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Book Cover Design - SERVICE INFORMATION CENTER

WHAT kind of cover DESIGN are YOU LOOKING FOR?

CLICK HERE | Custom Covers
click here | premade covers
FINALIZING A COVER
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Gorgeous CUSTOM Designs. Exclusively Yours.

You do cover designs!?

You do cover designs!?

You do cover designs!?

I sure do!

  • Typically, I do most custom cover design work from November to the end of January, however feel free to Contact Me to check availability!
  • You can also check out my selection of premade designs and buy them if they suit your immediate need!

How much are they?

You do cover designs!?

You do cover designs!?

  • $150 for a standard custom cover design of a single book title. 
  • Series continuations using the same layout are $75 for each book.
  • Revisions beyond the three (3) that are included run at $25 each.
  • Premade designs are sold at listed pricing and are customized with title, author name, fonts, blurb, and general color. Any further change will generate an invoice for a standard custom design.

What is included?

You do cover designs!?

What are custom, premium edits?

  • I operate under a "trust me" process for design - where Clients trust my knowledge relative to design, layout, and genre. However, there is always an ability to modify those designs to best align with the Client's vision. 
  • The package includes up to three (3) revisions total for a chosen ebook design, its paperback wrap, and the audiobook edition of a single title.
  • Revisions are not complete redesigns, but adjustments to current designs.
  • Pricing includes the ebook, a physical book copy (paperback or hardcover), and audiobook if FuriousFotog is the designer. 
  • Flattened PSD files are $100 each if another party will design other elements (e.g. Tantor for audiobooks. etc.)
  • Hardcovers (if in addition to the standard package) or changing cover sizing (e.g. 5x8 to 6x9 large print format) carriews a $30 service fee. 
  • IngramSpark covers (if in addition to the standard package) carry a $25 service fee and require the Client to generate the  IngramSpark template with ISBN in PNG format.

What are custom, premium edits?

Do you offer other design services?

What are custom, premium edits?

  • These are stunning designs that are custom-made specifically for your book cover, beyond simple clean up, background replacement, and photo maniputation.
  • An example would be creating a completely new steampunk character from scratch who is then used on a cover, example above. 
  • Price is $150 for this service and is separate from the custom cover design fee.

Licensing

Do you offer other design services?

Do you offer other design services?

  • Custom and premade covers using royalty free (RF) stock images are included and licensed under the Standard Licensing available via stock photo websites. 
  • Where needed, I have Clients supply links to Shutterstock or Depositphotos to models that best fit their version of the character, after which I buy the standard license.
  • In order for a Client to print physical copies in excess of 500,000 units or create swag/merchandise for resale where the RF images play a major role in the item or add value to it, the Client must purchase the Extended License from these stock websites themselves.
  • If you are using a Furious Exclusive Image, you have full permission to use the image for any/all promotional items (banners, swag, teasers, etc). 
  • Commercial sales of merchandise using Furious Exclusive Images (other than the book cover) requires additional fees. 

Do you offer other design services?

Do you offer other design services?

Do you offer other design services?

No.

  • Sadly, due to scheduling and prior client issues, I do not offer formatting, logo design, or other branding and promotional services (like teasers or banners). 
  • Please see the Partners page for recommendations on these and other services.

CLICK HERE | Recommended partners

DO YOU ACCEPT OR USE Artificial Intelligence (AI) ART?

USE

FuriousFotog does not use AI-generated (aka machine-learned) artwork when creating premade or custom covers.

Acceptance

Furious Fotog does not accept Client-provided AI Artwork (see below in "Why This Stance?")

Exceptions

  • There is no issue with the acceptance of images that have proper licensing or permission from the copyright holder, such as stock photos or illustrations. 
  • There is no issue with the acceptance of AI-generated artwork for use only as a concept/guide to creating human-crafted artwork.
  •  I cannot stop someone from using one of my exclusive images within their own designs that incorporate AI art. However, FuriousFotog® images are not licensed for use as image prompts for AI generators.

Workflow Tools

Furious Fotog does use several AI-powered tools in its workflows and Toolkit service, such as but not limited to Photoshop's Neural Filters, Topaz Labs Sharpen AI,  Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI, and Anthropics Portrait Pro.


Furious Fotog does not use machine-learned/AI-generated artwork such as that from Midjourney, DALL-E, Craiyon, Stable Diffusion, etc.

WHY THIS STANCE?

In keeping with this brand's Visions, Values, and Ethics, it is important for Furious Fotog to support others in the community of creatives. It is my view that the use of machine-generated (AI) images is not something that helps our community, despite being a remarkable and incredible breakthrough. In my view, it is more harmful to this industry, individual professions, and the economy at large.


While using such systems lift gatekeeping and enable everyone to participate in generating art, it is Furious Fotog's view that something is lost in translation when the human element is not present during the actual creation process. For there to be meaning in a piece (or lack thereof), there is a requirement of emotion, feeling, and life experiences - something that cannot be found in an algorithm designed to take a line of text and use it to stabilize noise so it looks like the elements mentioned. Elements, mind you, that come from billions of improperly licensed (stolen) images fed into the system. There is no way the generators would know how to make Marvel's Spiderman from the "spider man" prompt, and not some man-sized spider monster with eight legs, without having stolen copyrighted material. 


Also, frankly, generating images in this manner and in 30 seconds requires no investment in skill or time, despite claims that prompts are well-crafted, the results are still results of an algorithm that has zero human decision-making. 


Commercial licensing from the AI generator's company is not valid, as it only grants permission from the generator company and not the copyright holder(s). In fact, the output from AI generators cannot be copyrighted, even with further manipulation, as determined by the US Copyright Office with Zarya of the Dawn (Registration # VAu001480196.


"Based on the record before it, the Office concludes that the images generated by Midjourney contained within the Work are not original works of authorship protected by copyright. See COMPENDIUM (THIRD) § 313.2 (explaining that “the Office will not register works produced by a machine or mere mechanical process that operates randomly or automatically without any creative input or intervention from a human author”). Though she claims to have “guided” the structure and content of each image, the process described in the Kashtanova Letter makes clear that it was Midjourney—not Kashtanova—that originated the “traditional elements of authorship” in the images.”

Additional CUSTOM COVER Information

Scheduling

  • Furious Fotog normally performs custom cover work during the months of November, December, and January. Availability is based on current bandwidth and project specifics.
  • Please enquire at any time, as there may be scheduling opportunities outside of the normal date range.
  • A nonrefundable 50% downpayment is required to secure booking. The invoice allows multiple payments and is due in full before any final files are released.

Turnaround

  • Each job is unique so the actual turnaround time varies with each project. 
  • Please allow a turnaround time of seven to ten (7-10) days. 

Revisions

  • Designs include up to three (3) revisions. This does not mean a complete redesign.
  • Revisions beyond the initial 3 are $25 each.

Refunds

  • You may cancel for any reason before the delivery of the final files.
  • You will receive a refund for any amount paid in excess of the initial 50% nonrefundable downpayment. 

Royalty Free Stock Images are used

  • Unless an image is licensed through Furious Fotog or another Photographer, Royalty Free (RF) stock photos licensed under Standard Licensing agreements with stock websites are used for cover designs.
  • To print physical units in numbers greater than 500,000 or create swag/merchandise for resale where the RF images play a major role in the item or add value to it, the Client must purchase the Extended License from these stock websites themselves.
  • Furious Fotog is not responsible for purchase of the Extended License from stock websites or the same RF stock images appearing on other book covers that were designed by other Clients or Designers.
  • See "AI-Generated Artwork" section above for details pertaining to FuriousFotog's use and acceptance of such imagery.

COVER COMPLETION INFORMATION

⚠️ NOTE! The price includes a paperback file OR a hardcover file. If you are in need of an additional file (in most cases adding a hardcover), there is an additional fee of $30 for this service.

⚠️ NOTE! IF YOUR PAPERBACK WILL BE PRINTED ON INGRAM SPARK, IT IS UP TO YOU TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THEIR DESIGN TEMPLATE (PNG FORMAT) TO ME. There is an additional $25 fee for this service.

Ebook

  • Trim size (5x8, 5.5x8.5, 6x9, etc)
  • Author Name(s)
  • List/award title(s) (if applicable)
  • Book title
  • Subtitle/Series Title (if appropriate)
  • Tagline (if applicable)
  • Specific font names (if needed)*


*The client may be invoiced for font licenses if new/exotic fonts are required. 

Physical Book (Paperback OR Hardcover)

 For each physical book file - the package includes one:

  • Binding type (paperback OR hardcover)
  • Final formatted interior page count (for spine width)
  • Paper COLOR (white, cream, or full color - it makes a difference)
  • Blurb text for the back cover (this will not be edited, so be sure text is final)
  • Any author website/info/logo (if applicable) 


The final PDF file is CMYK color and is PDF/x-1a:2001 compliant.

⚠️ NOTE! The package price includes a paperback file OR a hardcover file. 

  • If you are in need of an additional file (in most cases adding a hardcover), there is an additional fee of $30 for this service.

⚠️ NOTE! IF YOUR PAPERBACK WILL BE PRINTED ON INGRAM SPARK, IT IS UP TO YOU TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THEIR DESIGN TEMPLATE (PNG FORMAT) TO ME as it requires your ISBN and other formatting information. 

  • There is an additional $25 fee for this service.

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