|  provider
of publishing services to both traditional book publishers
and individual authors, our clients demand a wide
variety of children's book publishing services. We provide
a full portfolio of excellent children's book publishing
tools, production services and promotional vehicles.
Transform your ideas into a truly unique and professionally
published product.
What is children's book publishing?
Children's books
bring your story to a new generation, and your editor
at Dog Ear Publishing will help guide you and help
you assess your children's book publishing needs.
We will help you identify what type of product and
services will best meet your goals. Our comprehensive
editorial, design and printing technology solutions
will create the best possible experience for your
readers, while maximizing the profit from each sale.
Dog Ear Publishing
is committed to delivering a superior children's book publishing
experience for both our clients and their readers
through offering truly unique, flexible and creative
solutions.
The children's book publishing services from Dog Ear include
professional editorial expertise, high-quality book
design, fully customized and professional cover design
and the marriage of both on-demand printing and offset
printing.
Children's book publishing
with Dog Ear -
It doesn't matter if you are a new author or a veteran
of the publishing game - Dog Ear guides all of our
clients through the maze of the children's book publishing
process. The end product will be a book that truly
exceeds all of your dreams.
We've compiled some brief information about our children's book publishing process that will help you along the authoring
process and to understand the various stages of book
production.
Dog Ear children's
book publishing support provides:
- A single point of contact - your Editorial Manager
will be your personal liaison throughout the process.
- Professional custom design - both your interior
pages and book cover will have a truly custom design
from our professional design staff. Our designers
have create award winning book designs for many of
the largest traditional publishers in the world. They
will create (with your input) an attractive and effective
page layout and a beautiful cover that enhances your
book and complements your professional reputation
- Marketing Strategy conferences - children's book publishing
is all about creating and expanding marketing opportunities.
Your Editorial Manager will collaborate with you in
developing strategies to reach local, regional, and
national sales opportunities for your book as well
as helping to build a highly effective marketing and
promotional campaign. Click
here for more information on Dog Ear targeted
marketing campaigns..
Children's book publishing Manuscript
Guidelines
These quick notes are design to ease the entry of
your manuscript into our editorial and production
processes. Our processes are designed around the standards
of the publishing industry, and your review of the
material below will ensure your children's book publishing
project flows as smoothly as possible.
All manuscripts should be delivered to Dog Ear electronically
- either via email or on a CD/DVD. Your Editorial
Manager will give you the email address to which to
send your manuscript.
Notes on children's
book publishing book elements -
Front Matter
All books include front matter - at minimum a Title
Page, Copyright Page, and a Table of Contents. Your
Title Page will show the full title of the book with
subtitle, your name and any affiliations you want
us to list.
Text
Parts, Sections, and Chapters are the elements that
break up the text by topic. Your Chapters should be
divided into various levels of headings - usually
not more than 2 or 3 levels deep. Chapters that contain
similar content are 'chunked' together in Sections
or Parts. A Section is a set of Chapters that are
related closely, and Parts are Sections that are related.
When organizing your manuscript, think of it as a
loose outline of your content and the order in which
you want your readers to progress through the book.
End Matter
Some books contain End Matter like a Glossary, Bibliography,
and Index. These elements sent as part of your full
manuscript. Dog Ear can discuss a variety of options
for creating an index for your book.
Manuscript Preparation for
children's book publishing Projects-
Your manuscript must be your final manuscript. Editorial
changes or alterations - other than to correct errors
- will significantly slow the process and will incur
a charge to the author.
Art, Images, Figures, Graphs, Tables, etc
-
"Non-text" elements will be placed as close
as possible to where they are referenced within the
text (your Art Reference). These elements will fall
AFTER the reference, at the top or bottom of a page,
typically within (1) page of the Art Reference. Tables
are considered text and will be positioned within
the text. Images will appear in the printed book as
submitted (both in size and quality). Graphs or figures
should use text printed as solid black and white with
no shading. Shading causes images to lose quality
when books are printed digitally. Art or images that
require manipulation will increase our production
time and costs to the author. All "non-text"
elements should be numbered consecutively and must
be referenced within the text..
A note on children'sgraphic elements
Images reproduce best when submitted as an original
digital file in high resolution. Any scans should
be submitted at 300 dpi as black and white.
Author Page Proofs-
Every children's book had a digital proof produced
and submitted to the author. Once you receive your
Page Proofs, the final layout of pages, please take
no more than five days to check the copy and return
them to Dog Ear Publishing.
Post-Production Alterations -
Upon review of your Page Proofs, we recommend you
only correct 'egregious' errors or any errors that
may have been introduced in production. Any other
alterations will be considered Author Alterations
and will incur a charge (as well as significantly
slow the process).
We understand that authors need the ability to change
their content - and our process is very accomodating
of changes - but removing or adding even one line
or paragraph to a page is not nearly as simple as
it may seem . Even a single word change can change
the length of the text block and thereby affect each
following page. In some cases the entire book would
have to be reformatted and repaginated - forcing us
to an entirely new production schedule, incuring significant
cost, and completely throwing your book off-schedule.
Here is what we need you to do upon receipt of your
proofs - we suggest you print them out for convenience.
- Check EVERY page.
- READ all the text, looking specifically at unusually
spelled words.
- CONFIRM the placement of images, art, graphs, tables,
children'ss, etc.
- MARK DIRECTLY ON THE PAGE any required alterations.
You will fax these back to us.
- FAX your corrections to us. You only need to fax
those pages that contain changes. You can also send
them via the mail.
It has been our experience that author who closely
follow the above information will have a positive
and rewarding experience in the production of their
book. We truly are here to help you build the book
of your dreams.
Common Questions surrounding children's book publishing-
I want to use previously printed material. Do
I have to clear permissions and do all the paperwork?
You will need to secure permission to use any material
that doesn't specifically belong to you - including
art and children'ss. Your Editorial Manager can supply
the needed permissions forms. If you do decide to
use previously printed material, you should not use
more than 10% of the total content of the originating
source. Please note that using material for 'Education'
is not all needed to have something defined as "fair
use".
What if I want to change material printed previously?
You should never change reprinted material. So let
our experts determine whether copyright clearance
should be obtained.
Will my children's book publishing project look like a
real book?
Your book WILL BE a 'real' book - and will stand with
the best products produced by the largest and most
successful publishers. Each and every part of your
project will be created with the highest level of
professional design and production.
How much money do I make on each sale?
Most of our authors are invested in the success of
their book, and also expect to be rewarded for their
hard work. As a children's book publishing author, you are
in complete control of your profit level. You can
make as little or as much as you like on your project.
How much should I charge for my book?
The retail price of your custom text is dependant
upon many factors - including the printing costs,
market factors, and your desired profit level. See
our Retail Pricing
page for strategies on setting a retail price and
your author profit. The final customer price
is set by the store.
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