Do all kinds of books cost the same amount to publish in e-book formats?
The cost of conversion itself, rather than editting, is affected by length, non standard text features such as non latin letters, the use of mathematical symbols and to a lesser extent the use of italics, bold or other font changes. In addition, the need to convert graphics for gray scale use, or to adjust the layouts, adds to the cost though to good effect on the readers experience. The following types of books tend to have many graphical elements or complex layouts so tend to incurr higher costs which have to be reflected in the pricing: • Text Books • Cook Books • Graphic Novels • Art • Poetry • Children’s literature In addition books with large numbers of spelling and gramatical errors which are being self published may have to be referred back to the author for re-editing before beginning the conversion process. This adds to the administrative costs and authors are urged to have their document reviewed for gramatical and spelling errors prior to submission for self publishing.
