Book Design Services
offered by Star Print Brokers

Great book design can mean increased sales … it is that important. Books should be designed with Adobe InDesign or Quark XPress and both are for advanced graphic designers. Neither InDesign or Quark are easy to learn quickly, even if you have experience with other software. Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator are quite useful for brochures, but are a challenge when building an entire book. We understand the importance of good graphic design … and more.

• Book layout including use of correct title page, copyright page, page placement (recto versus verso), page numbering, indexing, acknowledgements, table of contents, foreword, and preface
• Color on a monitor versus color booth, digital proof, press proof or printed signature
• Cover design that sells
• Process color versus spot color
• CMYK mode versus RGB
• File formats
• Resolution
• Typography
• Color theory

A simple novel can be provided to us in a PDF made from Microsoft Word. However, if you are doing a photography book or any book with high-quality photography, you will want to use a professional book designer.

You need a cover that sells in addition to well-designed text pages. Graphic designers that routinely do production work for brochures, sell sheets, and the like, often are not far enough down the learning curve to design an entire book.

Please consider using SPB to design as well as print your book.

There are three levels of design we offer:

• Super Star Book Design

Superior, top level design. Some of our clients use our best, top level book designers. They consistantly produce magnificent books, and have many years of design experience.

• Star Book Design

In-house, mid-range cost book production. We aslo have many years of experience and do wonderful work. Our cost is less than Super Star Book Design and the cost is quite affordable.

• Star Asia Book Production

Overseas, lowest cost. The designers are experienced in basic book production. A good solution if yiou are on a really tight budget! Although we have some very good designers, we market this level of design as basic production work, not high-level book design.

Why use Star Print Brokers for Book Design?

Because we provide great design, and have design solutions to fit all budgets, Call us today,(425) 603-1777.  If you are designing a book yourself or using your own graphic artist, please see our Prepress Guide.

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