Pricing

Pricing Estimates


Pricing

Book publishing fees

PRE-PUBLICATION FEES


EDITING FEE RANGE

Fees are based on manuscript (MS) word count and complexity. Intensive editing will attract a higher cents-per-word fee. I assess this after I have received your MS in its final draft form. I do not provide quotes or contracts on incomplete manuscripts or without seeing your MS first.


Manuscript assessment: 4 cents per word.

Developmental and structural editing: 2 to 6 cents per word.

Copy editing: 2 to 6 cents per word.

Proofreading: 1 to 4 cents (occurs after the typesetting stage and usually on a galley hard copy proof with final corrections made to the digital MS)

Blurb copywriting: $80 (copy editing of author’s current blurb version); $115 (copywriting original content)

Social media content creation, book trailer, cover reveal, pre-order, out-now boosted/ad posts, marketing copywriting, author page set-up on The Erudite Pen website plus book imagery and links added to online bookshop : $ 950


PAPERBACK AND/OR HARDBACK BOOK INTERIOR LAYOUT & TYPESETTING FEE RANGE

Fees are based on total word count, pictorial content and page layout complexity.


Text-only books: $400 - $950 (according to MS length)

Complex Text and image-based books: $500 - $1200


EBOOK CODING AND CONVERSION FROM PRINT FILE


All books: 60 cents per book page (Ebook coding and conversion)


PUBLICATION FEES


PRINT ON DEMAND (POD) AND EBOOK SET-UP FEES

Fee includes setting up the author’s account, uploading interior pages (print and EPUB) and book cover PDF and JPEG files for POD  and Ebook sales, setting distribution pathways and prices, advising on tax-exemption forms, creating and inputting metadata, BISAC codes and keywords, advice re ISBNs, Prepublication Data Record and legal deposit, liaising with IngramSpark as the platform and technical requirements change all the time without notice.


IngramSpark: $595


E-BOOK ONLY CONVERSION AND SET-UP FEES

Fee covers setting up the author’s publishing account, converting/coding EPUB from print file and uploading EPUB file and book cover JPEG file for Ebook sales, advising on taxation forms, inputting metadata, BISAC codes and keywords, advice re ISBNs, Prepublication Data Record and legal deposit, liaising with IngramSpark as the platform and technical requirements change all the time without notice.


IngramSpark: $ 495


Requesting a quote/estimate


You can contact me using the form on my Contact page. I will provide you with a no-obligation tailored quote within 24-48 hours, depending on my current workload.


*Please note that I am in high demand as an editor and publishing-service provider. I often need a few weeks to schedule new book production projects after you have signed your contract.

Academic, thesis, business and web-editing fees

As there are so many variables to consider when quoting for academic, thesis, business and web editing work, I recommend emailing me a sample of your work. This ensures that the quote is based on your project and writing needs, not an arbitrary predetermined rate.


It is important that I obtain as much information about your project and your mastery of English language, preferences and needs before quoting a price. Prices for these types of editing are heavily dependent on the level of editing you require: structural editing, copy editing or proofreading. These edits can also be categorised as light, medium or heavy. (Please note that thesis editing is limited to copy editing and proofreading only.)


Depending on your individual client requirements and the nature of your manuscript/document, I offer both cents-per-word and project-based quotes. These quotes can only be arrived at once I have assessed your manuscript/document and determined the level of editing required.


EDITING FEE RANGE (Fees are based on total word count and thesis/document complexity)


Copy editing: 2 - 5 cents per word

Proofreading: 2 - 4 cents per word

Structural editing: 2 - 6 cents per word 

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