Request for Project Quote

Please fill out the form below as best you can. (Don’t worry if you don’t have all this information about the project yet. I don’t need all these gory details just yet.)

I’ll get back to you with an estimate or with additional questions.

Tell me about yourself

Name: * required
Position/Title:* required
Company name:
E-mail address: * required
Phone: * required
Fax:
Street address:

Tell me about the indexing project

What’s the title?

Who’s the author?

What type of text is it?: Scholarly book; Technical book; Trade book; Periodical; Web page/site; Other / Don’t know

What level of expertise does the target audience have on this subject?: Expert; Advanced; Average; Basic; Don’t know

What is this text about?

How long (number of pages) is this text?: (NOTE: a variance of 20% or more may require renegotiation of terms)

Will you be sending me final page proofs (preferred), draft page proofs, a manuscript, or electronic files?: Final page proofs (hard copy); Final page proofs (electronic); Draft page proofs (hard copy); Draft page proofs (electronic); Manuscript pages (hard copy); Manuscript pages (electronic); Other / Don’t know

If you want the index to be embedded into the text files, what software are you using (be sure to include version number)?

When will you deliver the text to me?

When do you need the index sent to you?

Will I receive a portfolio copy (complementary published copy) of the text?: Yes; No; Don’t know

Tell me about your index requirements

Is there a length limit on the index? (Do you have a certain number of pages or lines reserved for the index?)

What style guide do you want me to follow?: Chicago Manual of Style; We’ll send sample index; We’ll send house style guidelines; Other / Don’t know

How would you like the index delivered?: As an e-mail attachment; FTP (we’ll talk about details later); upload to our website (we’ll talk about details later); Other / Don’t know

How do you want the index formatted?: RTF; Microsoft Word for Windows; Tab delimited; Special typesetting codes (we’ll talk about details later); Other / Don’t know

Is there any other information you’d like to tell me about the project at this point?

After I receive this information, I will contact you with a project quote or with more questions. Because books vary greatly in depth and complexity, costs will vary. PLEASE NOTE: the quote you receive will be an estimate based on the information that you provide before I see the text.