2022 Rates*
Updated November 20, 2021
Tier 1: $15
• Responding to customer emails/inquiries
• Packing, Shipping, Mailing
• General Internet Research
• Process Customer Orders (including invoicing
• Errands (plus mileage)
• Other Basic Assistant Duties
• Responding to customer emails/inquiries
• Packing, Shipping, Mailing
• General Internet Research
• Process Customer Orders (including invoicing
• Errands (plus mileage)
• Other Basic Assistant Duties
Tier 2: $25
• Technical Assistance (working with hosting services, troubleshooting, etc.)
• Self-Publishing Consultation
• Other tasks as determined by me
• Technical Assistance (working with hosting services, troubleshooting, etc.)
• Self-Publishing Consultation
• Other tasks as determined by me
Tier 3: $40 - $50
• Sales Reporting/Analysis
• Design Work1 (business cards, promo materials, flyers, etc.)
• Advanced Excel Spreadsheet Development or Maintenance
• Other tasks as determined by me
1Excluding book cover design
• Sales Reporting/Analysis
• Design Work1 (business cards, promo materials, flyers, etc.)
• Advanced Excel Spreadsheet Development or Maintenance
• Other tasks as determined by me
1Excluding book cover design
*No minimums. Time is computed minute-by-minute. Rates are subject to change without notice and may be negotiated. Rates are in addition to materials (promotional, etc.) and services (website hosting, etc.), which will be billed at cost.
Tier 4: Proofreading and Copy/Developmental Editing
• Anything less than 10,000 words: 3¢/word or $30/hr, whichever is greater
• Fiction less than 30,000 words: 2¢/word
• Fiction at or over 30,000 words: 1¢ - 1.5¢/word
• Non-fiction 3¢/word
• Technical Manuals: 5¢/word
• Anything less than 10,000 words: 3¢/word or $30/hr, whichever is greater
• Fiction less than 30,000 words: 2¢/word
• Fiction at or over 30,000 words: 1¢ - 1.5¢/word
• Non-fiction 3¢/word
• Technical Manuals: 5¢/word
Tier 4 Prices Include:
• 1 electronic read-through, including computer software analysis
• 1 paper read-through
Contact me for a full explanation of the Process.
• 1 electronic read-through, including computer software analysis
• 1 paper read-through
Contact me for a full explanation of the Process.
Tier 5: A La Carte Services
Interior eBook/Print Formatting Only (No Tier 4 Services) for Finished Works: $79.99
• Amazon Kindle
• Barnes and Noble Nook
• Apple Books
• Kobo
• Google Play Books
• IngramSpark
• Print on Demand
Cover Design: $500 - $700
Note: Cover design is not my specialty. If that is what you need, please check the Links page to be referred to an exceptionally qualified cover artists.
Interior eBook/Print Formatting Only (No Tier 4 Services) for Finished Works: $79.99
• Amazon Kindle
• Barnes and Noble Nook
• Apple Books
• Kobo
• Google Play Books
• IngramSpark
• Print on Demand
Cover Design: $500 - $700
Note: Cover design is not my specialty. If that is what you need, please check the Links page to be referred to an exceptionally qualified cover artists.
