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| Package details | GhostwritingAuthors with a clear idea who want hands-on help developing the manuscript. | Editorial & ProductionAuthors with a complete draft who need editorial and production preparation. | MarketingAuthors preparing a release who want a focused plan before choosing promotion. | Complete PublishingAuthors who want coordinated writing, editorial, production, setup, and launch support. | Essential SetupAuthors with final manuscript, cover, and metadata ready for one platform. | Launch SetupAuthors who need print and ebook editions prepared for a single-platform launch. | Wide Distribution SetupAuthors with final publication files who want setup beyond a single platform. |
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| Package type | Publishing service | Publishing service | Publishing service | Publishing service | Publishing setup | Publishing setup | Publishing setup |
| Published one-time pricePrices shown are for the listed package scope; no combined total is calculated. | $6,000 | $3,500 | $2,500 | $12,500 | $299 | $599 | $999 |
| Best for | Authors with a clear idea who want hands-on help developing the manuscript. | Authors with a complete draft who need editorial and production preparation. | Authors preparing a release who want a focused plan before choosing promotion. | Authors who want coordinated writing, editorial, production, setup, and launch support. | Authors with final manuscript, cover, and metadata ready for one platform. | Authors who need print and ebook editions prepared for a single-platform launch. | Authors with final publication files who want setup beyond a single platform. |
| Included work | Voice and story discovery session; Book outline and manuscript draft up to 30,000 words; One revision round against the agreed outline | Developmental edit and line edit of one supplied manuscript; Cover design for the agreed book edition; Print and ebook interior formatting files | Book positioning and audience brief; Six-week launch calendar with practical milestones; Launch copy outline and promotion recommendations | Ghostwriting for one manuscript up to 30,000 words; Developmental and line editing, cover design, and print/ebook formatting; Setup for one agreed publishing route plus launch planning | One platform and one book edition setup; Listing entry using customer-supplied final copy and files; Submission-readiness check for the supplied materials | Print and ebook production setup using supplied final files; Launch-ready metadata and retail listing preparation; One-platform submission-readiness review | Setup for up to two agreed distribution destinations; Destination-specific metadata and file requirements review; ISBN strategy guidance and identifier placement support |
| Scope and separate costs | For one book up to 30,000 words. Larger or unusually complex projects may receive a separate quote. Platform fees, ISBN purchases, printing, and advertising spend are not included. | Includes editorial and production work on one supplied manuscript; Platform fees, ISBN purchases, printing, and advertising spend are separate. | Planning and recommendations only; campaign execution and advertising spend are not included. Platform fees, ISBN purchases, and printing are separate. | For one book up to 30,000 words; larger or unusually complex projects may receive a separate quote. Platform fees, ISBN purchases, printing, and advertising spend are not included. | No print or ebook production, new creative assets, expanded distribution, or ISBN purchase. Platform fees, ISBN purchases, printing, and advertising spend are separate. | One book on one agreed platform; writing, editing, new cover assets, and expanded distribution are excluded. Platform fees, ISBN purchases, printing, and advertising spend are separate. | One book using customer-supplied final files; ISBN guidance does not include ISBN purchase. Platform fees, ISBN purchases, printing, and advertising spend are separate. |
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