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COVER DESIGN
Palm Publishers prints first quality, full color detailed book covers. A well-designed book cover is crucial, since the cover is an important marketing tool. The cover appears in all ads (the Palm Store, Palm's eBay Store, and Amazon.com). If selected, the cover is showcased on the Themed Booksites at TNT Books. The cover also appears prominently on the book's website. Ironically, a book is sometimes judged by its cover.
Palm Publishers uses a Cover Design Form with a menu of design choices to initiate the book cover design, including:
1. Templates (i.e. layouts- front, back, and spine);
2. Fonts/Typeset;
3. Colors (for fonts, backgrounds, etc.).
Using your selections on the Cover Design Form, your picture submissions, your Book Synopsis, and your Biographical Statement, Palm Publishers (through its grapics/design contractor) builds one or more Cover Proof(s). The Cover Proof(s) are then sent to you, and you are given a 14 day opportunity to review the Cover Proof(s) and make further changes.
Palm Publishers has final editorial approval of the book cover.
To initiate the cover design process, you will be submitting (as Part 2 of your Submission Package):
[a] The completed and executed Cover Design Form;
(b) Your suggested book cover picture [See: Cover], which must be in TIFF (.tif) file format, be at least 300 dpi resolution, and be sized for a 6" x 9" paperback cover size; and,
(c) Your own picture, which must be in TIFF (.tif) file format, be at least 300 dpi resolution, and be sized 3" x 5";
(d) Your Book Synopsis (110 words or less, summary of the book). (The Marketing Blurb is prepared from your Book Synopsis);
(e) Your Biographical Statement (50 words or less, about you). (The Author Bio is prepared from your Biographical Statement); and,
[f] Any additional comments or instructions that you have regarding the cover design.
If you need help, Kinko's can scan and size pictures into TIFF format.
Palm Publishers builds the book covers through OLIVARTE, Palm Publisher's Graphics/Design Contractor.
The address for OLIVARTE is:
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| 5862 N Shoreland Ave
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| Milwaukee WI 53217
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Tel: (414) 962-0644
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