Resources for Authors

At Innovative Ink, we want to make your publishing process as seamless as possible. We provide resources for authors to use throughout the publishing process.
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Price Calculator

This interactive price calculator is a tool provided to help prospective and current authors with the estimate the costs, pricing and royalty for your project. It takes into account various factors such as number of pages and images, price and royalty desire and production costs. 

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Marketing

Innovative Ink provides a substantial amount of assistance to help first time authors get started in marketing new books. Innovative Ink provides step by step guides on how to begin Author Pages on Amazon as well as Good Reads. These are some of the best ways to market a new book as both of these sites recommend your new book to customers. Social media is another great way to feature a new book. Innovative Ink will guide you in your marketing needs with different available marketing packages as well as a la carte options to make your next title a success.

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Illustrations & Images

Illustrations or other visuals can assist to aid, support and enhance the content of a title.  From partnering with a children’s book illustrator to utilizing Innovative Ink’s partnership with Shutterstock to including original images, we can assist with direction and partnership to help add these features to your content. 

Manuscript Basics

Chapter Structure

One of the most important goals when writing your publication is maintaining consistency. We encourage you to create a map of what each chapter will contain and in what order the elements will appear. This is especially important if you have multiple authors/contributors, as you want the finished product to have a smooth flow and uniformity.

Below is a list of some examples of features to consider. However, remember that too many features can (and do) interrupt the text and may confuse the reader. Carefully consider whether a feature adds value to your text. If there is no correlation to the instructional material, then there is little value in providing the feature.

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Photos and Illustrations

Author or Contributed Photos

  • Provide images digitally as JPG, TIFF or PNG files in CMYK with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
  • Name the image file according to the callout within the manuscript (i.e., Figure 1.1.jpg)
  • Some photos may reproduce well when taken with a cell phone. Provide a sample to your publishing specialist to ensure the quality will be sufficient for reproduction.
  • Avoid photos with paintings, art sculptures, or other creative works of art in the background, as we cannot publish these without the permission of the original artist.

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Covers

The first impression of your publication is its cover. Using the topics covered in your outline, stock photos you’ve selected, or any design input you want to provide, Innovative Ink's creative team will generate a quality cover for you. Here are some items to discuss with your publishing specialist regarding your cover:

  • Confirm the final title/subtitle of your publication
  • How should your name appear? (Do you want to include your middle initial? Academic degree?)
  • Do you have any design input? (color preferences, types of images to avoid, etc.)
  • Have you reviewed Shutterstock.com (our stock photo library) and selected specific images you want to include or will you leave the overall design up to the creative team?

Your publishing specialist will then facilitate the creation of a cover proof, which will be sent to you as a PDF for review. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Innovative Ink provides additional resources and direction for authors who want assistance in specific areas or all areas involved with their publication. Please visit our FAQ pages for details on different portions of creating a title or the publishing process.

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