Book Proofreading Services
Proofreading is the final quality gate before publication: typos, punctuation, formatting slips, and the errors spellcheck approves of. From $0.008 per word, on manuscript or formatted proofs.
By the time a book reaches proofreading, everyone involved has read it too many times to see it. That is the entire value of a professional proofread: fresh, trained eyes making the final pass that separates a book that feels published from one that feels uploaded. Readers forgive a lot, but Amazon reviews are brutal about typos.
We proofread either the manuscript itself or, better, the formatted proof, where we also catch layout-level problems: bad hyphenation breaks, orphaned lines, wrong running headers, and mangled chapter starts. If we proofread a book we also formatted, that second layer is checked by default.
What you get
Spelling, punctuation, grammar slips, and homophone errors that automated checkers wave through.
Character names, hyphenation, capitalization, and number style checked against a style sheet.
On formatted PDFs: page numbers, headers, widows and orphans, and table-of-contents accuracy.
Every fix visible and reversible, never silently applied.
A corrected file ready for upload, plus the marked-up version for your records.
An 80,000-word novel proofreads from about $640. Sample proofread of your first 1,000 words returned within 48 hours, free.
One last read before the world reads it
Free 1,000-word sample proof in 48 hours.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between proofreading and editing?
Editing improves the writing; proofreading catches remaining errors in writing that is already final. If sentences still need rework, a proofread is premature, and we will tell you so rather than take the fee twice.
How much does proofreading a book cost?
Professional book proofreading typically runs $0.01 to $0.02 per word. Scriters proofreading starts at $0.008 per word, so a 60,000-word book starts around $480.
How fast can you proofread my book?
Standard turnaround for a full-length book is 7 to 10 days. Rush service is available and quoted upfront rather than sprung on you at invoice time.
One last read before the world reads it
Free 1,000-word sample proof in 48 hours.
- • Written quote within 24 hours, no sales call required
- • Milestone payments, about 30% to start
- • Confidential: we sign an NDA before we read a word
- • See our work first: ask for a free sample assessment
- • You own 100% of the work, always