Fees
Lucky Bat Books™ Services and Prices
Lucky Bat Books publishes fiction and non-fiction that we love, enjoy and want to share with the world. Submit your work for consideration by Lucky Bat Books.
We publish your work in a revolutionary way: we take no percentages, not now, not ever. Our fees are listed here, and this is what we really charge.
Author Services Packages
The services authors usually want, packaged for savings.
- Starter e-book package (simple cover, proofreading, e-formatting and placement)=10% off each individual element price (see below)
Lucky Bat Books Services and Fees – A la carte
(See our LB Press Services and Fees for our self-publishing options.)
Publishing
Copyright registration=$75
Scanning =$55/hour, averaging 3 hours per book
Scanning with proofing the scan =$55/hour, averaging 6 hours per book
Novel-length e-book formatting=$220,including placement with Amazon, Barnes&Noble and Smashwords, if needed. And, yes, we can include your photos, graphics, charts, graphs, links and illustrations in your ebooks; fees charged per item and based on graphics provided and custom work required.
Setup of accounts (under author name, so that all money goes straight to the author)=$85
Novel-length e-book placement of formatted manuscripts only=$85
Short story-length e-book formatting =$85
Short-story e-book placement of formatted manuscripts=$55
InDesign book design (for print books, especially CreateSpace POD)= $85/hour
CreateSpace placement:$55/hour
ISBNs (though usually not needed)=$75
Editing
Proofreading=$55/hour
Line editing=$55/hour
Editing=$55/hour
Critique by phone or in a report, as opposed to comments through Track Changes with the editing process=$55/hour
Book Art
E-book Covers:
Custom cover art (does not include title design over art) =$220
Full cover (art+design)=$275
Cover design over art: using provided stock photo or art you provide =$85
Cover Rescue – you started it, it’s not working, you need help – $85 (Contact us to see if your cover can be rescued.)
POD Covers:
(POD Cover fees include print wraparound cover and e-book cover)
Full cover (art+design)=$475
Cover design over art: using provided stock photo or art you provide =$300
Literary Publicity
PR=$55/hour
Basic (but customized) WordPress author Web design=$55/hour
WordPress “starter site” includes social network integration, optimization (SEO) built into the site, selected plugins and widgets, one hour of coaching on site management = $255
Teaching author how to run his/her own online presence=$55/hour
Establishing online presence for author=$55/hour
Author branding Press Kit=$220
Social Media integration (linking and feeding) =$55/hour
Audio Services
Audio books recording=$165/hour or $660 per day (setup, levels testing, mic testing and six hours of recording and mixing time. Background music, intros and exits cost extra based on stock audio pricing)
Audio mastering for loudness and compression=$220/CD
High-end professional mastering=$950 for 30-60 minutes
CD duplication and package design=$110/hour
(Audio package price negotiable for less than single elements above)
Author Legal Services
Incorporation=(prices to come)
IP attorney=$345/hr
Taxes=(prices to come)
LB Press (add 20% to all costs)
