Book publishing cost calculator
Pick your genre, length, and services. The estimate appears instantly, built from the same rates on our pricing page, with no email wall in front of the number.
- Ghostwriting$7,000
- Cover design$349
- Formatting (print + ebook)$179
- Amazon KDP publishing$449
Built from our published rates. Your fixed written quote may vary with research load and timeline, and it will not grow mid-project. About 30% starts the work; the rest follows milestones.
Turn this into a firm written quoteCost questions, answered
How much does it cost to publish a book?
Uploading to Amazon KDP is free. Professional-quality self-publishing typically costs $2,000 to $5,600 industry-wide for editing, cover design, and formatting. With Scriters rates, a professionally finished book usually lands between $730 and $1,530 without ghostwriting, or from about $7,000 including a fully ghostwritten 35,000-word manuscript.
Is this calculator accurate?
It uses the same published rates as our pricing page, so it is a real starting point rather than a teaser. Final quotes adjust for research load, timeline, and manuscript condition, and are fixed in writing before you pay.
Do I have to enter my email to see the estimate?
No. The estimate is on the page instantly. Email is only for receiving the breakdown and, if you want one, a firm quote from a real person.