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Books2Bytes: The One-Book-at-a-time Conversion Service
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The Books2Bytes service converts your print books and manuscripts into fully editable electronic files. So you can turn them into e-books and make money again selling them over the Internet or on CD-ROM. Or you can bring them back to life as new print editions. Or you can use them in ways not possible with print books, such as making them available to the blind and visually impaired through Digital Talking Books. Trade books, business books, novels, religious and educational titles - all can be converted quickly, accurately, and at low cost.
"Publishers, Authors - Now You Can Revive Your Backlist
And Out-Of-Print Books Quickly And At Low Cost!"
It's simple. Just send us your book, or e-mail your PDF file, and we'll send you a well-formatted, accurate Microsoft Word or DTB file.
The Books2Bytes service is a subsidiary of Data Conversion Laboratory Inc. (DCL), a long-established New York firm with top name clients in Government, multi-national business, and publishing. With the Books2Bytes service we've streamlined the powerful resources of DCL - those used by big firms and organizations - to fit the trade book conversion market. This means you don't incur the engineering charges that go with unique projects ... but you do get big firm service at prices affordable to a smaller firm.
The Books2Bytes service is fast and easy. You get...
- Accuracy - 99.99% text accuracy guaranteed.
- Quality review by experienced editors.
- Results e-mailed to you within 2 weeks (often
between 4-5 business days) - guaranteed.
- Online tracking - so you always know the status of your project.
- Guaranteed results - if you find an error we fix it promptly.
"Schools, Educational Administrators – An easy way to meet requirements to support the blind and visually impaired"
We take care of everything - scanning, OCR (Optical Character Recognition), clean-up of all mainline text, proofing, and styling. We then provide you with an electronic file you can edit and update, and turn into a useable product - be it an electronic book or new paper edition. Both ways round, you'll be turning a currently dormant asset into a profit generator.
The Books2Bytes service is not only straightforward and reliable, it also takes away the worry and sheer headache of taking on the conversion yourself (like most people, you probably have better things to do).
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"Your fantastic conversion work made our circuit and district court cases look so sharp.
The quality and timeliness of your work surpassed expectations and the personnel assigned
to the task handled the job with an exceptional level of professional expertise." |
Okay. This sounds like a highly polished and professional service ... and one I believe I could benefit from ... how much does it cost?
Typical prices for converting print books to ASCII (plain text) or unstyled Microsoft Word work out at:
- Trade Books: $20 per book, plus $2.00 per page.
- Single Spaced Manuscripts: $15 per document, plus $3.00 per page.
- Double Spaced Manuscripts: $15 per document, plus $1.50 per page.
>>> If you send a PDF file, prices are lower still
>>> For other types of document, such as technical and medical books, please e-mail us for individual quotes.
Typical prices for converting print books to styled Microsoft Word or to Digital Talking Book (DTB) work out at:
- Trade Books: $20 per book, plus $2.25 per page.
- Single Spaced Manuscripts: $15 per document, plus $3.25 per page.
- Double Spaced Manuscripts: $15 per document, plus $1.75 per page.
(When converting to styled Microsoft Word, tables will be imaged (unless they are very simple tables). We provide 3 levels of header and indicate the various kinds of emphasis - e.g. bold and italic).
>>> If you can send a PDF file, prices are lower still
>>> Again, for other types of document, such as technical and medical books, please e-mail us for individual quotes.
Note 1: We include up to 5 images free of charge. Additional images are $1.50 each.
Note 2: For best results we remove the bindings of bound materials, which allows us to scan materials flat and achieve higher quality Optical Character Recognition (OCR). If you do not want the binding removed from your books, there is an added charge of $.50 per page to both plain text and MS Word conversions.
Note 3: For Digital Talking Book (DTB) we will include alternate text for images that you can provide us either as Word of Excel files. We include up to 5 images free of charge. Additional images are $1.50 each. Complex tables would be quoted separately.
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Trade books - are English language books intended for general readership with paper size of 6x9 or smaller. They contain mostly text with a few images, simple tables, and special characters. Trade books typically have between 1500 and 2500 character per page. Typed Manuscripts - are on 8.5 x 11 paper (or their European equivalent). Single spaced manuscripts have 2500-3500 characters per page, double spaced 1250-1750 per page. |
Can you give me an example of how this pricing
scale works out in practice?
Yes. Let's look at trade books. We charge $20 per book (to convert to plain text), plus $2.00 per page. So the total cost per book, for a 200 page book, would be $420. If you are an author or smaller publisher, this may sound like a lot of money. We understand that. But, the fact is, in most cases the cost will be a full 50% less than if you do the conversion in-house.
That's quite a saving.
What's more, you get top quality service from a company well-regarded in a wide range of industries. Why? Because we're extremely efficient and deliver what we promise. We use powerful software and the best calibrated equipment developed by Data Conversion Laboratory to get the job done. And to keep prices down, we use lower cost labor to do the "by rote" tasks of reviewing and proofing. In short, we maintain a very high level of professionalism, while keeping costs low.
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"We were very satisfied! [Books2Bytes/DCL] was always ahead of schedule, a great
improvement over our previous vendor experience. Besides their commitment to meeting or
exceeding production schedules, they always respond promptly to questions" |
Okay, I'm convinced ... so how do I go about ordering?
It's very straightforward. You fill in the Preliminary Order Form giving us various details about the print book(s) you would like converted. We will respond by e-mail with an approximate price. You will also get a Transmittal Form, which is your Preliminary Order Confirmation and should be included when you ship your book to us to get a final quote.
On receipt of your book(s), we will confirm pricing via e-mail (or will give new pricing if the material turns out to be more complex than a standard trade book). So long as you are happy with the quote, you click on the Payment Link given in the e-mail. Payments are through the respected online payment provider PayPal (they have 17-million users worldwide). All major cards are accepted. Alternatively, you can mail us a check. If you decide not to go ahead, then we will return your book free of charge (via regular mail).
But, don't worry, we'll provide clear instructions of everything you need to do in the e-mails we send after you place your Preliminary Order.
That's great. I'd like to place my Preliminary Order now
To make your Preliminary Order - and get the ball rolling towards getting a fully editable electronic file of your book - just click on the link below now. (We'll get back to you straight away with details of how to proceed). And ... thank you ... we appreciate your interest!
Place A Preliminary Order Now!
Books2Bytes
Converting Print Books &
Manuscripts To Electronic Files
Telephone: 718-357-8700
Fax:
718-357-8776
E-mail: info@Books2Bytes.com
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