Full-Service Publishing Packages

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Also a finalist in 2024 and 2025. Meet our founder

Interior design

• Professional formatting, typography and chapter styling
• Unlimited layout revisions
• Print-ready files that meet retailer standards
• Optional: give your chapters a special look with our chapter header designs
• Editing isn't included. Add it with Publish + Edit, or see our Editing options.

Cover design

• A custom cover for your book and genre
• Use your own image, or we create one from scratch
• Unlimited mockups until it's exactly right

Ownership, ISBN and copyright

• You keep 100% ownership of your book and all rights to it
• ISBN included, or use your own
• Copyright in your name, registered through Lulu and printed on your copyright page
• LCCN (Library of Congress Control Number)
• Pen name options

Pre-publication and AI review

• Our Full Pre-Publication Check ($99 value) on every book: your manuscript, cover and details checked against Lulu's and Amazon's rules
• An AI review of every book. If anything needs to be declared to retailers, we'll explain why and agree the wording with you first. Nothing is ever declared without your knowledge.

Worldwide distribution

• Amazon (print and Kindle), Apple Books, Kobo and Booktopia
• The Ingram network, so any bookstore can order your book by ISBN
• On sale on Lulu straight away

Printed and distributed through our long-time partner, Lulu. Learn more

Author platform and marketing

• Spotlight Seller Page, Author Page and Book Advert Page
• Keyword, category and pricing set-up
• Social media and email campaigns for new and previous titles
• Optional: Book Signing and Marketing Materials

Support after publication

• A dedicated Author Manager
• Your own account with sales reports
• Author copies at printing cost plus shipping
• Ongoing help with Amazon and other retailers

Fiction & Non-Fiction

$1,900

Novels, memoirs, biographies and general non-fiction

Children's & Illustrated

$2,500

Children's books, cookbooks, photo books, coffee-table books and graphic novels

• Advanced layout for images and graphics
• Design tailored to illustrated content

Children's books must be at least 72 pages, the minimum Amazon accepts for colour print books.

Journals & Workbooks

$3,200

Planners, journals, prompt books and structured workbooks

Includes custom page designs, tables, trackers and prompt layouts built from scratch for your book.

Publishing Series

Per book

Package price for each book

Several books with consistent formatting, cover branding and typography, so they look like a set

Choose your package and set the quantity to the number of books. 15% comes off automatically at checkout.

NEW: Publish + Edit from $500, added to any package

A professional edit before we format your book. Our editor reviews your writing in two passes, covering grammar, clarity and consistency, and sends you a report of suggested changes. You decide which to make, so your book stays in your own voice.

$500 for manuscripts up to 60,000 words | $750 for 60,000 to 100,000 words | over 100,000 words quoted individually.

To add it, choose Buy with Publish + Edit on your package, or the longer-manuscript link underneath. For chapter-by-chapter feedback and a review summary, see our Detailed Manuscript Report.

1Download the form

Download our submission form (PDF). It tells us everything we need about you, your book and your package.

2Fill it in and save it

Open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free), Mac Preview, or Chrome or Edge, and type straight into the boxes. Choose Save when you're done, or your answers may be lost.

3Email it with your files

Send the form, your manuscript (preferably a Word document), cover image and author photo to publishinglimelight@gmail.com. For large files, share a Dropbox or Google Drive link.

4Pay and we begin

Pay securely at checkout using the Buy buttons above, or email us for an invoice if you prefer. As soon as payment arrives, your Author Manager gets started.

2 to 5 weeks

From submission to publication on Lulu, including formatting, cover design, your review and a printed proof copy.

Usually 12 weeks or more

After publication on Lulu, for your book to be reviewed and listed on Amazon and other retailers.

Why we ask about AI

Amazon now requires publishers to declare AI-generated text, images (including covers) and translations, after a flood of low-quality AI books and knockoffs of real authors' work. We've seen books rejected where AI editing wasn't declared. So our form asks about any AI use, and we review every book ourselves. Using AI isn't a problem. If anything needs declaring, we'll talk it through with you and agree the wording together before your book is submitted.

Will my book be accepted?

We can't guarantee it. Retailers make the final decision and can decline or remove a book for reasons outside our control. We make sure your book meets their current rules, is declared correctly and is set up to industry standards, which gives it the best possible chance. If a retailer raises a problem, we'll help you fix and resubmit it where we can.