Book Cover Frequently Asked Questions

You are buying the exclusive right to use an Image for commercial use on the cover of a book cover. This covers all forms of the Work, including ebook, physical copies, and audiobooks for an indefinite amount of time, globally, and without sales restrictions. 

For a standard FuriousFotog™ Image License, the price is a sum total of both a Photographer Fee ($300) plus a Talent Fee. A quick reference PDF is available in the Book Cover Information Center.

A Talent Fee is an independently determined rate that a model or their management/agency requires for use of their Image in a commercial manner (as granted by the License). This fee begins at $300 for Furious Models, but may be higher or lower as set by freelance models or agencies.

Under $600, A: $600, B:$650, C: $675, D: $700, E: $750, F: $800-$999.  No single exclusive image is over $1000!

Yes.

Payment plans are offered via a PayPal invoice that can be paid on at your leisure. The initial $150 deposit is nonrefundable. Invoices carry a 4-month term. Once past due, entire amount of the invoice is nonrefundable and Agreement is subject to termination.

Yes.

If you wish to use the purchased Image(s) for multiple book covers (eg a duet or two titles, trilogy, etc) or for any commercial sales of products (such as a calendar, mugs, etc.) there is an additional fee assessed in the License Agreement / on the invoice.

Yes, but there is a time limit.

You are allowed to change your selection for a replacement Image one time per active contract within its first 45 days. Once paid in full and/or the high resolution Image delivered, there is no ability to exchange.

NOTE: Some models have higher or lower Talent Fees which may change the overall price of the License if you change.

When a Licensee selects a photo, it is taken off the market and others cannot buy it. Limiting the number of changes and the time in which it can be exchanged also limits the number of Images that are potentially tied up in the administrative process (which can cause the Image to miss a sale or remain unsold).

No.
Final edited images are delivered at full resolution and without watermarks only when paid in full and no sooner. If you want to run ad tests using one or more FuriousFotog images, you would need to purchase each one.

Similarly, because images are available for licensing until officially sold, watermarked proofs cannot be used for running test ads or any other commercial purposes.

The images in the galleries are unedited proofs at low resolution (900 pixels on the longest side) to prevent theft. The images on social media are final edited versions (still at a low resolution of 1200 pixels). Files delivered to clients are at least 7000 pixels at 300 dpi.

No.

Unfortunately, use of images in this manner constitues commercial use and therefore requires a licensing fee be paid beforehand. Marketing, regardless of industry, is affected by many different sources (image, copy, landing page, etc.).

Yes. 

Upon request I can provide a higher quality, watermarked image.

Yes. 

That is what this is all about! Furious fueling fantasies! Feel free to use images posted on social media for character inspiration. 

The only restriction is the image cannot have any client branding added to it (that'd be commercial use and also imply that it's been purchased).

No. 

Use of images in this manner constitues commercial use and therefore must be licensed.

Please do not add any client branding directly onto images, even for fun games like "This or That", "Which drink are you?", etc. You can use the images for these games without any client branding and leaving the watermarks intact.

No. 

At least before final payment is made. 

Watermarks are a simple but effective defense against intellectual property theft. While you may have good intentions, someone seeing the image (however you use it), may be looking for a freebie.

It should also go without saying but please do not edit out watermarks. That constitutes IP theft.