Editing Services
Whether your words are designed to sell your products and services, or whether they are your stock-in-trade, you’ll want to create a positive first impression with them. Our editing staff can locate your misplaced commas, help you fine-turn your style, or guide you through a complete revamp of your work. Whatever your concept, good editing will add a touch of professionalism. And if you’re an aspiring author, let us take you one step further with custom print formatting and e-book setup across multiple platforms.
As with any project, editing costs will depend on several factors, including the length of your work, whether it is recurring (e.g. four 500-word articles every week), and the type of editing required.
For one-off works such as novels, reports or website copy, we charge by word or page based on the standard page count (250 words per page). The cost per word/page will depend on the type of editing requested.
Proofreading:
Proofreading is about catching any surface or cosmetic problems with the content, spelling, grammar, margins and spacing for all copy. It is the simplest type of editing and is meant as a last run-through before your work goes to print.
Copy editing:
Good copy editing should improve your writing by focusing on style, format, flow, accuracy, and consistency. Additionally, copy editing will correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. There are three levels of copy editing.
Light copy editing: double-checks accuracy, finds and corrects typographical errors, suggests corrections for grammatical issues.
Medium copy editing: in addition to the items under light copy editing, also corrects flow and makes suggestions for reworking text.
Heavy copy editing: all of the items above as well as restructure of paragraphs or heavy correction of flow, grammar, and style.
Content or Substantive Editing:
This is an in-depth, intense edit mainly for novel-length works and would include, in addition to all of the copy editing items, such things as identifying and adding missing content or rewriting sections of content. A substantive edit would also offer suggestions to evolve characters or further the plot.
Recurring projects may be charged by the hour once a baseline per page/word price has been established. For instance, those four 500-word articles mentioned above might need only proofreading, but they might need heavier copy editing. After your editor has reviewed the first few rounds of articles and is comfortable with the level of editing that will generally be required, he/she may suggest a per hour charge.
Please contact us for a personalized quote for all your editing needs.
Whether your words are designed to sell your products and services, or whether they are your stock-in-trade, you’ll want to create a positive first impression with them. Our editing staff can locate your misplaced commas, help you fine-turn your style, or guide you through a complete revamp of your work. Whatever your concept, good editing will add a touch of professionalism. And if you’re an aspiring author, let us take you one step further with custom print formatting and e-book setup across multiple platforms.
As with any project, editing costs will depend on several factors, including the length of your work, whether it is recurring (e.g. four 500-word articles every week), and the type of editing required.
For one-off works such as novels, reports or website copy, we charge by word or page based on the standard page count (250 words per page). The cost per word/page will depend on the type of editing requested.
Proofreading:
Proofreading is about catching any surface or cosmetic problems with the content, spelling, grammar, margins and spacing for all copy. It is the simplest type of editing and is meant as a last run-through before your work goes to print.
Copy editing:
Good copy editing should improve your writing by focusing on style, format, flow, accuracy, and consistency. Additionally, copy editing will correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. There are three levels of copy editing.
Light copy editing: double-checks accuracy, finds and corrects typographical errors, suggests corrections for grammatical issues.
Medium copy editing: in addition to the items under light copy editing, also corrects flow and makes suggestions for reworking text.
Heavy copy editing: all of the items above as well as restructure of paragraphs or heavy correction of flow, grammar, and style.
Content or Substantive Editing:
This is an in-depth, intense edit mainly for novel-length works and would include, in addition to all of the copy editing items, such things as identifying and adding missing content or rewriting sections of content. A substantive edit would also offer suggestions to evolve characters or further the plot.
Recurring projects may be charged by the hour once a baseline per page/word price has been established. For instance, those four 500-word articles mentioned above might need only proofreading, but they might need heavier copy editing. After your editor has reviewed the first few rounds of articles and is comfortable with the level of editing that will generally be required, he/she may suggest a per hour charge.
Please contact us for a personalized quote for all your editing needs.
Formatting Services
For traditional print publications, interior formatting is based upon word count. Font, page design, and page layout are discussed with the author prior to formatting. Authors are entitled to one formatting pass at the prices quoted below.
Word Count |
Format Charge |
Additional Format Change* |
Up to 10,000 |
$20 (₤15/€17) |
Add $10 (₤8/€9) |
10,001 to 25,000 |
$35 (₤26/€30) |
Add $15 (₤12/€13) |
25,001 to 45,000 |
$50 (₤38/€43) |
Add $15 (₤12/€13) |
45,001 to 75,000 |
$60 (₤45/€51) |
Add $20 (₤15/€17) |
75,001 to 100,000 |
$75 (₤56/€64) |
Add $20 (₤15/€17) |
100,001 to 125,000 |
$90 (₤67/€77) |
Add $25 (₤19/€22) |
125,001 to 200,000 |
$100 (₤75/€85) |
Add $30 (₤23/€26) |
200,001 to 250,000 |
$120 (₤90/€102) |
Add $40 (₤30/€34) |
more than 250,000 |
contact us for a quote |
*Changes after delivery (in PDF format) of the formatted work will result in additional charges.
eBook-only formatting is $30 (₤23/€26) per platform regardless of word count. Supported platforms include Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, Apple, and Kobo. If you elect to have your publication formatted for print and eBook, this cost is reduced to $15 (₤12/€13) per platform.
Combine the above services in a bundle for a reduced hourly rate. You can even include design and marketing services in your bundle. Perfect for authors looking for cover design, branding and editorial services. Just tell us what you need.
eBook-only formatting is $30 (₤23/€26) per platform regardless of word count. Supported platforms include Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, Apple, and Kobo. If you elect to have your publication formatted for print and eBook, this cost is reduced to $15 (₤12/€13) per platform.
Combine the above services in a bundle for a reduced hourly rate. You can even include design and marketing services in your bundle. Perfect for authors looking for cover design, branding and editorial services. Just tell us what you need.