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DIGITAL PROOF - Returned to you in 4-7 working days for our standard 60 page book

The timing is based on receiving all your materials in the correct format to enable our production. Any prolonged communication will most likely cause delay.
Our Digital Proof production will only commence after receiving non-refundable £250 processing fee, which is 100% deductible towards your book order.

ORDER PRODUCTION - Takes 7 to 14 working days from receiving both your order and 2nd payment

Subject to confirmation of your finalised Digital Proof, you can place your order and we will email you an invoice
We typically require 50%-75% of your order to be paid before we can start your order production. Please note that this timing does NOT include transit time. We can only dispatch on working weekdays and most couriers only deliver on working weekdays.

Your own book production

Only you would know how long to set aside for the collection of your recipes, art and any optional Sponsor information.
To enable our production of your Digital Proof, you need to to email us your text in our formatted Digital Text Template, and to post us 30 art made onto our A4 template, with each piece labelled accordingly as instructed. Please allow transit time for your art to reach us.
Our Digital Proof production will only commence after receiving your £250 1st payment and everything in the correct format.

Your review of the Digital Proof

You need to allow additional time to review your Digital Proof, this process can typically add 1-5 days to the entire production. How long this takes depends on how quickly you respond and whether you require any editing, obviously any editing request will consume more time as we need to generate another digital proof to be reviewed by you again. For most simple editing, we take up to 48 hrs to present you a revised proof.

Postal transit time

Please allow transit time for your 30 art to reach us. Royal Mail will only deliver from Monday to Saturday excluding any bank holidays. Unless you use Special Delivery, 2nd Class will take 2-3 days, 1st class will take 1-2 days.
We only dispatch your final order on working weekdays, the courier service we use typically takes between 2-3 working days, with delivery made on working weekdays. If you require a quicker method, please contact us when you place your order, a quote can only be given when we know the weight of your order.

Other factors that may cause delay

> Sending in anything that may be incorrect.
> Your delayed response from any arising communication during our processing.
> The number of edits we have to make in order to reach your finalised Digital Proof.
> Late payment.

This starts from the day we receive all your materials in the correct format to the day you expect the delivery. The best way to work out this ‘minimum 25 working days’ is to count 25 working days backwards from your deadline, the result should be the date we receive all your materials. As we cannot predict how long you'd take to confirm the Digital Proof or foresee other arising situations that can cause delay, our suggestion serves as a guideline only, we cannot be held responsible if your order does not meet your deadline. We suggest you allow more than our ‘minimum’ if your deadline is crucial.

Can extend your book by 36 pages - 40% will be added
Sponsor processing - £25 per page, fully payable during the Digital Proof Stage, non-refundable.

PAYMENT We only accept BAC bank transfer.
Payment is typically made into 3 instalments.
If you are not a UK registered nursery, school, or charity, you will need to make full payment during the 2nd Payment.
You can place you final order when you confirm your Digital Proof. Shortly thereafter, we will email you your invoice.

1st Payment Before we can start your Digital Proof Production, we require £250 or £350 (extended book) non-refundable payment, this is 100% deductible from your final order invoice. Any Sponsor Processing Fee must be fully paid at this stage, this is also non-refundable.

2nd Payment Before we can start your Final Order Production, we require 50% of your order to be paid for up to 250 copies, and 75% for 251 copies or more. Plus all other expense to be fully paid including p&p, art papers, any additional processing fees, etc.
Payment example for 100 copies @£675, you will need to pay £337.50 plus delivery during this stage, this will leave £137.50 as the 3rd and final payment.

3rd Payment If there is any remaining amount, this final payment is due within 7 working days after the delivery of your goods. A smaller order may not have any remaining amount for this 3rd payment.

Strategy 1 - Produce your art around the recipes. Collect and edit recipes that suit your theme / title, then delegate art assignments for your chosen recipes, title pages, and the book cover; delegate optional food fact assignments - see carrot recipe above.

High priority will be placed on the visual presentation; each art will be laid out onto a full page with complementary text style and colours to enhance the spread. Graphics that are simple, bold, vibrant, with a finish rich in tones, depth, textures, will complement our reproduction, hence, painting alone or with mix mediums will return the most effective outcome. After your booking confirmation, you’ll receive plenty of supportive resources that will facilitate your production from start to finish.