Many indexers charge solely by the per-page method. Each
indexable page in a manuscript, if it has text or
illustrations on it, is included. At Wright Information,
per-page fees can be arranged for manuscripts in final page
proofs or PDFs. The amount charged per page is figured by
the depth of the material (complex or beginning levels) and
by the size of the pages (large vs. small page size).
In order to be billed at a simple per-page rate, a client
should submit sample pages for evaluation. These pages must
come from an interior chapter of a book, not introductory
material.
A simple per-page rate only covers indexing a book that has
its final page breaks set. In other words, if a book
changes after being handed off for indexing, additional
fees will be negotiated for incorporating those changes
into the index. This is due to the amount of extra work
entailed in re-evaluating the new or changed material
against the existing indexing, and updating all page
references to match. Simple page number increments are easy
to accomplish when a book's pagination is off, or divider
pages were inserted throwing off the page numbers. Often,
however, pages roll by only a few paragraphs or sentences,
or throw the book off in half pages, and this kind of page
number updating requires checking each entry on the
affected pages. Additional fees are charged for updating
the indexing when these changes happen.
Contact Wright Information at jancw@wrightinformation.com,
or call 505-281-2600