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Efficient and meticulous in handling your project!
We specialize in the publication of academic titles, literary works, biographies, cook books etc. Our editors and designers are ready to give their best in bringing your next project to fruition. Give us a call to discuss your situation and you will see that we’re the perfect fit for your project. Chances are, we’ll not only meet your needs, but exceed your expectations.
Spears Books provides the following book editing solutions to clients who seek to self-publish at a platform of their own choice:
- $2.50 a page for plain text books.
- $3.00 a page for books with fewer than 50 illustrations or photographs.
- $3.50 a page for books with text and more than 50 illustrations or photographs.
- We can provide additional discounts for very straightforward titles and /or regular clients.
For books requiring a high level of design work, contact our production team for a more accurate quote.
Free samples available.
You may have finished writing, but if you want your project to be the best it can be, you’re going to need another set of eyes—there’s really no way around it. While a willing friend can drive improvement and help you gain perspective, if they’re not experienced in the art of editing, errors will slip through the cracks. Even worse, they’re likely to introduce some of their own.
If you’ve spent any time trying to use grammar-checking software, you know that it’s not any better—computers simply don’t know what we’re trying to say, and we’re a long way off from software being able to tell us where and how to make improvements.
Put plainly, a professionally edited manuscript is a necessity if you want to be accepted by a publisher and—especially if you’re going the self-publishing route—if you want to avoid poor reviews on Amazon and elsewhere.
Any project of more than 3,000 words (about 12 pages) is eligible for a free sample edit before you pay a dime or make a commitment. When you send in your document for a free sample, we’ll look it over and assign your project to an editor who has experience with your genre and style. After providing you with a free sample of 1,000 words (about 4 pages), you’ll be able to review her/his changes to decide if it’s a good fit.
We do all of our editing using the Track Changes feature of Microsoft Word. This allows you to easily go through our changes to make sure you agree with them. We also leave comments in the margins to help explain our edits and to leave suggestions where we recommend making additional changes not covered in editing.
We guarantee a completion rate of about 14 business days for a project of about 60,000 words. Our rate begins at $.018 per word.
Spears Media artists design paperback covers from $300 for a simple cover with a single concept and/or picture provided by client.
- Full jacket spreads with flaps from $400.
To include a choice of designs, conversations on font and color choices and a barcode if required. Our designers will take care to ascertain the theme and style and read the blurb or synopsis carefully. It’s also useful to see examples of other covers you like. On completion we will provide you with a print-ready PDF file. Stock photography or illustrations are a (usually small) extra charge.
For questions and a more accurate quote, call or email us.
The Penguin Encyclopedia explains indexing as: “the compiling of systemic guides to the location of words, names and concepts in books and other publications. An index consists of a list of entries, each of which comprises a heading together with any qualifying phrase and/or subheadings, and at least one page reference or cross-reference. Individual judgment and sensitivity are essential to produce an index that is effective and a pleasure to read.”
Indexing fees are based on a “per page” rate, ranging from as little as $3.00 to $10.00 per indexable page which reflects both the time required for indexing and difficulty of the text.
The indexing fee is the “page rate” X the number of indexable pages in the book.
- An indexable page is any page of the book that carries potential information, including pictures, figures or graphs for the index;
- Front and back matter are generally not considered “indexable” unless the author requests that they be indexed.