Indie Start
For a focused first step
Custom quote
based on your manuscript
- Project assessment
- Selected core production service
- Format and delivery guidance
- Clear milestones and approvals
PUBLISHING PACKAGES
The Right Plan. For Your Book.
Thoughtful packages with transparent scope, rather than one-size-fits-all promises.
FLEXIBLE STARTING POINTS
Explore Publishing Packages
Our package descriptions are starting points. We confirm the price and exact service scope after reviewing your goals.
Indie Signature
A coordinated book release
Custom quote
based on your manuscript
- Editorial and creative planning
- Cover and eBook production scope
- Metadata and listing preparation
- Publication guidance and review
Indie Complete
Build beyond the book
Custom quote
based on your manuscript
- Coordinated multi-service plan
- Marketing and launch creative
- Author branding or website options
- Consultation and ongoing roadmap
No prices shown are binding until you receive and approve a written proposal. Retailer fees, optional services and third-party costs are clarified as applicable.
HELPFUL TO KNOW
What Shapes Your Quote?
Different books need different amounts of work.
Manuscript length and condition
Word count, draft completeness and editorial needs affect the time and expertise required.
Design and format complexity
Illustrations, tables, print covers and special layout needs can change the production scope.
Distribution and marketing goals
Your platforms, release plans, advertising needs and author assets affect the project plan.
Revisions and timing
Revision rounds, review deadlines, and any expedited work should be documented clearly.
Compare packages by the work included
The names Indie Start, Indie Signature, and Indie Complete are planning categories, not fixed-price checkout products. A tailored quote should reflect how much editorial, design, production, and launch support your specific book needs. Choosing the least expensive package does not help if it omits essential work, while a comprehensive package can be unnecessary if most assets are already ready.
Indie Start: a focused need
Useful when the manuscript is ready and you need one clearly scoped service, such as formatting or a cover refresh.
Indie Signature: coordinated production
A possible fit when editing, cover, digital production, metadata, and release planning need to work together.
Indie Complete: broader support
For authors exploring coordinated publishing, author presence, and selected promotion deliverables, subject to an agreed scope.
Custom standalone services
Audiobooks, author websites, book trailers, or complex illustrated formats can be quoted independently.
A simple pricing conversation
Bring your manuscript status, word count, genre, target formats, desired release window, existing assets, and any budget boundaries. Ask the team to separate must-have production from optional marketing. A clear quote should show what you receive, when reviews happen, which external costs you may pay, and what is not included.
- Identify essential work: what must be completed before the book can be published well?
- Identify optional work: what can wait until the book is ready or the audience grows?
- Agree on a payment schedule, scope changes, review windows, and final handover.
- Discuss any ongoing obligations such as hosting, newsletter software, advertising, or store maintenance.
The website does not publish binding prices until the business confirms them. Do not treat package names as guaranteed outcomes or fixed inclusions.
Questions that change the project scope
A 25,000-word text-only memoir and a 90,000-word illustrated reference book may require different production efforts even if both are called “eBooks.” Manuscript quality affects editorial work. Tables, citations, indexes, illustrations, and fixed-layout designs can affect formatting and testing. A project with multiple formats requires additional outputs and verification.
Before approving a quote, separate the service fee from optional third-party spending. Marketing ads, domain registration, web hosting, paid stock assets, ISBN purchases, and audio narration may involve external costs depending on the plan. A proposal should not quietly fold these into an unexplained total.
You can use the consultation form to ask for a staged approach: essential production first, then author website or launch support later. That can be more practical than purchasing every service at the same time.
- What is the manuscript word count and its editing status?
- Will the book contain tables, formulas, photos, or extensive illustrations?
- Which formats and retailer channels do you actually need?
- How many concepts or revision rounds are included?
- What happens if the deadline or project scope changes?
Know what you need before you pay.
Request a custom, clearly scoped consultation.