Our "From Word" Pricing

The table below is to obtain a general idea of the pricing for conversion from Word, RTF, Wordperfect, Open Office or other word-processed source files/manuscripts. The average fiction book converted by us comes in, price-wise, at between $185-$225.00, which includes two complete ebooks, one in ePUB format and one in MOBI format.  This average number assumes a clean Word (or other) file that does not need clean-up. Just like our books, all of our quotes are custom--created from each individual book, as no two books are alike. Most simple fiction or fiction-like prices will fall within the rates stated below. Files that have additional formatting elements, like lists, emails, text-messages, newspaper articles, etc., will incur additional costs as shown in the below table.

What Do I Get?

For most books, we provide you with two completely finished, hand-coded eBooks, one in each of the major eBook formats. One in MOBI format, for Amazon, and one in ePUB format (for Nook, iBooks, KoboBooks, Sony, Smashwords, etc.).

*Do these prices include file clean-up?

No--these prices assume that you've provided us with a clean Word file.  If you don't know how to see if your file is a clean Word file is, you may not have one. See our article in our Main FAQ about how you can clean up your file in advance to avoid additional clean-up charges.  What you're paying for with us is professional eBook formatting, to ensure that your book looks beautiful and works correctly on all e-reading devices.  We don't simply clean up a Word file and hand it back to you--we build your books in HTML and CSS, to ensure gorgeous, correctly-formatted ebooks that will work across the entire pantheon of e-readers out there.  

Do you do the uploading for me?

If you really need help in uploading your files, we'll help you. We can do this via a Skype video-call session, a phone call, or other means available through our Publisher's Concierge program. It's best if we don't do the actual uploading for you, because when your book is uploaded, all sorts of personal information is visible, like your address, bank account numbers, social security number, and that sort of thing.  You should want to keep that information private. Also, it's against Amazon's rules for you to let a third-party (like us!) log in as you--it legally voids your contract with them.  So, yes, we'll help you--but unless you are disabled in some way (legally blind, etc.) we really prefer not to do it for you.  Truly, not one person in 100 needs help after they've received a fully-formatted, complete book from us.  You won't, either.  

What happens if you make a mistake in conversion?

A mistake?  Inconceivable!  Okay, in all seriousness, Princess Bride references aside, of course, mistakes can happen.  We're humans, not machines.  If we make a mistake, we'll fix it.  Period.  It's our Bulletproof Guarantee.  You'll be happy when you leave here.  

What's the Bulletproof Guarantee?

Very simply, exactly what it sounds like. You'll be happy when you leave here, period.  We work our buns off for you.  

Can I get a quote for a print layout PDF?

You betcha!  For fiction and simple non-fiction layout, see our POD Package pricing plans.  If your book is very complex, we'll likely refer you out to a Trusted Provider, as we don't have the resources in-house to take on highly complex print layout projects.  We like to stick to what we're good at.  

But I still have a question about...

Generally speaking, we've probably already answered that question.  We strongly recommend that you download our FAQ ATTACK!, which has answers to the six areas of most-commonly asked publishing questions on two fast pages, our Booknook.Biz eBookery 101 Handbook, and take the time to cruise through our AWESOME FAQ.  The FAQ is extremely thorough, and the Resource Links section has links to almost every topic under the sun, from the best blogs, websites and answers we could find.  

If you need help about publishing, in general, after checking our FAQ, FAQ ATTACK, the Handbook, etc., we are happy to offer Publisher's Concierge consulting services.  Please contact us and ask about pricing for these additional services.   While we are delighted to assist all our customers in every way we can, we obviously--at our pricing--cannot afford to provide unpaid consulting time on topics outside of our scope of work on the deliverables (the ePUB and MOBI files, PDFs, etc.), to keep our formatting and conversion pricing affordable for everyone.