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Children's Book Illustration Pricelist
With our children’s book projects, each book can vary in design and price. The price list below is a rough guide for authors to work out their budget needed for us to bring their story to life. All children’s book illustration projects come with free formatting.
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Spot Illustration £80
A small illustration (non feature) in a simple design to accompany text to outline a word or scene.
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Character Design £80
A developed character design with multiple poses and facial expressions with a colour scheme. (Only to purchase singularly if you are not using Primal Studios for the complete book illustrations.)
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Simple Single Page £90
A simple style design for a single page illustration.
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Intricate Single Page £100
An intricate styled or detailed illustration for a single page illustration.
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Simple Double Page £100
A simple style design for a double page spread illustration.
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Intricate Double Page £110
An intricate style or detailed illustration for a double page spread.
Pricing Information
All children’s picture books need pages that end in an even number. Most children’s books are 32 or 36 page books, the minimum is 24 pages. Within those pages you will need to have a copyright page, a title page, a dedications page and usually an author bio.
Based off this information, the very minimum of illustrations needed for a full picture book is 10 double page spreads.
Eg: 24 page book : Copyright Page – Dedication – Title Page – Main story (20 pages – which can be 10 double page spreads) – Author Bio – Cover (a spread from internal pages)
This would make the cheapest project possible 10 x £100 (Simple Double Page Spreads) = £1000*
*This is just a guide to show the very minimum needed, however it is suggested to use 18-21 illustrations, with a mixture of single and double page spreads to fully illustrate all aspects of the story.
However the suggested and average project would be:
Eg: 32 page book: Copyright Page – Dedication – Title Page – Main story (28 pages – which can be 10 double page spreads, 8 single pages) – Author Bio – Cover (A new double page spread illustration)
This would make the average project 11 x £110 (Intricate Double Page Spreads, including cover) = £1210 plus 8 x £100 (Intricate Single Pages) = £800. Total of £2010.
All projects are different, so please feel free to email us with an enquiry. We will read through your manuscript, explore your options and explain how we would suggest bringing your book to life. An added bonus is all of our Children’s Book projects come with free formatting!
Payment information
We require a 50% deposit to start the project, then the final 50% upon complection. Payments are accepted through Paypal or Direct Bank Transfer. We work with clients from all over the world, so please do not be put off that we are based in the UK. All projects come with a contract which outlines a deadline, author and illustrators rights and pricing.
Book Formatting Pricelist
If you have worked with a separate illustrator who do not provide formatting, or have a chapter book that you need professionally formatting before publication, we can help!
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Cover Formatting £30
Formatting for cover designs for your chosen printer or print on demand platform.
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Picture Book Print Formatting £60
With picture book formatting, we develop your book from a manuscript and pictures into a file that is ready to print. We do this by placing the text of your manuscript to your illustrations with your chosen font (or font we feel suit your story) in a way that compliments the story. We also add: Page numbers, Barcode for your ISBN, A Copyright page, Dedication & Special Thanks Page, Testimonial Page (optional), Author Bio, Illustrator Bio. We then provide you with files that will fit to the requirements your chosen printers would need to print your book correctly. This can be for either hardback or paperback books. An additional £10 for both.
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Picture Book Ebook Formatting £60
With picture book ebook formatting, we develop your book from a manuscript and pictures into an ebook file that is a final copy of your book. We do this by placing the text of your manuscript to your illustrations with your chosen font (or font we feel suit your story) in a way that compliments the story. We also add: Page numbers, A Copyright page, Dedication & Special Thanks Page, Testimonial Page (optional), Author Bio, Illustrator Bio. We then provide you with a fixed EPUB file which can be used across all platforms. If you're purchasing Picture Book Print Formatting, this is only £10 extra, not the full £60.
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Chapter Book Print Formatting £80
With chapter book formatting, we develop your book from a manuscript into a file that is ready to print. We do this by using correct font size, page breaks, and compositioning within the book with your chosen font or with a font we feel suits your story. We also add: Title page, Page numbers, Barcode for your ISBN, Copyright page, Dedication & Special Thanks Page, Testimonial Page (optional), Author Bio, We then provide you with files that will fit to the requirements your chosen printers would need to print your book correctly. This can be for either hardback or paperback books. An additional £10 for both. This can be for either hardback or paperback books. An additional £15 for both.
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Chapter Book Ebook Formatting £80
With chapter book ebook formatting, we develop your book from a manuscript into a ebook file. We do this by using correct font size, page breaks, and compositioning within the book. We will use your chosen font or with a font we feel suit your story. We also add: Table of Contents, Title page, Page numbers, Barcode for your ISBN, Copyright page, Dedication & Special Thanks Page, Testimonial Page (optional), Author Bio. We then provide you with a reflowable EPUB file which can be used across all platforms. If you're purchasing Chapter Book Print Formatting, this is only £20 extra, not the full £80.
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Other Formatting
For other types of formatting please email us.
YA / Adult Book Covers Pricelist
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Ebook Book Cover £120
Unqiue ebook cover design for your chapter book in any chosen genre.
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Paperback/Hardback Book Cover £150
Unique cover design for your chapter book in any chosen genre. Add ebook for an additional £10 Have all Hardback, Paperback and Ebook for additional £25
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E Book Cover Series £80
All additional ebook covers in the series after the original cover
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Paperback/Hardback Cover Series £100
All additional book covers in the series after the original cover
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Colour Variations of Cover £30
Instead of creating brand new covers for each new book, some authors prefer to create different colour variations of the same cover instead. By doing this the cover looks different for each book, it makes it recognisable for the series and also keeps costs down. The cost is for each colour variation.
If you have any questions or would like to enquire about a project, please email us at bex@primalst.com