Requesting an
Index Quotation

The Indexing Quotation

To prepare a quotation, I need certain information to estimate the time and work required to write your index.

1. The Index Quote is the quickest and easiest way. Alternately, you can send  an email responding to points in "What Information is Needed?"

2. I also need you to send me 10-15 pages of text, or a middle chapter, as a PDF or MS Word doc. by e-mail info@cpynebookindexing.com

What Information is Needed?

• Type of book (academic, biography, technical, trade, etc.)
  
  
• Audience expertise on the subject (basic, average, expert)
  
  
• Length of the work (number of pages)
  
  
• Number of pages allocated for the index
  
  
• Number of authors (one, multi-authored)
  
  
• Number/type of indexes (subject, author, etc.)
  
  
• Material to be indexed (pictures, footnotes, glossary, appendices, etc.)
  
  
• Are you able to send 6 to 10 representative pages for me to evaluate?
  
  
• Preferred style for the index (Chicago, house style, other)
  
  
• When will I receive the page proofs?
  
  
• Date index must be completed?
  
  
• If I find errors in the text, should I notify you immediately, or wait until indexing
  is complete?
  
  
• Anything else that I should know (i.e. unusual page size, font size, heavy use
  of photographs, etc.)
  
  

If you don't have specific style preferences, you can leave that to me, based on what is  appropriate for the text.

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