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Publishing packages and prices
Most publishing prices only appear after a sales call. Ours are here: five flat-fee packages, everything each one includes, and what you keep. Pick by where your manuscript is today.
Not sure which fits? Tell us about the book and a specialist replies within one business day with the package we recommend and a clear price. Nothing is charged until you approve it.
The short answer
Columbia Publication offers five flat-fee publishing packages: Global Publish at $1,499 (cover, formatting, ISBNs and wide distribution), Full Production at $2,499 (adds proofreading), Authority System at $4,999 (adds a full copy edit and author website), Authority Plus from $7,500 (all three editing levels and an audiobook) and Gravitas from $25,000. Authors keep 100% of their rights and royalties.
Prices checked October 25, 2026 · Reviewed by Gia Kahn, Lead Editor · Next review November 2026 · How we check
Is this you?
Package names tell you nothing. Inclusions tell you everything.
Two services can both call it “full publishing” while one includes editing and the other does not, one keeps a royalty share and the other keeps your ISBNs. Authors find out after paying.
So every package here lists exactly what is in it, every price is a flat fee written into your agreement before you pay, and no package takes a share of your sales.
Side by side
Each package includes everything in the one before it.
| Package | Price | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Global Publish | $1,499 | Cover design (front, spine, back), print and ebook formatting, ISBNs, paperback, hardcover and ebook, distribution to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo and IngramSpark, dedicated consultant |
| Full Production | $2,499 | Full proofreading, dedicated project manager, front and back matter, author photo, up to 15 interior graphics, Goodreads launch sequence |
| Authority System | $4,999 | Full copy edit, Amazon keyword and category optimization, author website, press release, a next step from reader to client |
| Authority Plus | From $7,500 | Editorial review at all three levels, audiobook (one narrator, up to 80,000 words), 15 printed copies, social graphics kit, 3-Day Bestseller Launch Campaign |
| Gravitas Press | From $25,000 | Done-for-you executive publishing under our imprint: from your manuscript from $25,000, or written with you up to $45,000, with PR strategy and 25 printed copies |
Every package includes two revision rounds per deliverable and your approval at every milestone. Prices verified against our agreements; every package is paid in full upfront once you approve the quote.
Choosing
Start from where the manuscript is, not from the price.
| Your situation | Package | Live in |
|---|---|---|
| Edited and ready to design and sell | Global Publish, $1,499 | 4 to 5 weeks |
| Needs a proofread and one person running it | Full Production, $2,499 | 7 to 9 weeks |
| Should bring clients, speaking work or media | Authority System, $4,999 | Confirmed with your quote |
| Needs full editing, an audiobook and a launch | Authority Plus, from $7,500 | Confirmed with your quote |
| Should be done for you, or written from scratch | Gravitas, from $25,000 | Confirmed with your quote |
| Only one service, such as a cover or formatting | A custom quote | Within 1 business day |
Still between two? Tell us about the manuscript and we will recommend one.
Get My Publishing PlanReal books
Four you can check on Amazon today. Every listing shows Columbia Publication as the publisher.
Fantasy. Ebook, paperback, hardcover and a 12-hour audiobook. Editing, cover, formatting, distribution, marketing and audio. 4.7 stars from 21 Amazon reviews.
Children’s, ages 3 to 12. Hardcover and paperback, 236 pages. Editing, illustration, cover, formatting and publishing.
Children’s, ages 4 to 9. Kindle and paperback, 248 pages. Her second book with us.
Christian memoir. Kindle, hardcover and paperback, 165 pages. Editing, cover, formatting and publishing.
Add-ons
| Add-on | Price or where included |
|---|---|
| Audiobook production | Included in Authority Plus (one narrator, up to 80,000 words), or $350 per finished hour with one narrator and $550 with two |
| Author website | Included from Authority System |
| Press release | Included from Authority System |
| Social media graphics kit | Included in Authority Plus |
| Additional printed copies | At cost, quoted for your quantity |
| Barnes & Noble author signing | Books, standees and materials shipped to the store. How signings work |
For comparison, Scribe Media lists its interview-based Professional package at $56,000, and Forbes Books does not publish prices.
What we do
We are a publisher and a printer under one roof. That changes what you pay, what you keep and how fast your book reaches readers.
Your package price is set before work starts. No royalty share, no per-sale cut, no paid add-ons pushed later.
Copyright, retailer accounts, ISBN choice and every final file belong to you. 100% of royalties go straight to your account.
A single named contact runs your book through editing, design, printing and distribution, so nothing gets lost between departments.
Your manuscript goes to people who edit and design books like yours. Editing, covers and layout are done by people, and you approve every stage.
Author copies, launch stock and bulk runs from 500 to 250,000+ copies come from our own production network, delivered to your door or split across locations.
Most books are on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo and IngramSpark in 4 to 9 weeks, on every channel the same day.
From an author we published
“The right publishing package is not the cheapest one. It is the one that matches where your book needs to go, and gets it there without giving up your rights or your royalties to do it.”
Gia Kahn, Lead Editor, Columbia Publication
Packages
Flat fees. No royalty split. You approve every milestone.
Ready to publish
$1,499
Professional cover, print and ebook interiors, ISBNs, and your book listed on every major store in paperback, hardcover and ebook.
Your edited book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books and Kobo in about 4 to 5 weeks. You approve; we handle every file.
Cover, formatting, ISBNs, wide distribution
Get My PlanRecommended
$2,499
Everything in Global Publish, plus a final proofread of every page and one project manager from first file to launch.
A clean proofread, three formats and one person running it all. You answer questions; you never manage freelancers.
Everything in Global Publish, plus proofreading
Get My PlanAuthority
$4,999
Everything in Full Production, plus a line-by-line copyedit, Amazon keyword and category research, an author website and a press release.
A book that reads professionally and is set up to be found, with a website and press release ready on launch day.
Everything in Full Production, plus copy edit
Get My PlanComplete
From $7,500
Everything in Authority System, plus developmental and line editing, an audiobook, 15 printed copies and the 3-Day Bestseller Launch Campaign.
Print, ebook and audio launched together, with a bestseller push in launch week and copies in your hands.
Everything in Authority System, plus audio
Get My PlanWhat you get, agreed before you pay
Executives and professionals: Gravitas Press, from $25,000 with your manuscript and up to $45,000 written with you.
What you can count on
How it runs
We’ve started with Publishing & distribution. Add anything else your manuscript needs, and a specialist sends an itemized quote within one business day. Free, confidential, no obligation.
Your quote within one business day. Nothing is charged until you approve it. 100% of your rights stay yours.
Questions
Global Publish ($1,499) includes cover design, print and ebook formatting, ISBNs, paperback, hardcover and ebook editions, distribution to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo and through IngramSpark to bookstores and libraries, and a dedicated consultant. Proofreading starts with Full Production ($2,499).
No. Every package is a flat fee. You keep 100% of your rights and royalties, paid to you directly by the retailers. Here, 100% means the whole royalty each retailer pays out after its own share and any printing cost, so the amount per copy depends on the retailer, the format and your list price.
Authority Plus (from $7,500) adds editorial review at all three levels, audiobook production and distribution with one narrator for books up to 80,000 words, 15 printed author copies, a social graphics kit and the 3-Day Bestseller Launch Campaign.
Executives and professionals. With your manuscript, Gravitas provides premium editing and production from $25,000. Written with you from interviews, it runs up to $45,000. Both include a senior editor or writer, PR strategy and 25 printed copies.
Global Publish typically takes 4 to 5 weeks and Full Production 7 to 9 weeks. Deeper editing and illustration take longer, and your timeline is confirmed with your quote.
Yes. You can add services or move to a larger package at any stage.
Yes. Choose what you need, such as editing, a cover or formatting, and a specialist prices it within one business day.
Once you approve the quote, the package fee is paid in full. That books your editor and designer and fixes your launch date.
Three days in which the Kindle edition is free and all the promotion is pointed at one goal: #1 in at least one of the book’s Amazon categories. We choose those categories with you first and write them into the agreement. The commitment is a top-3 Best Seller ranking in an agreed category; if the book does not reach it, the campaign fee is refunded in full. You get dated screenshots of every ranking the book reaches. This is an Amazon category ranking on the free Kindle charts during the promotion, not the New York Times, USA Today or Wall Street Journal list. It is included in Authority Plus and costs $1,999 on its own.
Tell us where the book is today. A specialist replies within one business day with a recommendation and a clear price.
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