Pricing & partnership
We publish how we charge rather than hiding it behind a call. What varies is the book, the languages and the scope — not the honesty of the numbers.
Models
Many authors combine models: a fee-based translation, then revenue share on audio.
Model
You commission specific work and own everything produced.
Quoted per project
Most common
Shared investment and shared responsibility, with defined roles.
Shared investment
Model
We invest production effort and recover it from defined revenue.
Agreed percentage
Cost drivers
Indicative ranges only. Every quotation is specific to your manuscript.
| Service | Priced by | Typical variables | Indicative range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literary translation | Per source word | Language pair, register, research load | Quoted per title |
| Editorial and proofreading | Per hour or per word | Manuscript condition, number of passes | Quoted per title |
| Audiobook production | Per finished hour | Narrator, cast size, pickups | Quoted per title |
| Rights representation | Commission on receipts | Territory count, sub-rights scope | Stated in agency agreement |
| Distribution setup | Per edition | Formats, territories, channel count | Quoted per plan |
| Royalty reporting | Included | — | No separate charge |
Never charged
If any agency charges you for the items below, ask why.
Assessment before quotation is free, always.
Submission costs are ours, recovered only through commission.
Reporting is part of the service, not an add-on.
Email support during a project is included in scope.
Payment and policies
Fee-based projects invoice against milestones, never fully in advance.
Stop at the end of any stage. Delivered work is invoiced; unstarted work is not.
Where a delivered stage fails the agreed standard, we re-do it or refund that stage.
Invoices in GBP, EUR or USD. Bank details appear only on issued invoices.
Applicable VAT or sales tax is shown separately on every invoice.
Terms are stated in the agreement; we contact you before applying anything.
Context
0
Engagement models
0
Charges for manuscript assessment
0%
Quotations issued in writing
0
Reporting periods per year, minimum
Questions
A 90,000-word literary novel into Japanese and a 30,000-word business book into Spanish are not comparable. Publishing a single figure would mislead you.
No formal minimum, but very short works are often better served by a single service rather than a full programme.
Only under a co-publishing or revenue-share agreement with a defined term and reversion date, stated in writing.
Yes. Ask and we will send the relevant template before you commit to anything.
Next step
Tell us the manuscript length, languages and formats you want, and we will price it properly.