HERE'S WHAT WORDS+DESIGN CAN DO FOR YOU:
• book cover design
• page design & layout
• editing and proofreading
• CD cover design
• promotional materials design
• writing for hire, including ghostwriting
• NEW! Flash website design
YOU'LL FIND
• our prices are competitive,
• our turnaround times are quick,
• our layout skills are among the best in the industry,
• and our customer service is efficient and pleasant.
Together we'll create a project you can be proud of.
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What's the key to producing great-looking books that won't break your budget? Having a professional book designer on your team.
You're concerned about quality, creativity and price. So are we. With Words+Design, you're assured of getting skillful, original graphic design along with good value for your dollar.
We know that you have your hands full running a small publishing company. You have to be business manager, accountant, sales rep, advertising guru -- possibly even an author. You have to deal with printers, distributors, wholesalers, an employee or two, and "creative types" like authors and artists. (No wonder you're tired!)
As a wise man once said, the secret of good management is delegation.
You don't have to face the complexities of book publishing alone. Delegate your book production tasks to us -- and save your energy for the real challenges.
Remember the old cliché about not judging a book by its cover? Forget it!
According to a much-quoted industry statistic, your book cover has eight seconds to capture browsers' attention. If the front cover gets them to pick up your book, the back cover copy has another fifteen seconds to turn browsers into buyers.
That's where Words+Design comes in. Your book deserves to stand out in the crowd, and we're here to make sure it does. Our many repeat clients consistently experience brisk sales for their books, and have even been guests on Oprah and The View.
Our cover designs are economically priced for the publisher on a budget. After discussing your project in detail, we'll present you with two inital design concepts that can be tweaked until one is exactly right. The price includes your choice of stock art/photography, if desired, and one barcode at no extra charge.
And, most importantly, every single design is original.
We don't rely on templates or packages like some of our competitors. Your book is unique; its cover should be, too.
In addition to an attention-grabbing cover, your book also needs a dynamic interior. Our years of experience will help you avoid common design pitfalls that cost you extra at the printer.
A first-class page design:
· reflects your book's purpose
· emphasizes the tone you wish to convey
· blends seamlessly with your text
· makes it easy for your reader to navigate the book
· doesn't call undue attention to itself: it isn't distracting
We can design any type of book: fiction, nonfiction, self-help, memoir, poetry, reference, children's picture books, cookbooks, photography, even math textbooks and music notation. (You name it, we've done it!)
We'll work with whatever trim size you have in mind -- 5" x 8", 5.5" x 8.5", 6" x 9", or nontraditional sizes -- and can create interior pages in one color, multiple colors, or full color. We don't charge a separate “"design fee"” and we don’'t charge extra for creating electronic files for the printer. Just like our covers, all our interiors are original -- no templates here.
Words+Design is always looking for additional ways to meet our clients' needs. We're pleased to offer these new services:
• promotional materials: posters, brochures, postcards
• Flash website design
Call to discuss the possibilities!
What can a professional editor do for you that your brother-in-law or best friend can't? First of all, we can be objective. When you're ready to present your writing to the world, it's in your best interests to engage a truly neutral "second pair of eyes."
Whether your book needs a thorough critique or a final polish, our language experts are here to help. We catch common grammar and usage mistakes that others miss, such as dangling participles and modifiers, subject/pronoun disagreement, who versus that, farther versus further, and if versus whether. We're trained to see the typos, transpositions, and omitted words that untrained readers skim right over.
We can also help with deeper structural issues such as organization and flow; style and voice; and elements specific to fiction such as plot, characterization, dialogue, and point of view.
Express yourself in the best way possible with the help of Words+Design. We'll take your manuscript from "pretty good" to perfectly polished!
Words+Design is owned and operated by Lee Lewis Walsh. Lee holds an Honors degree in English and Journalism, and entered the then-new field of desktop publishing in 1992. After a stint as co-owner of a large, nationally known book design firm, she founded Words Plus Design in 1998.
Words Plus Design is home-office based, allowing us to offer significantly lower prices and quicker turnaround times than larger firms while still maintaining the very highest quality standards. We work on the Macintosh platform in QuarkXPress and Adobe Creative Suite.
Words+Design is located in
Tecumseh, Michigan, about 35
miles southwest of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, the book publishing
capital of the Midwest.
e-mail:
wordsplusdesign [at] comcast [dot] net
We hope you're not too disappointed to find there is no automated price quote widget here. This was a considered decision on our part, because our years of experience have shown that no two projects are alike. Just as we avoid using pre-made templates for our cover and interior designs, we avoid trying to squeeze price quotes into a "one size fits most" model. Thus every estimate is calculated individually, taking into account the specifics of your unique project.
All you need to do is call us. You'll discuss your upcoming book with a real live person, and we'll return our free, no-obligation price quote to you within 24 hours. It's that simple.
Call today and experience the Words+Design difference.
Your book is one of a kind; its design should be, too.
