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Putting this in your query is a huge HUGE red flag. For starters, most adult novels don't have illustrations. Second, even if there were illustrations, there aren't going to be 50. Third, the fact that you include this makes me wonder what else you don't know. Like, there are going to be edits, and no you don't have control over the title or the cover.
If you want this book to have illustrations, most likely you're a good candidate for self publishing. Total artistic control etc etc.
They affect the bottom line. Graphics won't sell more books and they add to the unit cost. You will have to sell this hard to agents and publishers alike.What are your thoughts on having illustrations in novels - both in traditional publications and independent/self-publications?
It's just pennies, really. But even 5 cents of ink, copyright, and print setting per unit and you print out 100K unit? That's 5 grand that needs to be plucked out of someone's pockets. Not the publisher's. Not the printer's. Not the agent's. Not the libraries'. Yours.Doubtful unit cost is a consideration.
They affect the bottom line. Graphics won't sell more books and they add to the unit cost. You will have to sell this hard to agents and publishers alike.
It's just pennies, really. But even 5 cents of ink, copyright, and print setting per unit and you print out 100K unit? That's 5 grand that needs to be plucked out of someone's pockets. Not the publisher's. Not the printer's. Not the agent's. Not the libraries'. Yours.
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Buyers always pay for the cost of publication, and considering the popularity of picture books, no one but you seems to care about that.
I imagine that some publishers will eat that cost if they believe in the book. I don't know how many publishers there are like that, that place art over profit, but I imagine they're out there. Maybe not for very long if they don't make money.no publisher will eat any cost if they can sell the same number of copies without that cost.
It's also possible that the most popular entree is the least profitable one. The restaurant may not be able to pull the entree without losing a huge part of the customer base, and may not be able to increase the price because part of the appeal is its affordability. So the option becomes keep serving the popular entree and suffer poor profitability, or close the doors permanently.That dinner you had on your anniversary at the nice restaurant? The menu options were decided by cost of producing those options.
Agree that it's not very likely to get included, but this isn't what you said earlier about 'no publisher' would include illustrations if they would sell the same number of books.If you really want to add illustrations to your next novel, feel free to do so. If the novel is good enough, it may get published. If the illustrations are necessary, and good enough, they'll get included. But it's far from the norm.
The loss leader logic works well when you have a portfolio of products. Here we are talking about only one product: THE book.It's also possible that the most popular entree is the least profitable one. The restaurant may not be able to pull the entree without losing a huge part of the customer base, and may not be able to increase the price because part of the appeal is its affordability. So the option becomes keep serving the popular entree and suffer poor profitability, or close the doors permanently.
Whaaa...?
I love them. A friend of mine recently self published her literary "gentle" post apoc story.
She did black and white portrait sketches for each character and landscape sketches for the start of each chapter. It's gorgeous. The whole thing is written using a "journal" framing device so ostensibly done by the POV char.
Is it alright if I link to her fb page as an example? I'm not promoting myself, or her directly; there's no sales there. Just shows the art and how the book looks.
https://www.facebook.com/cultofsasha/