How much should I pay a ghostwriter? Check our Pricing quota.

Payment varies based on the different writing processes. A ghostwriter needs to have a good understanding of the nature of your manuscript before they can make informed decisions on the overall costing of your book.

To this regard, let’s define some key vocabularies in the writing process before we focus on the pricing.

Formatting

Book formatting involves working on elements such as paragraphing, indentation, spacing, pagination, styles, font type, page size and section breaks.

These elements help to package your content into a delightful piece to enhances readability.

Editing

There are three major stages of editing.

  1. Copy-editing
  2. Developmental editing
  3. Proofreading

Developmental editing

A concept in which the copy editor works closely with the author or client to transform an idea from scratch into a structurally sound book.

Their role is to make your book standout by giving it a logical sequence through adequate pacing and coherence. It is the most expensive kind of editing because this gives direction and clarity to a book.

Copy-editing

Also known as line editing, copy-editing is the process of fine-tuning a book to eliminate typos and grammatical errors, correct punctuation’s, rewrite vague sentences, clear off clutters, and rewriting passive sentences into active voices.

Proofreading

This is the last, and most neglected part of editing.

If any error slips into a manuscript, the role of the proofreader is to catch them all, and make corrections before publication.

Proofreading a book at least four times before publication reduces typos by 95%.

 Transcribing

It means to put a thought into a written or printed form.  A professional transcriber captures the intent of the speaker in spoken words and reproduces it into a text while eliminating clutters, repetitions and irrelevant sentences.

Publishing

Publishing is to make a book available for public consumption through a third party agent, or a publishing house.

Although the word publishing is often used as a broad term in the book publishing industry, it basically means to give something a public status.

Our Standard Pricing Quota.

DefinitionsRate Per Word**/CFA francsIdea (500 words/1 Page single space)
Copy-editing
Non-fiction books10frs/word5000frs
Business/blog-post/articles13frs/Word 
Course curriculum and Development15frs/Word 
Formatting
Non-fiction(print)2frs/Word1000frs
Non-fiction(print)1.5 frs/word750frs
Blogpost/articles(electronic)3 frs/word 
Course Curriculum5frs/word 
Developmental editing
Non-fiction10frs/word5000frs
Business/sales20frs/ word 
Course curriculum20frs/word 
Proofreading
Non-fiction10frs/Word5000frs
Business/sales  
Course curriculum  
Publishing
Non-fiction/ Amazon KDP50.000frs 
Business/sales5000frs 
Course curriculum/ ispring200.000frs 
Transcription
Non-fiction20frs/word10.000frs
Business/sales15frs/word 
Course curriculum20frs/word 
Research and fact checking
Non-fiction5frs/Word2500frs
Business/sales3frs/word 
Course Curriculum3frs/word 
Typing
All categories500frs/ 1 page 

The prices mentioned above are standard prices although subject to modifications.

If you need help in this regard, contact us immediately.

Author: Jini, is a prolific author and founder of Teachersletters Publishing Services. As an award winning teacher with a Cambridge International School in Doaula, he has 13+ years of teaching experience in writing, student-centered learning, bible teachers training and educational leadership. He is consider as one of the best keynote speakers of his time.

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