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Pricing

Pay for the parts you need.

Three pipeline stages, plus targeted add-ons. One-time per book, no surprise fees.

72-hour money-back guarantee

Stage

Stage 1 — Idea to Book

$1,499

one-time

  • AI DNA interview — Socratic Q&A captures your book's spine into Framework
  • AI-assisted outline + chapter plan
  • Weekly Scribe AI synthesis
  • Observatory analytics dashboard
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Stage

Stage 2 — Draft to Book

$4,999

one-time

  • Everything in Stage 1
  • Specialist editorial team for your genre (4-5 AI editors — developmental / line / continuity / voice / copy for fiction; technical accuracy / legal-compliance / code-block / continuity / copy for technical; recipe-tester / food-safety / allergen / copy for cookbook; varies by book type)
  • Up to 3 AI revision rounds per chapter
  • Approvals queue — you sign off on every chapter

Stage

Stage 3 — Polished to Press

$11,999

one-time

  • Everything in Stage 2
  • Production-side editors: Cover, Marketing Kit copy, Audiobook Director — review your pre-launch artifacts before they ship
  • ISBN + galley + cover design
  • Distribution setup
  • AI Marketing Kit + Audiobook option
  • Print-on-demand at near cost

Add-ons & extras

Add-on

Manuscript Audit

$99

one-time

Temporarily unavailable — upgraded audit coming soon

  • Multi-pass AI diagnostic on your manuscript: structure, voice, readability, structural-debt list, improvement plan, 5-page PDF report.
  • One-time. Self-serve — buy now, drop in your manuscript right after.

Add-on

Editorial Assessment

$499

one-time

  • The full specialist editorial team reads your manuscript — developmental, line, continuity, voice, and copy editors, matched to your genre.
  • A managing editor consolidates every note into one ranked, coherent report. One-time, self-serve.

Stage

Marketing Only

$3,499

one-time

  • For finished manuscripts: ISBN + distribution + AI marketing kit + print-on-demand. Skip drafting.

Add-on

Marketing Kit

$799

one-time

  • AI-generated launch package: social, email, PR copy.

Add-on

Author Website + Branding

$1,999

one-time

  • 5-page AI-generated author website (home, about, books, blog, contact) deployed to your domain.
  • Logo + brand pack: 3 logo concepts, color palette, typography spec, usage guide.
  • Social media setup: profile graphics, headers, and bios for X / Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn / Bluesky / TikTok.
  • You approve all drafts before they go live. Domain registration optional.

Add-on

Audiobook

$2,499

one-time

  • AI narration + production, formatted for Google Play, Kobo & Spotify.

Subscription

Author Portal

$19/mo

  • Post-publish analytics + Drive sync + quarterly marketing refresh. First year bundled with Stage 3.

Print copies on-demand

Order paperback or hardcover author copies any time from a Stage 3 project. From ~$8/book, worldwide shipping. Price depends on page count, format, quantity, and ship-to. Stage 3 buyers get near-cost pricing; everyone else pays a standard fulfillment markup.

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All prices in USD. Each additional book at the same tier: 50% off. Cancel monthly subscriptions any time from the Customer Portal in Billing.