Vanessa Mendozzi – Designer

As a book designer, I specialise in offering creative services for both independent authors and publishers, focusing on book cover design and interior book design/typesetting. My portfolio includes a diverse range of books in various categories:

𝗡𝗢𝗡-𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:

- Self-Help

- Business & Management

- Christian

- Biographies & Memoirs

- Health & Wellbeing

𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:

- Thriller & Suspense

- Romance

- Poetry

- Humor & Comedy

- Contemporary Fiction

- Literary Fiction

- Young Adult

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡

I've had the privilege of designing book covers for internationally bestselling authors. Additionally, I've assisted emerging authors in self-publishing through platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, and others.

𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚

I'd happy to show you samples of interior typesetting work I’ve done.

_______________________________________________

I provide the following files:

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡:

- ebook cover

- paperback cover (front - back - spine)

- 3D covers + social media banner

- source files (in case of future changes)

𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦:

- Case Laminate

- Dust Jacket covers

- Jacketed Case Laminate (Case Laminate + Dust Jacket)

𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚:

- interior paperback PDF

- interior ebook EPUB

- interior ebook for KINDLE (only)

- source files

_______________________________________________

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦:

I usually work on 2-3 (or more) cover ideas in 3-4 business days.

If you’re happy with the covers and you decide to move forward with one of them:

1. We finalise the winning design.

2. I get the Ebook cover files + 3D covers + social media banner ready for you.

3. We work on the paperback cover (front + spine + back).

𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦:

It’s important that the manuscript is good to go and has had a thorough edit and proofread before starting.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: I receive the final edited and proofread manuscript and I create a sample interior PDF (paperback - print file).

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: the author reviews it and approves it.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: I work on the rest of the interior (print version) | 3-4 days business days.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟰: the author reviews it.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟱: we’ll make changes, if needed (I provide two free rounds of changes).

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟲: the author approves the interior paperback PDF.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟳: I convert it into en Ebook | 2-3 days business days.

_______________________________________________

If you'd like to get a personalised quote, please provide the following info.

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 - 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼:

- At what stage is the book?

- Are you self publishing with Kindle Direct Publishing, Ingramspark or others? (Please, specify).

- Do you already have an idea in mind for the cover?

- Please provide samples (images or links from amazon) of book covers that you like.

𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 - 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼:

- How many words in total?

- Are there images inside the book? If so, how many?

- Any special formatting required? For example, lots of footnotes, bullet points, special quotes etc.

- How many Footnotes/Endnotes in total?

Looking forward to hearing from you!