Quoting on book indexing projects

Abstract

This paper investigates how the level of information made available to the book indexer about a potential job can affect their quote. Participants of the ‘Quoting on Projects’ session at the Indexing Society of Canada/Société canadienne d’indexation 2021 conference were asked to complete a short survey prior to the conference investigating eight quoting scenarios based on a specific book. The survey results informed this paper. Additional topics covered indexer attributes, quoting methods and establishing a realistic fee for the specific indexing job.