Packages
Three ways to work with us
Pick the one that matches where your book is today. Between two? Ask, and we will say which fits, even when it is the cheaper one.
All three are running at half price. The price is fixed when you sign, and nothing is added to your bill without your say so.
Sample pricing shown for layout. Confirm every figure before launch.
The three packages
Self-Publishing and Management
$199$399
Half price
For authors with a finished manuscript.
Everything needed to get your book edited, designed, and on sale on Amazon and Kindle.
About 3 to 4 weeks
Multi-Platform and Author Growth
Most authors choose this
$599$1,199
Half price
For authors who want to sell beyond Amazon.
The same build, then out to every major store, into libraries and bookshops, in paperback and hardcover.
About 4 to 6 weeks
Enterprise Global and Author Brand
$999$1,999
Half price
For authors building a brand around the book.
Worldwide distribution, your own website, and the marketing setup to sell direct at a better margin.
About 6 to 8 weeks
- You keep 100 percent of your royalties
- Every account is registered in your name
- The price is fixed before we start
Line by line
Every feature across the three, once each. Inherited features are resolved here rather than left for you to work out.
| Included | Self-Publishing and Management$199$399 | Multi-Platform and Author Growth$599$1,199 | Enterprise Global and Author Brand$999$1,999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proofreading and editing | Included | Included | Included |
| Interior formatting | Included | Included | Included |
| Custom cover design, eBook and full print wrap | Included | Included | Included |
| Publishing on Amazon and Kindle | Included | Included | Included |
| Print-on-demand setup | Included | Included | Included |
| Metadata and keyword optimisation | Included | Included | Included |
| ISBN and barcode registration | Included | Included | Included |
| Amazon author page setup | Included | Included | Included |
| Management support throughout | Included | Included | Included |
| Publishing on 7+ global platforms | Not included | Included | Included |
| Expanded library and bookstore access | Not included | Included | Included |
| Multi-format expansion, hardcover and paperback | Not included | Included | Included |
| Promotional launch setup | Not included | Included | Included |
| Ongoing author support after launch | Not included | Included | Included |
| Global distribution across 40+ platforms | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Custom author website development | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Author website SEO setup | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Keyword research and digital ad setup | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Direct-to-consumer sales on your own site | Not included | Not included | Included |
Need something not on the list?
Ghostwriting, audiobook production and a full marketing campaign sit outside these packages, because the cost depends entirely on the length of your book.
Tell us what you need and we will send a written quote.
Between two tiers?
Say so on the call. We will tell you which one fits, even when the answer is the cheaper one.
What people ask before they pay
The money and rights questions, answered as they are on a call.
Money
What does it actually cost?
Between $199 and $999 at the moment, because all three packages are running at half price. The full prices are $399, $1,199 and $1,999. A finished draft that needs editing, design and publishing is the low end. A book written, published and marketed from nothing is the high end.
The price is fixed when you sign and split into milestones, so you are never asked for the whole sum up front. Anything outside the package is priced before the work starts. No surprise invoices.
How do I know you are not another vanity press?
Check four things, with us and with everyone else you are considering.
Will the retail accounts and the ISBN be in my name, in writing? What percentage of royalties do you take, and do you call a cut a partnership? What is the name and background of the editor on my book, not the size of the team? What happens after launch, and does it cost more?
A company that will not answer those four plainly is not the right company, and that includes us if we ever stop.
How does payment work?
The package price is fixed before we start, and you know the full number before you agree to anything.
For larger work quoted separately, such as ghostwriting, payment is split into milestones tied to delivered work. If a project stops halfway, you pay for the milestones reached and you keep the work.
Rights
Do I keep my royalties?
All of them. We take no percentage of your sales, ever.
Every retail account, Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Audible and the rest, is registered in your name with your bank details and your tax information. The money goes from the retailer to you and never passes through us. You can revoke our access to those accounts at any time and the book keeps selling.
Worth checking with anyone you talk to. Some companies register the accounts in their own name, which means they hold your money, your listing and your ability to change the price.
Who owns the copyright?
You do, from the first word. Copyright in the finished text is yours, the ghostwriter signs it over in the contract, and we hold no claim on the manuscript, the cover artwork or the audiobook.
You also get the source files: the layout files, the cover artwork at full resolution, and the audio masters. Hand them to another company in year two and they can start immediately.