Editing is an important process that ensures your published book meets professional standards. Our evaluation process provides preliminary feedback on your manuscript. Depending on your editorial needs you can either select one editorial service or a combination of each.
Editorial Evaluation & Feedback:
Get a professional evaluation without committing to a full edit. The first 75 pages of your manuscript will be reveiwed with comments on the research, writing and overall clarity with a breakdown of services needed to improve the overal product. Cost $200
Copyediting:
This process corrects grammer, spelling, punctuation and capitalization. In addition, correcting problems in logical flow, consistency, redundancy and factual content while making suggestions to help correct these issues. Cost $40 (per 1,000 words)
Proofreading:
End-to-end professional proofreading of the print-ready manuscript, narrowly identifying grammer, punctuation, vocabulary and spelling errors which includes markups in PDF. Cost $20 (per 1,000 words)
Substantive Editing:
Encompassing the areas in copyediting and proofreading, a substantive edit also involves the following factors: the intended audience, the mauscripts structure and logic flow. With a more hands on approach, the editor may suggest re-wording unclear writing to improve flow and clarity by restructuring sentences, paragraphs and chapters where needed. Cost $100 (per 1,000 words)
Interior page design is the manner in which your text, illustrations, images etc are professionally placed in order to make your book a welcoming and enjoyable experience for your readers. How these elements are structured highly impacts the success of your book.
Fiction and Memoirs: Cost $2,500 (total for up to 50,000 words and $40 per additional 1,000 words)
Non-Fiction: Cost $3,500 (total for up to 50,000 words and $60 per additional 1,000 words)
Prices are set for black and white books of up to 50,000 words, any page size with up to 20 seperate layouts included (images, tables, sidebars, footnotes etc.) Additional layouts are $8 each.
Prices include one free proofread. Additional proofread is $20 per 1,000 words.
A book cover design is the first impression an author makes to his or her readers and potential audience. The images and title used can either attract or repel. With that said, finalizing the right cover design is an important decision for long term success.
Book Cover Design Price Range (includes front, back and spine):
Basic Cover Design: Cost $1,000 (high resolution digital images, one front cover concept, one revision, typography and a free eBook cover)
Premium Cover Design: Cost $1,500 (high resolution digital images, two front cover concepts, two revisions, typography and a free eBook cover)
Platinum Cover Design: Cost $2,000 (high resolution digital images, three front cover concept, three revisions, typography and a free eBook cover)
Illustrated Cover Design: $1,500 (high resolution digital images, one front cover concept, one revision, typography, creative digital art designs include manga/comic illustrations and a free eBook cover)
Additional Services:
Book Title Consultation: Cost $200
Back Cover Author Bio: Cost $300
Cover Size Adjustments: Cost $170
Depending on your illustration needs, we can assist using digital art design software applications.
Illustrated Cover Design – $1,500
This package includes: A fully illustrated, high-resolution digital book cover; one custom front-cover concept; one round of revisions; professional typography and layout; creative digital artwork, including manga- and comic-style illustration options and a complimentary eBook cover version optimized for digital platforms
Interior Illustrations – Starting at $250 per page
Prices are based on the complexity and style of the requested artwork. Each illustration is delivered as a high-resolution digital file suitable for print and digital use.
We connect authors with established book printers in the US who will print and ship your books per bulk order directly to you. If an author prefers a less costly option, we'll provide expert guidance on print-on-demand services offered by Amazon KDP, IngramSpark etc. We assist authors with setting up distribution accounts of their choice, in their name so that they keep all royalties.
If a client has used us for any publishing services this guidance is free of charge.
For non-clients, this guidance is $50 per hour.
We offer an end-to-end publishing package customized to your specific needs. A client can pick from various services to tailor their package deal based on the services we offer.
Typically a publishing package can range between $2,500 to $10,000 depending on the services needed, the word count and content.