Dubbo Secretariat Colour Copy Shop

To produce a run of books there are two key elements of cost:

Setup or Artwork Cost: This includes typing the text, scanning photos, designing the covers and setting it all
up in "page layout" format ready for printing.
Production Cost: Includes printing the contents and the covers, assembly and binding/stapling.

The Artwork done by us varies from book to book, depending on how much the author is able to do for themselves,
and how much they want us to do. In some cases we will do all the typing, in others the author will present us with
whole manuscript as a ready-typed computer file.

The quantity, standard, and cost of books, produced can vary greatly depending on the requirements and budget of
the publisher.

Some titles produced by us are: (Click on the title for a detailed description of the book and processes involved).

Title	Type	Pages	Size	Binding	Print Run	Reprints
Mad Dogs and Miners	Sport History	318	A4	Perfect Bind	250	100
Memories of Nymagee	Local History	156	A5	Perfect Bind	300	100, 100
Flying the coop	Travel	288	A5	Perfect Bind	200
Compiled History of Coboco	Local History	128	A4	Perfect Bind		50
Tell me Why	True life	170	A5	Perfect Bind	300
North Dubbo Public School Index	Index	336	A5	Perfect Bind	50
Early Pioneers of Dubbo	History	203	A4	Perfect Bind	300
Dare to be Different	Childrens	36	A4	Saddle Stitch	50
Tilpa 1880-1980	Local History	88	A5	Saddle Stitch	750	5th reprint=500
Community Governance Handbook	Technical	5 volumes	A4	Ring Binder	75	300
Where to now?	War/Family history	84	A5	Perfect Bind	50
untitled	Poetry	34	A6	Saddle Stitch	5
Land as a Pathway	Family History	54	A4	Perfect Bind	200

Page last updated 2nd October 2007

We have helped many people and organisations publish their own books, including Family History, Historical, Poetry, Novels, Childrens Books, Technical Manuals and limited reprints of books out of print.

In simple terms the Publisher is the person who pays to produce the books. Thus, in a Self Publishing role, you pay us to produce a specified number of books for you. It is then up to you to distribute or sell them.