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A professional writer interviews you, plans the book with you and writes it in your voice. Only your name goes on the cover, and every right and royalty stays with you.
An NDA is signed before you share anything. Tell us about the book and a specialist replies within one business day with the scope, the schedule and a written price. Nothing is charged until you approve it.
The short answer
Columbia Publication ghostwrites books in your voice from recorded interviews. Rewriting a draft you already have starts from $3,000, a full book of up to 80,000 words from $7,500 over four to six months, and long or complex books from $15,000. An NDA is signed before you share anything, and the copyright, byline and royalties are 100% yours.
Prices checked October 25, 2026 · Reviewed by Gia Kahn, Lead Editor · Next review November 2026 · How we check
Is this you?
Most unfinished books stall at the writing, not the idea.
Many authors try it alone first: early mornings, a few chapters, then a busy quarter and the file goes quiet. Others hire a freelancer by the hour and end up with a draft that reads like someone else, and then still have to find an editor, a designer and a way to publish it.
We start with your voice, not a blank page. A writer interviews you, builds the outline with you, and sends chapters in batches for your review. When the manuscript is approved, editing, design and publishing follow with the same team.
Prices compared
Ghostwriting prices vary more than any other publishing service, because some quotes cover only the manuscript and others include publishing. Here are published prices side by side.
| Provider | Published price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Reedsy marketplace | $30,000 to $48,000 | Business book manuscript only, writer hired directly |
| Gotham Ghostwriters | $40,000 to $60,000 | Basic tier, manuscript only, typically 6 to 9 months |
| Scribe Media Professional | $56,000 | Interview-based draft with publishing, up to 60,000 words |
| Columbia Publication | From $7,500 | Full manuscript up to 80,000 words; publishing from $1,499 |
| Gravitas Press by Columbia Publication | $25,000 to $45,000 | Executive track: writing or premium editing, publishing, PR strategy, 25 printed copies |
Prices from each provider’s published pricing pages, checked October 13, 2026. Columbia Publication is not affiliated with any company listed.
Get a Price for My BookHow it sounds like you
Through your own words. Before any chapter is written, your writer records interviews with you, reads your notes, talks and past writing, and learns how you explain things. The aim is a book that sounds like you, written clearly.
Every story, insight and opinion in the book is yours. The writer brings the structure, pacing and craft.
A chapter-by-chapter outline is agreed before drafting. Changing direction here is easy; changing it after three chapters is not.
Chapters arrive in batches. You mark them up, the writer revises, and nothing is final until you approve it.
An NDA is signed before you share anything. The writer’s involvement is never disclosed.
What we write
Each project is matched with a writer experienced in that category.
Frameworks, case-study books and thought leadership that bring in clients and speaking work.
Your life or your family’s story, told with the pacing and emotional truth readers stay for.
Books built around your method, with a clear path for the reader.
Thriller, romance, fantasy, literary and more, from the characters and plot you already have.
Devotionals, spiritual memoir and teaching books, written with care for the subject.
Picture books paired with illustration, plus practitioner guides and professional reference titles.
Have an idea, notes or a half-finished draft? That is enough to start.
Start My BookYour options
| Writing it yourself | Ghostwriting | |
|---|---|---|
| Your time | 500 to 1,500+ hours | Interviews and chapter reviews |
| Writing skill needed | Structure, voice, pacing and grammar | None; the writer handles the craft |
| Your voice | Natural, but often loses shape | Captured on purpose from interviews |
| Finish date | Open-ended | Agreed in writing: 4 to 6 months for most books |
| Rights and byline | 100% yours | 100% yours |
Before you hire any ghostwriter, confirm in writing:
Prices
Starting prices by scope. Your exact price is fixed in a written quote after a free consultation.
Have a draft?
From $3,000
Your finished or half-finished draft restructured and rewritten in your voice, with developmental editing included.
For a draft that is complete or mostly complete.
Drafts up to 50,000 words · 8 to 12 weeks
Price This for My BookFull book
From $7,500
A full book written from interviews: voice capture, a chapter outline you approve, and chapters you review in batches.
For authors starting from an idea, notes or recordings.
Up to 80,000 words · 4 to 6 months
Price This for My BookLong or complex
From $15,000
Major memoirs, novels and research-heavy non-fiction, with an extended research phase and a senior writer.
For books over 80,000 words, or that need original research.
80,000 to 120,000+ words · 6 to 9 months
Price This for My BookHow your book and your name are protected
Writing a book to build authority or win clients? Gravitas Press puts interview-based writing, publishing and a PR strategy into one fee, from $25,000 with your manuscript and up to $45,000 written with you. All prices in USD, paid in full upfront once you approve the written quote.
What you can count on
How it runs
We’ve started with Help writing the book. Add anything else your manuscript needs, and a specialist sends an itemised quote within one business day. Free, confidential, no obligation.
NDA before you share anything. Written quote within one business day. 100% of your rights stay yours.
Questions
Columbia Publication ghostwrites a full book from $7,500 for up to 80,000 words, and long or complex books from $15,000. Rewriting a draft you already have starts from $3,000. On the open market, business book ghostwriting typically costs $30,000 to $60,000 for the manuscript alone (Reedsy and Gotham Ghostwriters, 2026).
Yes. An NDA is signed before any project details are shared, and the ghostwriter’s involvement is never disclosed to anyone.
A short book of 20,000 to 35,000 words typically takes 8 to 12 weeks. A full book of 50,000 to 80,000 words takes four to six months, and books over 80,000 words six to nine months. Your schedule is agreed in writing with your quote.
No. Many authors start with an idea and a few notes. The writer builds the outline with you from the interviews, and you approve it before drafting begins.
You do. The copyright, byline and 100% of royalties are yours, and every right is transferred to you in writing.
You approve the outline before drafting, then review chapters in batches with two revision rounds on each. Extra rounds are quoted before any work starts.
Columbia Publication can edit, design, format and publish it to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo and bookstores through IngramSpark, from $1,499. You can also take the manuscript anywhere you like.
In full upfront, once you approve the written quote. Full payment fixes your writer’s schedule and your delivery date, and the agreement lists scope, deliverables and refund terms before you pay.
A book ghostwriter interviews you, plans the book with you and writes it in your voice, so you are the author on the cover and the writer is never credited. With us that means recorded interviews, a chapter outline you approve, chapters in batches with two revision rounds, and an NDA before you share anything. Full books start from $7,500 for up to 80,000 words.
Tell us the idea. A specialist replies within one business day, and an NDA comes before anything else.
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