Initial Consultation and sample edit (1000 words)……………FREE

Cover Copy Review…………………………………………………………………………….$49.00

Editorial Assessment………………………………………………………………………….$99.00

Content Editing/Developmental Editing…………………………………..$0.02  per word (5000 word min.)

Focus: Big picture issues like organization, structure, plot, character development, overall effectiveness

Copy Editing………………………………………………………………………………$0.01 per word (5000 word min.) Focus: Grammar, punctuation, spelling, consistency, style guide adherence

Line Editing………………………………………………………………………………..$0.01 per word (5000 word min.) Focus: Sentence structure, clarity, flow, word choice, tone, readability

Preferred Editorial Package……………………………………………….$0.015 per word (5000 word minimum) Combines Copy editing, and Line Editing for the untimate results

Formatting For Digital or Print……. Price ranges from $50 and up. Because there are so many variables, we need to see the manuscript first to give you a quote.

Our Cover Copy Review service can put your cover text ahead of the pack. As with all our services, we use your ideas and don’t move ahead until you are completely satisfied with our suggestions. As you proceed through the production of your book, you will need to submit information that will appear on the covers of your book. When you submit information about your book, we will take it and turn it into professional, marketable copy that will appear on your back cover copy, hardcover dust jacket flaps (if applicable), author bio and any other areas you would like it to appear. You may rest assured that our Cover Copy Review service will give your book the polish it deserves.

You want to give your readers a book you know they will enjoy and learn from, plus something that they will be proud to share. We know you have put a lot of time, energy and dedication into your manuscript, but even experienced authors overlook their own mistakes sometimes. Since the editorial quality of your book will have a huge impact on your readers and its ultimate success, it is important to have another set of professional eyes look over your book before it is published. The Eye Edit Books Editorial Assessment examines a portion of your work (typically the first chapter or about 1,000 words) and provides you with a specific sample edit. This edit includes changes you can make to improve your book as well as a general overview of your manuscript with constructive comments for improvement. To be clear, this is not a full manuscript edit and should not replace the rest of Eye Edit Books’ editorial services. The typical time frame for the Editorial Assessment is two to three weeks. After that time, your editor will provide suggestions for areas of improvement and tell you about other Eye Edit Books editorial services. It is up to you to decide if you would like to purchase those services from Eye Edit Books. If you choose to work with Eye Edit Books for the rest of your editorial needs, your manuscript will receive the utmost attention from one of our professional editors, who will address the issues raised in the assessment and help you make your book the best it can be. Please Note: The Editorial Assessment is not a replacement for our editorial services. Rather, it is a preliminary diagnostic tool, examining sections of the manuscript in detail to pinpoint areas in need of improvement. Reviewers offer examples of items that could be strengthened and give critique and commentary across a range of topics. Almost nothing compares to publishing a book that is well edited and flows in a way readers can understand with clarity. Choose to make your book the best it can be with our Editorial Assessment.  

Writing that is worth publishing is worth a careful edit. Your message deserves it, and so do your readers. It is what distinguishes a professional book from an amateur one. Even the best writers make mistakes, but thanks to professional copy editors, you can make sure that your readers never get to see them. The Eye Edit Books Copy Editing service corrects and clarifies the completed manuscript, word by word, before the transition to a published book. It makes your writing more concise, clear, and appealing to your readers. Our seasoned editors catch grammar mistakes and spelling errors before your book goes to press. Adhering to a strict editorial process, Eye Publish Books’ copy editors review your manuscript carefully, correcting errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax. In addition, they will verify cross-references and impose industry-standard style considerations. As always with Eye Edit Books, you retain full control of your work because you are free to accept or reject the changes we suggest. Editor’s Note: Eye Edit Books Copy Editing service is based on the guidelines presented in the Chicago Manual of Style. Spelling is based on Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Almost nothing compares to publishing a book that is well edited and flows in a way readers can understand with clarity. Choose to make your book the best it can be with our Editorial Assessment. The typical timeline for this service is two to three weeks, depending on the work queue and the complexity of your manuscript.

It is extremely difficult to catch all the lurking typos and errors in your own work, even if you read it over and over again. Our Line Editing service provides a thorough correction of your manuscript to catch anything you may have overlooked. This includes catching mistakes in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and syntax. Recommendations on word choice and improving overall readability will also be provided. Using Microsoft Word®, your editor will track every change for you to approve or reject. This manner of editing ensures that you always have the final say in what happens to your book. A detailed edit is extremely important to the overall quality of your book. Within two to three weeks, depending on our queue and the complexity of your work, your manuscript will be returned polished and ready for publishing.

When a Line Edit will not give your book, the polish it needs, bring in a more comprehensive edit, the Content Editing service. Your book will still receive a detailed Line Edit to catch grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, syntax, and word choice errors. Additionally, the Content Edit also monitors the consistency of information and ideas throughout the whole book. This is especially helpful to ensure that nonfiction books communicate a clear and consistent message and for fiction that your story line and facts remain consistent. Make sure you’re communicating a clear message throughout your book with our Content Editing service. The typical timeline for this service is two to three weeks depending on our queue and the complexity of your work. $0.004 per word (5000 word minimum)  This service is ideal for manuscripts that need more work on sentence structure and grammar than basic Content Editing can provide. In addition to performing the functions of a Line Edit, a content editor will work to ensure the general accuracy and consistency of content and focus on more extensive restructuring of sentences. Professional editing helps your book’s marketability. We can generally complete this service in two to three weeks depending on our work queue and the complexity of your work.

Eye Edit Books accepts an extremely low margin of error in each completed edit. Our professional in-house editorial staff reviews each editorial service for quality assurance. Upon reviewing your edited manuscript, if you believe that an unsatisfactory number of errors remain, please create a list of the errors and the page numbers on which they appear and email it to admin@eye-edit-books.com. We will review the list with you and address your concerns.