No book yet
Publish the book properly, and keep every right to it.
A managed self-publishing process run by ex-publishing professionals: editing, cover, typesetting, proofing and distribution, with the marketing built in from the start. You stay the publisher, you keep one hundred per cent of the rights and every penny of the royalties.
Under three months from finished manuscript to published book. No royalty share, no rights grab, no surprise invoices.
Fit first
Who this is for,
and who it is not for.
This is for you if
- Your manuscript is finished or close to finished
- You want publishing-quality production without handing over your rights
- You want the marketing planned alongside the book, not after it
- You want a clear, fixed price and a date you can plan around
This is not for you if
- You have not written the book yet (start with the strategy workshop)
- You want a traditional publisher to take the financial risk
- You want production only, with no interest in readers finding the book
- You are looking for the cheapest possible route to a file on Amazon
The result
A properly produced, properly distributed book that you own outright, launched with marketing behind it.
Edited, proofread, typeset and designed to trade standard
Distributed through Amazon, IngramSpark or Lulu, with you as the publisher
One hundred per cent of the rights and royalties retained by you
Book title research, author bio and book description written for readers
Marketing prepared before publication day, not improvised after it
Books made real
Strategy you can see,
in books already out in the world.
These titles were produced and published under the Brandspire imprint: edited, designed, typeset and distributed by the same team that would handle yours.
Explore the books and authors
Distributed through major book retailers
The process
How publishing runs
Step 1
Onboarding and manuscript assessment
We read the manuscript, agree the goals for the book and set the publication date everything else works back from.
Step 2
Editing and book coaching
Structural and line editing with you in the loop on every decision, so the book reads like the best version of your thinking.
Step 3
Typesetting, bio and book description
Interior design and typesetting, plus the title research, author bio and description that decide whether a browser becomes a reader.
Step 4
Cover design and proofreading
Cover concepts designed for the category, final proofread and a printed proof copy in your hands before anything goes live.
Step 5
Distribution and marketing preparation
Distribution set up in your name, metadata and categories chosen deliberately, and the marketing campaign started ahead of publication.
Step 6
The book is published
Publication day with assets ready, a reader journey in place and a plan for the weeks that follow.
Service levels
Three publishing packages
Every package includes the full production process. The difference is how much marketing is built around the book. Prices shown exclude VAT — toggle to see the VAT-inclusive total.
Ready
£5,960ex VAT
The complete production process, from manuscript assessment to distribution, with the core marketing groundwork included.
- Manuscript assessment
- Book coaching
- Editing and proofreading
- Book cover design
- Typesetting
- Proof printing
- Distribution set up in your name
- Book title research, author bio and book description
Set
£6,540ex VAT
Everything in Ready, plus the assets that give the book somewhere to send people and a strategy for launch week.
- Everything in Ready
- Book landing page
- Bestseller strategy call
Bundling these services saves you £465
Go!
£8,250ex VAT
Everything in Set, with a first-tier bestseller campaign to give the book its strongest possible launch.
- Everything in Set
- First-tier bestseller campaign* (upgraded from the strategy call)
Bundling these services saves you £1,445
*The first-tier bestseller campaign is a focused launch-week push. For the full campaign, see our Bestseller Campaign service.
Boundaries
What is not included
We are not a publisher. We are a team of publishing professionals who help you publish your own book, so a few costs sit with you by design.
- Your own printed copies, typically £2 to £5 a copy at cost
- Book illustrations, charged at £45 an hour when needed
- Ghostwriting or writing the book for you
- PR and media placement, handled by our PR partners
- Late manuscript rewrites once typesetting has begun
- Sending a copy or copies of your book to the British Library
Before you choose a route
Traditional, hybrid or self-publishing: the routes and the real costs
The full comparison of the three routes, what publishing really costs, what you earn per copy and who owns what. Read it before you commit to anything.
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Questions
Asked before booking.
Next step
Book a meet and greet.
Thirty minutes, no pitch script. We will talk through where your book idea is now and whether Publishing is the right route, or an honest one is better.