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Pre-Print Checks

Catch the errors before they print.

Two independent checks for the final weeks before publication. We compare, verify and report, so the book that reaches your readers is the book you approved.

The Checks

Two checks, one standard.

Proof Check

$179

Up to 100,000 words. $229 above.

Your approved manuscript, compared line by line against the typeset proof.

You send
Your final Word manuscript and the proof PDF from your typesetter or printer.
You get
A report of every difference: missing or added text, changed characters, passages out of order, and chapter or heading mismatches.
Turnaround
Within 3 business days of receiving your files.

This is not a proofread. It finds what changed between your manuscript and your proof, not errors that were in the manuscript to begin with.

Order a Proof Check

Copyedit Audit

$349

Up to 100,000 words. $449 above.

An independent verification pass on your copyedited manuscript.

You send
Your copyedited manuscript as a Word file.
You get
A report of the errors that remain, each one verified a second time, with an overall error rate and every finding listed by chapter.
Turnaround
Within 5 business days of receiving your file.

This is not a copy edit. We report what we find; we do not change your manuscript. Fiction only.

Order a Copyedit Audit

Pricing

One price per book.

Pre-Print Check prices by manuscript length
ServiceUp to 100,000 wordsOver 100,000 words
Proof Check$179$229
Re-check of a corrected proof$69$89
Copyedit Audit$349$449
Both checks$479$599

Prices are per book, in US dollars. Word count is the length of the full manuscript. Payment is due before work begins.

The Process

From proof to print in four steps.

  • 1

    Order

    Tell us about your book and choose a check. Within 24 hours we reply with a payment link and a secure link for your files.

  • 2

    Upload

    Send your files through the secure link. Your turnaround starts once your files and payment are both in.

  • 3

    Report

    We run the check, review it ourselves before it's delivered, and send you a clear report you can act on.

  • 4

    Print

    Fix what needs fixing. If your typesetter sends a corrected proof, we can check that one too.

Questions

Things authors ask us.

Order

Order a check.

Tell us about your book. Within 24 hours we reply with a payment link and a secure link to send your files. Nothing is charged until you confirm.

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