BLACK AND WHITE BOOKBLOCK PRICING

Small paperback Large paperback Small hardcover Large hardcover Small combo* Large combo*
Page count (0-300 pgs) (300-500 pgs) (0-300 pgs) (300-500 pgs) (0-300 pgs) (300-500 pgs)
True Custom Cover $500 $500 $700 $700 $1,000 $1,000
True Custom Interior $400 $700 $400 $700 $400 $700
Up to 20 black and white interior images included included included included included included
Setup, distribution, and proofs $120 $120 *$120 *$120 *$240 *$240
Total Design and Production $1,020 $1,320 $1,220 $1,520 $1,640 $1,940

Editing Packages (choose one)
Editing prices are based on a 100,000-word manuscript and will vary for smaller projects.






Copy Editing $1,000 $1,250 $1,000 $1,250 $1,000 $1,250
Total Package Price $2,020 $2,570 $2,220 $2,770 $2,640 $3,190

Line Editing $1,500 $1,750 $1,500 $1,750 $1,500 $1,750
Total Package Price **$2,520 $3,070 $2,720 $3,270 **$3,140 $3,690

Content Editing $2,000 $2,250 $2,000 $2,250 $2,000 $2,250
Total Package Price $3,020 $3,570 $3,220 $3,770 $3,640 $4,190

ISBN (International Standard Book Number) $27.50 $27.50 $27.50 $27.50 $27.50 $27.50

Ingram Advance Catalog $60 for 1 month $60 for 1 month $60 for 1 month $60 for 1 month $60 for 1 month $60 for 1 month
Ingram Advance is a monthly catalog that is mailed to booksellers and libraries around the world. Titles are eligible to be included in Ingram Advance only once, when they are first released. Ingram will produce a short paragraph describing the title. Retail pricing information, and a black & white cover image will also be included.

Library of Congress Control Number (PCN) Free Free Free Free Free Free
If your title is eligible for an LCCN through Two Peas Publishing, we can submit it for you. Eligibility information for obtaining an LCCN through Two Peas and other publishers like Two Peas can be found at The Library of Congress.

Amazon Search Inside This Book Free Free Free Free Free Free
Amazon.com contends that books listed with the "Search Inside This Book" feature enabled sell better than books that do not allow searching. "Search Inside This Book" allows Amazon customers to browse a portion of the book's contents, much the way a brick-and-mortar bookstore customer will flip through the pages of a book in the store to determine whether that book is right for him or her. Two Peas Publishing can optionally enable Amazon.com's "Search Inside This Book" on your title.

Barnes & Noble See Inside Program Free Free Free Free Free Free
Similar to Amazon.com's "Search Inside This Book" feature, Barnes & Noble offers "See Inside" on its website. Two Peas Publishing can optionally include your title in the Barnes & Noble "See Inside" program so that bn.com customers will be able to browse up to 20 percent of the content of your book at bn.com.

Bowker's Books in Print Free Free Free Free Free Free
Bowker's Books in Print is a bibliographic database of books. The Books in Print database is referenced by publishers, libraries, and booksellers alike.

Optional Google Books Inclusion with Limited Preview Free Free Free Free Free Free
Google Books is Google's vast library of scanned books. Two Peas Publishing is a Google Books Partner. We can optionally include a limited preview of your book in Google Books. The text of your book will be indexed by Google's search engine, which can result in more visibility for your title.

Optional Inclusion in Google Editions Free Free Free Free Free Free
In 2010, Google will launch its own e-book selling service called Google Editions. Two Peas Publishing is a Google Editions partner. We can optionally include your book in Google Editions, where readers can purchase it to read online. Just like the purchase of the print edition of your book, you will receive royalties from the sale of your book through Google Editions.

* 100% cotton fabric cover w/gold foil author/title on spine add $25.00
**our most popular packages!

COLOR BOOKBLOCK PRICING

Color books vary dramatically in size, page count, and complexity. Please contact us for a customized quote.

How do our prices compare?

Two Peas Most popular packages$2,520-3,140
BookSurge $5,999
iUniverse $5,049-5,599, no image work
Xlibris $4,499-14,499
Lulu.com $2,369, no custom design, no editing
Booklocker does not offer comparable services

BookSurge: the self-publishing arm of amazon.com: to get anywhere close to the same level of customization as Two Peas offers, you must purchase their “Marketing Pro Package” at $5,999. This includes their “Signature Cover Design,” which is semi-custom, but includes only 10 hours of design time at a cost of $999. It also includes a couple of rounds of editing, which BookSurge prices at $.019-.032 per word.

iUniverse: offers “custom” packages from $1,549-2,099. But read more closely. Their packages do not include any editing—that will cost you $.022-.029 per word. For an average length book, that will add about $3,500 to your price. Their “custom covers” really aren’t so custom either. They just place the image and text you provide them. No image correction, compositing, or manipulation is included. They won’t even remove red eye at this price!

Xlibris: offers DIY packages as low as $299; however, to get any custom work, or even be allowed to consult with a designer, you must purchase the Premium, Executive, or Platinum packages, at a cost of $2,999-12,999. That’s right, Thirteen THOUSAND dollars. And these packages do not include editing! That will set you back another $.01-.012 per word, or over $1,500 for the average book.

Lulu.com: a DIY company, they don’t even offer the types of services Two Peas provides. Their “Masterpiece Pack” retails at $1,369 but includes no editing or custom design work at all. They’ll let you work with a “designer” for an extra $1,000, but you will be allowed to “choose” from two designs and go through two rounds of revisions. Their web site does not include prices for editing, you must contact them for a quote.

Booklocker: low-end DIY shop that does not offer the types of services Two Peas provides.

 


 
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