À la carte publishing

Services & Rates

Choose exactly what you need — from editing to ongoing advertising. Add or remove services anytime. No contracts, no obligation.

A warm editorial desk with an open manuscript, reading glasses and stacked books

Some of the following services are included in our Packages.

The pricing below is for al-a carte services.

Pre-Publication

Getting your manuscript ready for the world.

Copy Editing

$3.50 / page

Spelling, grammar and a little syntax from bestselling authors, former journalists and qualified freelance editors. A 150-page manuscript is about $525 — well below industry standard as our way of welcoming you aboard.

Line Editing

$4.25 / page

A closer pass on how each sentence reads. Ideal when the idea is great and the writing is good, but it isn't quite perfect yet.

Development Editing

$6 / page

A one-on-one coaching relationship with your editor to strengthen structure, plot and genre beats — the changes are made by you, guided by us, and finished with a full line edit.

Proofreading

$1.50–$2.00 / page

Fresh eyes that have never seen your book, checking spelling, grammar, syntax, plot and structure. $1.50/page at manuscript stage, $2.00/page on the printed proof — the last look before publication.

Cover Design

$350

Print and ebook covers including back material, bar code and author photo. Genre-specialist designers craft a thumbnail that snags readers. Refresh it anytime for the same price.

Publication

Turning the finished manuscript into a real, sellable book.

Formatting for Print

$499

Any-size book taken from final manuscript to print-ready via Kindle Direct Publishing, including a physical proof. Trade paperback (and simultaneous ebook) included; hardcover formatting is +$100.

Formatting for Ebook

$199

Formatted for Kindle, Kobo, Draft2Digital, BookBub, Goodreads and more — plus subscription services like Kindle Unlimited. Included free when you publish print simultaneously.

Formatting for Audiobook

from $1,000

Full production, casting and upload to Audible, Amazon and Kobo. Amazon's Virtual Voice is free but offers limited editing and is only available in the US at the moment. A fully edited AI voice production starts around $1,000; premium human-voice productions run $5,000–$10,000 depending on studio time and talent.

Launch & Promotion

Getting your book into readers’ hands — and onto bestseller lists.

Book Launch Package

$485

Signage, 100 business cards, two cover-emblazoned t-shirts, a mug, 25 printed books and full event arrangement at a venue suited to your book. All proceeds from the day are yours.

Getting to #1

$0

A coordinated push using free promotions, social ads and your launch to drive your book toward #1 in its category — so you can honourably call yourself a bestselling author. Included with the launch.

Author Pages

$199

Your own Amazon Author Page set up with all final files. Once complete we step back so you can order books, track sales and manage categories independently.

Promotion

Publishing your book won't sell it — marketing will. We handle the launch, book fairs and online advertising so readers actually find your book.

Book Launch Day

bestseller day one

Part of our package to you is a Book Launch. You perform the event; we provide the physical books to sell and work behind the scenes to push the ebook to #1 online. Get into the top 10 of any category and you can officially call yourself a bestselling author. At a suggested $20/copy, forty attendees buying a book means about $800 for the event.

Book Fairs

$425 plus shipping

Attending local book fairs, or setting up a table at a local bookstore or library, are ideal ways to sell more physical books — usually only three or four sales cover the cost of being a vendor. Package includes a 24×36″ sign, sign stand, book stands and table cover. Copies of your book are provided at cost (around $5.50 each; suggested retail $20).

A+ Content and QR Codes

$125

Each book's sales page on Amazon allows for additional sales modules. Pictures, reviews, additional info, and more can be added to the bottom of your sales page, giving the reader more information to make their decision on. A+ Content turns a standard listing into a professional storefront that builds trust, showcases your book's value, and helps convert browsers into buyers.

QR codes are usually placed at the end of the book so a reader has quick access to other books or your author website. For non-fiction, QR codes can lead readers to websites or landing pages after every chapter.

Author Website

$249

We will build an author website that will include Book(s), Bio, Blog and Contact tabs. It will be ready to release. Hosting can be arranged by us, but billing would be yours.

Online Promotion

10% of ad spend

Most of your sales will happen online, but only if you promote. We generate a PLAN with recommended advertising, timeline and anticipated outcome. You decide the spend; we design the ads, upload them, monitor them and advise when to scale up, change or pause. We charge a flat 10% fee on whatever you spend on advertising, no separate creative or upload fees. Initially the cost isn't covered by sales; it takes time and a backlist to gain traction, but with persistence you will sell books regularly.

A note on taxes: As a Canadian-based company we charge 13% HST on our services. International customers who can provide an exemption form will be accommodated — just ask when you’re ready to move forward.

Ready to become a published author?

Tell us about yourself and your book. If we like what we read, we’ll send an invitation to publish — complete with a quote and timeline. No salespeople, no contracts.