Edit — $4,500
- Copyedit + proofread
- Marked file + clean file
- Flag if it still needs developmental work
- No cover or store setup
Publish your finished manuscript without giving up your rights
Empower your writing journey with our vanity publishing services.
Why Choose Us?
Empower Your Vision: Vanity Publishing puts you in control, offering faster publishing, higher royalties, and creative freedom.
Our vanity publishing team helps you prepare a manuscript for publication, from editing and design through the files and setup required by your chosen platform. We explain each step and keep ownership and publishing decisions with you.
If you have a manuscript ready or are still planning, we can outline the next practical steps, timeline, and deliverables before you begin.
- Guidance: We explain the steps from manuscript preparation through book design and provide the files you need.
- Editing: We check language, structure, and flow against your brief and share a revised file for review.
- Cover design: We create a cover based on your brief and the specifications of your chosen publishing platform.
- Print on demand: We can prepare print-ready files and explain the setup steps for your chosen platform.
Need help getting your book ready for readers?
Our Process
Project consultation
We discuss your goals, manuscript status, and preferred publishing route before work begins.
Manuscript Evaluation
Conduct a thorough assessment to identify manuscript strengths and areas for enhancement.
Professional Editing
Ensure collaborative refinement to meet the highest standards of quality and readability.
Custom Cover Design
Create a visually captivating cover that embodies your story’s essence and engages readers.
Interior Layout and Design
Meticulously craft an aesthetically pleasing layout for optimal navigation and reader enjoyment.
Print-On-Demand (POD)
Facilitate book printing and distribution on demand, ensuring efficient global availability.
Distribution Assistance
Provide expert guidance to maximize your book’s reach across all major platforms.
Marketing and Promotion
Develop tailored strategies and leverage expertise to drive excitement and boost sales.
Author Support
Offer continuous support and guidance to empower you throughout the entire publishing journey.
Production packages
For a finished manuscript (≤70,000 words unless noted).
Print-ready — $7,500
- Everything in Edit
- Custom cover (ebook + paperback wrap)
- Ebook + paperback interiors
- Print-ready PDFs + epub (no stores yet)
Listed — $9,500
- Everything in Print-ready
- Bowker 10-ISBN pack in your name (+$295 pass-through)
- US copyright filing (+$65)
- KDP + IngramSpark setup — you are publisher of record
Optional developmental edit $4,000 (≤70k) before Edit if structure is broken. Over 70k: +$70 / 1,000 words on Edit / Print-ready / Listed.
FAQ -
Related reading: see what assisted self-publishing costs.
Yes. You keep your copyright and remain the publisher of record. Assisted publishing can provide editing, cover and interior preparation, and store or distribution setup support, while your publishing decisions and rights stay with you. Any separate agreement controls only what it states in writing.
Edit is copyedit plus proofread with a marked file and a clean file; it does not include a cover or store setup. Print-ready adds a custom cover, ebook and paperback interiors, print-ready PDFs, and an epub, but no stores yet. Listed adds the Bowker 10-ISBN pack, US copyright filing, and KDP plus IngramSpark setup—you are publisher of record.
Publishing packages are store-ready paths. Spark List — $799: formatting, a custom ebook and paperback cover, Amazon KDP setup, and a basic store checklist. Shelf Sync — $1,499 adds scoped proofreading, a 3D cover render, and Amazon plus Barnes & Noble setup. Wide Circuit — $2,799 adds Litsy or Kobo, Google Books and Apple Books, and an expanded metadata and categories pass. Global Press — $4,200 adds global distribution setup on 4,000+ platforms, a priority project desk, and a launch checklist. You stay the publisher; there are no ads, PR, or bestseller promises.
No. No service can guarantee bestseller status, and our publishing packages make no bestseller promises. We can prepare your book and provide editing, design, formatting, store, and distribution support; reader response and your broader marketing determine results.
Publishing packages
Store-ready paths. You stay the publisher. No ads / PR / bestseller promises.
Spark List — $799
- Formatting
- Custom ebook + paperback cover
- Amazon KDP setup
- Basic store checklist
Shelf Sync — $1,499
- Everything in Spark List
- Proofreading (scoped at kickoff)
- 3D cover render
- Amazon + Barnes & Noble setup
Wide Circuit — $2,799
- Everything in Shelf Sync
- Litsy or Kobo
- Google Books + Apple Books
- Expanded metadata / categories pass
Global Press — $4,200
- Everything in Wide Circuit
- Global distribution setup on 4,000+ platforms
- Priority project desk
- Launch checklist (no ads/PR guarantees)