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How Our Pricing Works
Most author services companies hide their prices until you fill in a form. We would rather show you where each service starts, so you can plan a budget before you talk to anyone.
Every price on this page is a starting price. You will see it written as "from". Your own quote can be higher or, for a short project, can land close to the starting figure. It depends on the length of your manuscript, how much work it needs, how many illustrations or pages are involved, and what else you want bundled in.
A quote is free. It is written, it lists what is included, and it lists anything that is quoted separately. Our team confirms the number of revision rounds and the timeline in that document, so there are no surprises after you say yes.
Prices are in US dollars. If a service is not listed here, ask us. Anything custom is quoted per project.
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What Your Written Quote Always Covers
Whatever you choose from the lists below, the quote you receive spells out the same basics, so you can compare it fairly with any other company.
Included in every quote
- The exact scope of work, in plain language
- The number of revision rounds
- The timeline, written into the quote rather than promised on the phone
- Who owns the finished work (you, once the project is paid in full)
- What is quoted separately, such as printing, proof copies or distribution
- A confidentiality agreement on request, which matters most for ghostwriting
We do not guarantee sales, rankings, awards or reviews, and neither should anyone else who is quoting you. What you pay for is professional work delivered to the scope in your quote.
Publishing, Editing and Formatting Prices
Prices for turning a manuscript into a finished, published book. Read the full details on each service page.
| Service | Starting price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Book publishing | Essential from $899, Professional from $1,799, Premium from $2,999 | Print and ebook setup, formatting and cover in Essential; copyediting and proofreading added in Professional; developmental editing, wider distribution and a launch checklist in Premium. A printed proof copy costs extra. |
| Book editing | From $0.01 to $0.04 per word | Proofreading from $0.01, copyediting from $0.02, line editing from $0.03, developmental editing from $0.04. A 60,000 word book starts around $600, $1,200, $1,800 and $2,400. |
| Book proofreading | From $0.01 per word | The final error check on a finished, edited manuscript. |
| Book formatting | From $349 | Print and ebook interiors for a standard text-based book of up to about 80,000 words. Illustrated books, cookbooks and workbooks are quoted per project. |
| Children's book editing | Picture books from $199, chapter books and middle grade from $499 | Quoted by word count for longer books. |
| Children's book printing | Quoted per project | Depends on trim size, page count, paper, binding, color and quantity. |
Cover, Illustration and Design Prices
| Service | Starting price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Book cover design | Ebook cover from $249, print-ready wrap from $449, illustrated cover from $749 | Includes 2 to 3 initial concepts and 3 revision rounds. |
| Book illustration | Spot or line art from $90, full-color from $150, character design from $250 | For cookbooks, nonfiction, fantasy maps and interior art. |
| Children's book illustration | From $150 per illustration, character design from $250 | A 32 page picture book with 16 spreads starts around $2,400. |
| Comic book illustration | From $75 per page in black and white, $150 per page in color | A 22 page black and white comic starts around $1,650. |
| Author website design | Starter from $1,200, Professional from $2,400 | Starter is up to 5 pages; Professional is up to 10 pages with book pages, newsletter signup and a blog. |
| Book trailers | From $499 up to 60 seconds, from $899 for 60 to 90 seconds | The higher tier includes custom motion graphics. |
Writing and Ghostwriting Prices
Book-length writing is priced by page count, where a page is about 250 words. The same bands apply across our fiction, nonfiction and life-story services.
| Book length | Starting price |
|---|---|
| Up to 100 pages | From $4,500 |
| Up to 250 pages | From $8,500 |
| Longer or research-heavy books | From $15,000 |
These bands cover ghostwriting, fiction, novels, memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, nonfiction and the genre pages for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, action adventure and military fiction.
| Service | Starting price |
|---|---|
| Ebook writing | From $0.12 per word, for example about $1,200 for 10,000 words |
| Children's book writing | Picture book text from $900, early readers and chapter books from $2,500 |
| Rhyming books and verse | Picture book text from $900, individual poems from $120 |
| Comic book scripts | From $60 per page |
| Screenplays | Feature from $6,500, TV pilot from $3,500, short film from $1,800 |
| Movie treatments | From $1,200 |
| Video and stage scripts | Short video script (up to 5 minutes) from $250 |
| Song lyrics | From $250 per song |
| Hip-hop lyrics | From $300 per track |
| Speeches | Up to 1,000 words from $300, 1,000 to 3,000 words from $700 |
| Comedy writing | Short pieces from $0.15 per word, book-length humor on the writing bands |
| Story writing | Book-length projects on the writing bands, short stories quoted per project |
| Narrative writing | Book-length projects on the writing bands, essays quoted by length |
Content, Audio, Translation and Marketing Prices
| Service | Starting price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Blog writing | From $0.12 per word | A 1,000 word post starts around $120. |
| SEO content writing | From $0.15 per word | Includes keyword research and on-page structure. |
| Creative content writing | From $0.10 per word | Bios, newsletters and web copy are quoted by length. |
| Wikipedia-style article drafts | From $450 for about 1,000 words | We deliver a draft and sources. We cannot promise a page is accepted or kept. |
| Audiobook production | From $350 per finished hour | A 45,000 word book is about 5 finished hours, so about $1,750. |
| Book translation | From $0.09 per word | Spanish from $0.08, French from $0.09, Arabic from $0.11. |
| Comic book translation | From $0.09 per word plus lettering from $15 per page | Lettering places the translated text into the balloons. |
| Book marketing | Author Branding Kit from $1,500, Amazon Launch Plan from $3,000, Full Launch Campaign from $6,000 | Ad spend is separate and paid by the author. |
How to Get Your Exact Price
Four simple steps take you from a starting price to a number you can plan around.
Tell Us About Your Project
Share your service, word count or page count, genre and goals through the quote form, live chat or a phone call.
Receive a Written Quote
We reply with a quote that lists scope, revision rounds, timeline and anything quoted separately. The quote is free.
Review and Ask Questions
Read it at your own pace. Ask about anything unclear, or ask for a different scope if the budget needs adjusting.
Approve and Begin
When you are happy with the scope and the number, you approve the quote and the work starts.
Pricing Mistakes Authors Make
What Moves a Price Up or Down
Length
More words, pages or illustrations mean more hours of work.
Condition of the manuscript
A clean, well-organized draft needs less editing than one with many structural problems.
Complexity
Illustrated interiors, tables, poetry and research-heavy topics take more time than plain text.
Bundles
Combining services, such as editing, cover and formatting, lets us scope the whole project at once.
Printing and proofs
Printed copies and proof copies are quoted separately because they depend on the printer.
If your budget is fixed, tell us up front. We can often suggest which parts of a project to do first.
For background on the costs that sit outside our fees, see the U.S. Copyright Office registration guide, the International ISBN Agency and Amazon KDP print options.
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Pick the service closest to your project, or tell us about it and we will point you to the right one. Call us at +1 (877) 402-2338, start a live chat, or send the quote form.
Questions about how we work first? Read how we work or how to check any publishing company before you decide.
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