic cost plus full cost of
offset or color laser printed covers where applicable (no charge for offset-printed
cover if first printing was 50 copies; 100 covers are routinely offset printed
and
50
held
in reserve).
Prorated for partial reprints. Allow at least two weeks between
print runs. |
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Custom design surcharge: In practice
this has never happened; every book is custom designed —
but just in case anyone should require inordinate revisions or redesigns
for a second edition, this will be billed at $30/hour. |
Payment
No payment is due until a draft is approved for printing, and then
half the total amount is due; the remainder upon receipt of books. Payments
can be made by money order, check or credit card via Pay
Pal.
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