Pricing

Payment Options Available

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Three Monthly Installments: 0% Interest
Six Monthly Installments: 5% Interest

Base Services

Package Offerings

Cover + Hardcover AND Paperback + eBook: $3,000

(plus $1 per page for all pages beyond 200)

Cover + Hardcover OR Paperback + eBook: $2,500

(plus $1 per page for all pages beyond 200)

Children’s Picture Book Publishing Package: $2,500

Includes Proofread + Cover + Hardcover + Paperback + eBook

Base A La Carte Services

Custom Cover Design: $1,000

Fully customized full cover based on your book’s theme, plot, and/or imagery. Includes unlimited graphics, images, and up to three cover mockups.

Illustrated Cover: $1,500

Fully customized illustrated cover incorporating intricate details, textures, backgrounds, and blending. Can be done in any style, including high fantasy, realistic imagery, anime/manga, and everything in between.

Paperback Layout & Distribution: $1,000

(plus $1 per page for all pages beyond 200)
Includes up to three sample layouts.

Hardcover Layout & Distribution: $1,000

(plus $1 per page for all pages beyond 200)
Includes up to three sample layouts.

Content changes after submitting manuscript:

1-10 changes: $40
11-25 changes: $65
26-50 changes: $90
51+ changes: $125 per hour

Reformatting requests after approval of sample layout:

• $125 per hour

Formatting refers to fonts, text size, headers, footers, margins, spacing, and all other stylistic requests.

eBook Publishing and Distribution

Reflowable Text eBook Conversion and Distribution: $750

Editing & Proofreading

Developmental Edit + Copy Edit + Proofread: $55 per 1,000 words (5% Discount with Premium Services)

Copy Edit + Proofread: $35 per 1,000 words (5% Discount with Premium Services)

Proofread: $25 per 1,000 words (5% Discount with Premium Services)

Index: $20 per 1,000 words (5% Discount with Premium Services)

Citation Review: $10 per citation (5% Discount with Premium Services)*

   * Ensures accuracy of author, title, publication year, page numbers, and currency of sources.

Metadata Optimization

Metadata Optimization: $250 (Free with Premium Services)

Our metadata experts review and optimize your book’s keywords, BISACs, retail pricing, book synopsis, and author biography.

Illustrations

$300 Per Page Illustrated + One-time $250 Character Development Fee (unlimited characters)*

• Character Development Fee waived with purchase of our Children’s Book Packages.
• Discounted Illustrations with purchases of 10+ or 20+ Illustrations.
• Work one to one with an Illustration Coordinator to bring your dream illustrations to life.
• Authors own the illustrations.
• We can create illustrations of any style, including the incorporation of intricate details, textures, backgrounds, and blending. We can use also used advanced techniques like watercolors and realistic imagery.
• Includes up to three sketches and three edits per illustration. Additional edits: $125 per hour.

Illustration Time Lapse Video: $500

We provide a time lapse video of our illustrator bringing your characters and illustrations to life. Perfect for showcasing the beauty of your children’s book to potential readers worldwide!

LCCN Registration

Library of Congress Control Number Registration: $50 (Free with Premium Services)

Preorder Setup

Preorder Setup: $100 (Free with Premium Services)

Imprint Setup

Use Your Own Publisher Name: $100 (Free with Premium Services)

What are imprints? 

Graphic Creation

$100 per Graphic

Professional creation of flowcharts, tables, graphs, and other graphics.

Cover Templating

We template your author-provided print-ready cover file: $50 (Free with Premium Services)

3D Cover Design

Creation of 3D Cover Images: $100 (Free with Premium Services)

Physical Proofs

Hardcover Proof: $50 (Free with Premium Services)

Paperback Proof: $45 (Free with Premium Services)

Includes rushed production and expedited shipping to US addresses (non US addresses must pay for shipping).

Royalty Splitting

Split your royalties with co-contributors: $120/year

Audiobooks

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Textbooks

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Ghostwriting

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Post-Publication Services

Metadata Changes: One Free Batch Per Calendar Year. $25 Thereafter

Metadata changes include changes to your book description, author bio, keywords, categories, pricing, etc.

Cover Edits: $125 Per Hour

Post-Publication Transfer to KDP: $150

There is no charge to transfer your title to KDP prior to publication.

Content Changes:

• 1-10 changes: $80
• 11-50 changes: $125
• 51+ changes: $125 per hour

Reformatting requests after approval of sample layout:

• $125 per hour

Formatting refers to fonts, text size, headers, footers, margins, spacing, and all other stylistic requests.

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