Ultimate Publishing
Ultimate Publishing Package
Ultimate Publishing is our most complete package for text-led books. We edit, proofread and format the book, check it against every platform's rules, set up distribution and consult with you throughout, so you are never guessing what happens next.
- Delivered by an in-house team, never subcontracted
- One-to-one author consulting throughout
- Revisions included until the brief is met
- No lock-in on standard services
Who it is for
For authors who want to write, not manage a publishing project
Self-publishing gives you control, but it also hands you dozens of small decisions: trim size, paper colour, ebook exclusivity, which retailers to reach, how to word the description, which categories to choose. Each one is simple on its own. Together they take time that many authors would rather spend on the next book.
Ultimate Publishing is for that author. The work is handled by our team, and the decisions are explained by a consultant who knows your book, so you approve choices instead of researching them.
- Editing for clarity, consistency and flow, with every change tracked for your approval
- Proofreading as a separate final pass on the edited text
- Formatting of the print and ebook interiors to platform specifications
- Publishing compliance checks of files and listing details on each platform
- One-to-one author consulting from planning through to release
- Distribution set-up so the book reaches the retailers and channels you choose
Not sure which option fits?
Send us the brief. You will get a scope, a timeline and a fixed price within 24 hours — no obligation.
Author consulting
Decisions your consultant helps you make
Formats
Whether to release paperback, ebook and hardback together, and in which order.
Exclusivity
Whether to enrol the ebook in Kindle-only programmes or sell it on every store, and what each choice gives up.
ISBNs and imprint
Whether to buy your own ISBNs and publish under an imprint name, or use a platform's free ISBN.
Pricing
A list price that covers printing costs and sits sensibly against comparable books in your genre.
Distribution
How distribution works
Most self-published print books are sold through print-on-demand: a copy is printed when a reader orders it, so there is no stock to store. Amazon KDP covers Amazon's own stores, and a wholesale distributor such as IngramSpark makes a book available to bookstores and libraries that order through its network. Ebooks can go to Kindle alone or to several ebook stores.
Being listed is not the same as being stocked. Distribution makes a book orderable; it does not mean bookstores will put it on their shelves. We explain what each channel realistically does for a book like yours, then set up the ones you choose.
How it works
How the package runs
1. Planning call
Your consultant learns your goals, readers and deadlines, and maps out formats and channels.
2. Edit and proofread
Tracked-change editing for your approval, followed by a separate proofread.
3. Format and check
Print and ebook interiors built and checked against each platform's rules.
4. Distribute
Listings set up on the channels you chose, then checked once they go live.
Adding to the package
What you might add
Ultimate Publishing covers producing and releasing the book. Cover design, illustrations, an author website and launch marketing are quoted separately, because authors often have some of these already. If you want the launch handled too, compare the Book Launch Bundle.
Free proposal
Tell us the goal. We’ll send the plan.
Share your requirements and a strategist gets back to you within 24 hours with scope, timeline and a fixed price. No obligation, no sales pressure.
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Response within 24 hours
Usually much sooner during business hours.
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Talk to a strategist
Not a call centre — the person who scopes your work.
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Fixed pricing upfront
You approve the number before anything starts.
Prefer to talk?
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Questions about Ultimate Publishing
Still unsure about something? Talk to a specialist — no script, no sales pitch.
Editing, proofreading, print and ebook formatting, compliance checks on each platform, one-to-one author consulting and distribution set-up to the channels you choose. It is the most complete package for text-led books. Cover design and marketing can be added if you need them.
Basic and Economy focus on getting the manuscript ready and guiding you through publishing it yourself. Ultimate adds a consultant who works with you throughout and has our team set up distribution, so far less of the process falls on you.
Distribution can make your print book available to order by bookstores and libraries, but stores decide what to stock. Print-on-demand titles are usually ordered for customers rather than shelved. We are honest about this up front and can discuss marketing if physical retail matters to you.
Yes, a hardback can be included in the distribution plan if your book suits it. Hardbacks have their own trim and page-count limits on each platform, and a higher printing cost, so your consultant will check that it makes sense first.
We recommend publishing through accounts in your name, so sales reports and royalties go directly to you. Ask us to confirm the account and ownership arrangements for your project in writing. Your consultant can walk you through setting up each account, so you understand where everything lives and can manage it yourself after release.
Each book is quoted with its own timeline, based on length and editing depth. Platform review times and your approvals are built into the schedule your consultant shares at the start. If you have a fixed date, such as a conference or launch event, tell us at the start and we will plan backwards from it and say honestly whether it is achievable.
Works well with
Pair it with the rest of the stack
Ready when you are
Ready to work with the pros?
Get a free proposal in 24 hours — scope, timeline and fixed price. No obligation, no lock-in contract.
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