How Much To Charge For Book Cover Art. Illustrations for a childrens book. For covers that look like Penguin Harper Collins Random House and Pearson quality you should expect to pay 500 to 1200.
The most common range seems to be 250-500. A question I get all the time when working with and coaching authors is. Hourly rates for illustrators range from 25 to 100 and can be higher depending on the area of specialty and artist reputation.
Graphic novels generally see lower prices per picture otherwise the creation of these books would be cost prohibitive.
These vary based on original art vs. Traditionally published authors typically have the cover art for their book designed by the publishing house. For indies its considered Premium. Theyre looking for North American English language rights plus digital so they can put it on e-readers.
