Indicative publication pricing

A single $10 charge starts the project and switches on the full editing studio for that book or short story: writing and rewriting the pages, moving and captioning photos, changing the title, adding pages, and preparing it for print or for sale.

There is nothing else to pay to write or edit. The charge is per book or short story, paid once.

A printed copy is made to order. The cost is a binding charge of $6 plus $0.03 for every finished page.

The real amount is worked out from your actual page count once the book is finished, so a shorter book costs less than the examples above.

Copies are printed in 2–4 business days and then travel by the service you choose. Indicative rates for a single copy:

Extra copies in the same order add a small amount each (about $2.50 per additional copy). Delivery is always priced and confirmed before payment.

A single short story is $3. A custom book of short stories is priced per story added, plus the same printing charge — $6 binding and $0.03 a page — up to a maximum of 350 pages.

A digital copy alongside the printed book is $5. The builder shows the running total as you add stories.

Listing a finished book in the shop costs nothing extra. The shop price is worked out from the length of the book and the number of photographs in it, with a modest margin, so longer and more illustrated books sit a little higher.

Buyers pay printing and delivery on top of that price at checkout, and they see every line of it before paying.

• No subscription and no monthly fee.
• No charge for writing, rewriting or adding pages.
• No charge for keeping a draft for as long as you like.
• No charge for storing your photographs.