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Offline Dresdenus Prime

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Book Cover Costs
« on: February 06, 2013, 02:29:28 PM »
Anyone know what the average price would be for a custom book cover by a graphic artist?

I did some investigating last night and found one person who would do it for $30 and hour, roughly taking 2-4 hours to complete the work. So at most the price would be $120. Is that a reasonable price?

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Re: Book Cover Costs
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2013, 01:50:39 AM »
I've seen quotes for anywhere between $200-$300, some higher than that. You have to make sure there's enough room for everything else (title, your name, any taglines) on the cover.

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Re: Book Cover Costs
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2013, 10:46:28 AM »
$120 sounds like a good price for a freelancer. I'd be surprised if you found anyone willing to do it for less.

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Re: Book Cover Costs
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2013, 11:20:12 AM »
In fact, that's really low for a professional artist; it's on the low end of a day's wages for regularly-employed people.
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Re: Book Cover Costs
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2013, 12:28:34 PM »
Thanks for the input guys. I did some research and found that covers can be pretty expensive if you want a good one. Heck I even saw some expensive covers that weren't good!

It's a pretty important part of the book though, seeing as how it's the first thing people will see.  8)
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