Every rate we charge, published
Most book-services companies hide pricing behind a sales call. Ours is here, updated July 2026. Every project still gets a fixed written quote before you pay anything.
Publishing packages
Done-for-you publishing on your own accounts, so 100% of royalties flow directly to you.
Comparable setup elsewhere: $1,500+
Get your finished book live on Amazon, on your own account.
- KDP setup on your account
- Print + ebook formatting
- Metadata & categories
- Live in about 7 days
Comparable full-service publishing: $3,000 to $8,000
Everything to publish a book that looks and reads professionally.
- Everything in Launch
- Copyedit pass
- Custom cover design
- Amazon A+ content
Premium firms charge $10,000 to $29,000+
Wide distribution and a launch push, not just a listing.
- Everything in Professional
- IngramSpark wide distribution
- Launch marketing sprint (ARC outreach, category + keyword targeting, Amazon Ads setup on your account)
- Author bio page
Marketing tiers ($499 / $1,249 / $2,499) are detailed on the book marketing page.
Every service, every rate
| Service | Price | Typical project | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghostwriting | $0.18+per word | Typical projects: a 30,000-word business book from $5,400; a 60,000-word memoir from $10,800. Exact per-word rate depends on genre, research load, and writer seniority. Around 30% starts the project; the balance follows milestones. | View → |
| Book Writing | $2,999+per project | A complete short nonfiction book (about 25,000 words) starts at $2,999. Longer manuscripts price per word from $0.18. Around 30% to start, the rest on milestones. | View → |
| Ebook Writing | $999+per project | From $999 for a 10,000-word ebook including copyedit and formatting. Longer or research-heavy ebooks quote per word from $0.18. | View → |
| Memoir Writing | $4,499+per project | From $4,499 for a 25,000-word legacy memoir. Full-length memoirs of 50,000 to 70,000 words typically run $9,000 to $12,600 at our standard $0.18 per word. Milestone payments throughout. | View → |
| Biography Writing | $4,999+per project | From $4,999 for a 30,000-word life story. Full-length biographies with heavy research quote per word from $0.18 plus a scoped research fee. | View → |
| Children's Book Writing | $750+per project | Picture book text from $750. Chapter books from $1,499 and middle grade from $2,499. Illustration is quoted separately (see children's book illustration) so you never pay for art bundled sight-unseen. | View → |
| Children's Book Illustration | $799+per book | From $799 for a 12-spread picture book including character design and cover. Premium painterly styles and extra spreads quote individually. Per-illustration work from $59. | View → |
| Book Editing | $0.013+per word | Copyediting from $0.013 per word (about $1,040 for an 80,000-word novel). Developmental editing from $0.02 per word. Combined passes are discounted and quoted after the free assessment. | View → |
| Proofreading | $0.008+per word | An 80,000-word novel proofreads from about $640. Sample proofread of your first 1,000 words returned within 48 hours, free. | View → |
| Book Cover Design | $349 to $599per cover | Ebook-only covers from $349; full print wrap packages from $449 to $599. Series pricing discounts from book two onward. | View → |
| Book Publishing | $449 to $1,999per package | Every package on your own accounts, with 100% of royalties flowing directly to you. No revenue share, ever. | View → |
| Amazon KDP Publishing | $449+per book | Included as the Launch tier of our publishing packages. Add professional editing, cover, or marketing only if you need them. | View → |
| Book Formatting | $99+per format | Ebook or print formatting from $99 each for standard text interiors; both together from $179. Fixed-layout and image-heavy interiors from $249. | View → |
| Book Marketing | $499 to $2,499per campaign | Ad spend is separate, paid by you directly to Amazon inside your own ads account, so every dollar is visible. | View → |
| Audiobook Production | $120 to $200per finished hour | A typical 6-hour audiobook runs $720 to $1,200 all-in. Market rates for comparable production run $200 to $400 per finished hour. | View → |
| Wikipedia Writing | $749+per page | Notability assessment alone: $149, credited toward the full engagement if you proceed. Market rates for compliant Wikipedia work run $1,000 to $2,500. | View → |
| Speech Writing | $199+per speech | Wedding toasts and eulogies from $199. Keynotes and executive remarks from $499 depending on length and research. | View → |
| Screenplay Writing | $1,999+per script | Short films from $1,999, feature-length screenplays from $4,999, pilots from $3,499. Adaptations of books we wrote or edited are discounted, since half the development is already done. | View → |
Estimate a full project in the cost calculator.
Why we cost less than the big firms
Premium ghostwriting runs $30,000 and up; publishing packages hit $29,000 at the top end. Our prices are a fraction of that, and here is the real reason, not the one you are afraid of.
You talk to the people doing the work, not a closer paid to inflate your quote.
We are a small international studio, and we tell you that plainly. Less overhead, same craft.
Retailers pay you, not us. We charge for defined work once, not a cut of your book forever.
Scriters vs a typical book-services agency
No named competitors, no cheap shots. Just the practices that separate a service you can trust from one you should question.
| Scriters | Typical agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Published on the site | Hidden until a sales call |
| Payment | ~30% to start, rest on milestones | Often 100% upfront |
| Your Amazon KDP account | Yours, we work inside it | Often theirs |
| Royalties | Amazon pays you directly | Sometimes routed through them |
| Copyright | 100% yours, in writing | Sometimes retained |
| See the writing first | Free sample before you pay | Rarely offered |
| Bestseller guarantees | None, honestly | Yes (and unenforceable) |
| Cold sales calls | Never; quote in writing | Common |
Pricing questions
How do I know I can trust Scriters with my book?
Fair question in an industry with a mixed reputation. Check the things unreliable companies avoid: our pricing is public, you pay about 30% to start (never 100% upfront), your book is published on your own Amazon KDP account so royalties are paid to you directly, you keep 100% of the copyright in writing, and you can see a free writing sample before you commit. We never cold-call authors and never guarantee bestsellers.
Your prices are lower than the big firms. Is that a red flag?
It is the opposite of one. We cost less because we have no commissioned sales team, we run as a lean international studio (which we tell you openly), and we charge once for defined work instead of taking a permanent cut of your royalties. Low price plus full ownership plus milestone payments is a fair deal, not a trap. The trap is high pressure, hidden pricing, and a company that keeps your accounts.
Why do you publish prices when competitors don't?
Hidden pricing exists so an agency can quote what the sales call suggests you will pay. Published floors keep us honest and save everyone time: if the numbers do not fit your budget, you find out in two minutes, not two calls.
Are these final prices?
They are real floors and ranges, not teaser rates. Your exact quote depends on word count, genre, research load, and timeline, and it arrives fixed and in writing before any payment. It will not grow mid-project unless you change the scope.
How do milestone payments work?
Roughly 30% starts the project. The remainder is split across deliveries you approve: outline, draft batches, final files. The schedule is in the contract, and we never ask for 100% upfront.
Is there a payment plan?
Milestones already spread cost across the project timeline. For larger ghostwriting projects we can structure monthly billing against the delivery schedule; ask in the quote request.
Get your exact number
Three questions, then a fixed written quote within 24 hours.