Three editions — or a custom one.
Round figures, written into every proposal. No retainer creep, no per-page surcharges, no gotchas at the invoice — and most authors settle around the middle edition.
Three editions, written into every proposal.
One slim, one full, one bespoke. The same model runs across every service the house offers — children's books, memoir, business titles, illustrated series, the lot.
- Manuscript polish and line-edit on your existing draft
- Cover design — two concepts, three revisions
- KDP and EPUB formatting, validated against rejection criteria
- KDP account setup in your name
- Launch-day checklist and first-30-days review plan
- Author bio and back-cover copy
- Ghostwriting from outline or partial draft
- Original cover design and up to 6 interior illustrations
- Full typesetting — KDP, EPUB 3, Apple Books, IngramSpark
- ISBN, copyright registration, author bio and back-cover copy
- Launch sequence, Amazon A+ content, 30-day reviews plan
- A named editor and illustrator from week one
- Memoir, illustrated series or business-book package
- Multi-title plans and series deals
- Translation — native-language editor review on every locale
- Audiobook production with cast and post-production
- Dedicated editor, illustrator and project producer
- Long-term marketing, ads management and PR
The three editions, side by side.
A line-by-line look at what arrives with each edition — and where the middle one quietly earns its keep.
All editions include 100% author copyright, a plain-English contract, and a fixed-price proposal in 48 hours.
Or sketch a custom one with us.
When the three editions don't quite fit the shape of what you're trying to build, we draw a fourth.
Most weeks at least one proposal lands somewhere between the editions. A memoir paired with a children's book for the same family. A founder who wants a launch book and a twelve-post blog retainer in the same scope of work. A novelist with four titles to publish across eighteen months. An illustrated picture-book series with a small range of merchandise alongside.
For those, we write a one-page custom scope — the included work, the timeline, the fixed figure — and sign it the same way as a standard edition. Four recent examples sit below, with the numbers they came in at.
Four 32-page picture books with a shared world and continuing characters, illustrated by one artist for visual continuity, with KDP listings and a small launch campaign across the set.
A full-length memoir ghostwritten over a handful of interviews, plus a private hardback run of twenty copies for the family — alongside a paperback edition listed publicly on KDP.
A 60,000-word business book ghostwritten in the founder's voice, plus a six-month content retainer — twelve long-form posts and weekly LinkedIn excerpts — timed around launch week.
For authors who self-published once and now want the book to look like a book — new cover, hand-set interior, re-uploaded files, and a fresh launch plan against a year of existing reviews.
The conversation behind a number.
Five short steps between the first email and a signed contract — no calls forced, nothing dressed up as discovery to delay the price.
The discovery call.
Fifteen minutes, free, with an editor — not a salesperson. About your book, your reader, and what you've already tried.
The manuscript read.
If you have pages, an editor reads them. If you don't, we work from your brief and the call notes — either way, no charge.
The scope sheet.
A one-page list of what's in and what's out — sent for your sign-off before any number is attached to it.
The fixed-price proposal.
In writing, inside 48 hours of the scope sheet. One figure, one timeline, one named editor — no tiers shown to anchor you.
The contract.
Plain English, two pages, signed digitally. A 30% deposit starts the work; the balance splits across milestones you sign off.
Eight things in every edition.
Regardless of whether you choose Paperback, Hardback or Boxed Set, these arrive without an extra line on the invoice.
- A named editor on every project. One person to write to, from the first call to the launch month — not a queue, not a ticket system.
- KDP and Apple accounts in your name. Set up under your details, with your login — never rented, never kept in a house account.
- Fixed-price proposal in 48 hours. One number, in writing, inside two working days of the scope sheet — and the figure on the proposal is the figure on the invoice.
- A plain-English contract. Two pages, no clauses written to confuse. You'll read it once and know what each paragraph means.
- NDA on request. Sent the same working day, signed by both directors, before any draft, outline or voice memo changes hands.
- 100% author copyright. All rights transfer to you on final payment — characters, world, merchandise, translation, audiobook, everything.
- Source files at handover. Word manuscript, layered cover art, InDesign files, EPUB source — yours to take to any future printer or platform.
- Free corrections for 30 days. Typos, small wording fixes, listing edits — anything inside the original scope is corrected at no charge for the first month after go-live.
Questions about the numbers.
The pricing questions we hear most often — answered plainly, without the marketing varnish.
Can I upgrade or downgrade mid-project?
Yes, in either direction. If you start in Edition I and decide the manuscript wants illustration after all, we re-quote the difference in writing and you sign before any new work begins. Going the other way is rarer but allowed — you only pay for the work actually done, plus any sunk costs on commissioned art or proofs.
What happens if my book ends up being shorter or longer than the proposal assumed?
Each proposal quotes a word-count band — for example, 50,000 to 70,000 words for a typical Edition II non-fiction book. Drifting up or down inside the band is free. Crossing the band materially — say, a 90,000-word manuscript instead of 60,000 — triggers a written re-quote before we write the extra. We've never had a surprise bill on this and we don't intend to start.
Are there payment plans?
Every edition is paid in milestones rather than upfront. A 30% deposit starts the project; the remaining 70% is split across two or three milestones tied to outputs you sign off — outline, draft, final files. For Edition III and larger custom scopes, we'll write a monthly schedule into the contract. No interest, no card surcharges.
Do you take a percentage of royalties?
No. We work for a fixed fee and you keep 100% of royalties forever. The KDP and Apple accounts are in your name from day one, paid directly to your bank. We don't believe in royalty splits on work-for-hire — it confuses the relationship and quietly compounds against the author over the years.
What if I already have a draft, a cover, or an illustrator?
Bring all of it. The proposal subtracts the work you've already done — a finished draft typically takes $1,400 to $1,800 off Edition II; an existing cover or contracted illustrator subtracts the corresponding line items. We'll review what you have first and tell you honestly whether it's ready to ship or wants a pass before it goes live.
How are taxes and VAT handled?
Quoted figures are net of tax. UK and EU clients are invoiced with VAT added at the prevailing rate unless a valid reverse-charge VAT number is supplied. US, Canadian and rest-of-world clients are invoiced without VAT. We're registered in the UK; the invoice carries our number, and your accountant will recognise the format.
Books made under this same model.
Six recent jackets — three Edition II, two Edition III boxed sets, one custom — picked because the authors gave us permission to name them.
Sketch an edition.
A 15-minute discovery call. A fixed-price proposal in 48 hours. No retainers, no obligation.