Book Designer

Nancy Starkman … professional book designer. Hardcover, paperback, board books, children’s books, photography and art books, trade books, coffee table books, and more.

Brixton the Cat-Whisperer
Brixton the Cat-Whisperer
For the Record
For the Record
If You Could Ask Your Dog One Question
If You Could Ask Your Dog One Question
The Art of Mead Tasting Book Food Pairing
The Art of Mead Tasting Book Food Pairing
Searching for Sweet Home
Searching for Sweet Home
Happy Love Sprinkles
Happy Love Sprinkles
Wisdom from the Wilderness
Wisdom from the Wilderness
When Nicole Brought Fokey to School
When Nicole Brought Fokey to School
Venice Beach Heart and Soul
Venice Beach Heart and Soul
Sweater 101
Sweater 101
Stephanie Bernheim From Paint to Pixels
Stephanie Bernheim From Paint to Pixels
Seasons of Nauvoo
Seasons of Nauvoo
New England
New-England
My Yacht Designs and the Lessons They Taught Me
My Yacht Designs and the Lessons They Taught Me
Loons and Lady Slippers
Loons and Lady Slippers
A Different Kind of Dog
A Different Kind of Dog
Great Gray Owl
Great Gray Owl
High Altitude Paradise
High Altitude Paradise
In Search of the Light
In Search of the Light
Itasca State Park
Itasca State Park
Kit White Line Into Form
Kit White Line Into Form
Klein Brabant
Klein Brabant
Book Design Simple & Professional
Book Design Simple & Professional
Aspen Cooks
Aspen Cooks
Ark Builders
Ark Builders
An American Tale of Freedoms Promise
An American Tale of Freedoms Promise
American Astrophilately
American Astrophilately
Nancy Starkman’s

Author, Book Designer, and Entrepreneur. Nancy Starkman offers book design services to self-publishing authors. She is active in publishing, printing, graphic and book design and has many years of design experience. Nancy wrote Book Design: Simple & Professional for self-publishers and graphic designers. It teaches how to design and print professional looking books. In 1999, Nancy and Edward Starkman founded Star Print Brokers which prints high-quality books in Asia (not China). Nancy also designs books at SPB.

Save on Book design fees

“Express” design for children’s picture & board books

$399

Board Books Design – Express

Minimal text with an image on each page, or every other page.

16 – 24 pages total (front, back + spine included in total … so, add 4 pages for cover to number of interior pages.)
30 minute consultation
Convert images to CMYK
Additional Cost: Dust jacket or design endpapers
Author provides: Manuscript + all illustrations, ISBN + barcode Designer provides: Print-ready PDFs to author

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$499

Children’s Picture Books Design – Express

Minimal text with an image on each page, or every other page.

24 – 32 pages (front, back + spine are not included in total.) Choose either a hardcover or a soft cover paperback.
30 minute consultation
Convert images to CMYK
Additional Cost: Dust jacket or design endpapers
Author provides: Manuscript + all illustrations, ISBN + barcode Designer provides: Print-ready PDFs to author

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How to work with book “Express” design

Fast turnaround & low cost

“Express” steps . . .

to keep design fees low

Order

An initial 30-minute consultation is complimentary.
Order: Fill out the “Express” form and send. You will receive confirmation. If you do not, please contact us.

Pay

Please go to the payment page. Select “Express” book design. Payment goes to our parent company, Star Print Brokers, Inc.
Our Team: We create a New Folder on DropBox and send you an invitation. Join DropBox for free.
Materials: Include manuscript (proofread & edit in advance), illustrations (including covers), ISBN, and barcode. If you need an ISBN or barcode, go to ISBN.org. Provide all materials at once, not individually.

Upload

Add book to [Name] folder on your computer. Open DropBox. Drag and drop [Name] folder into the New Folder.
Note Specs: Page count or paper thickness vary depending on author’s choices. Email the spine width to us from your service provider. If hardcover, we need cover wrap specifications too.

Book design

We post the PDF design proofs in 2-page spreads for review. The author receives:
>> One cover PDF.
>> One interior book PDF with title page, copyright page, and 2 or 3 book pages for author approval before we proceed with the rest of the book.
Approval: When you approve, we complete the book. We do not provide the Adobe InDesign files.
AAs: AAs (Author’s Alternations, corrections or changes) are $100 an hour, minimum of 30 minutes per session.

Wrap up

The author inspects and approves the design PDF, catching any errors made by either author or designer. We are not responsible for any errors after author approves.
Time: Usually a few days if quick approvals.
Printers’ PDFs: We provide a print-ready PDF of the book and another of the front, back cover and spine. The PDF is in single pages with printer’s marks, plus bleeds if in printing specs.
Extra cost: Dust jacket and endpapers are an additional design cost and not in the “Express” package for board books and children’s books.

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This is the form to use if you are ordering (buying) Book “Express” design package for Children’s books and board books only. Alternatively, use the Standard quote form.

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“Book Design: Simple & Professional”

Book design can be made simple for self-publishers to design their books. Graphic artists can advance their careers and earn higher fees as few school teach book design.

But, Nancy Starkman can design your book for you! No need to learn Adobe InDesign, professional book design, typography, CMYK color reproduction, or the many other elements that go into book design.