Aurora International Publishing provides transparent pricing for accepted publishing and implementation projects. AIP is currently focused on incarcerated-author publishing support and partnerships with organizations, programs, institutions, and community partners that can use or implement AIP resources.
This page is provided for clarity. It is not a general open-service menu. All projects are reviewed for mission fit, readiness, scope, and available capacity before work begins.
Listed prices apply to accepted paid-scope projects. Selected incarcerated-author projects may qualify for royalty-based publishing support with no upfront publishing fee. Implementation, institutional, and program-use projects are quoted by scope.
Current Availability
AIP is intentionally small and selective. Current availability is limited to incarcerated-author projects, justice-impacted publishing work, and implementation partnerships connected to AIP books, workbooks, journals, and educational resources.
- General author-service intake is not open at this time.
- All pricing depends on project review and final scope.
- No rush production is offered.
- Accepted projects are scheduled based on available capacity.
Publishing Model
Royalty-Based Publishing
For selected incarcerated-author projects, AIP may provide publishing support with no upfront publishing fee. AIP provides ISBNs, coordinates production, supports distribution, and maintains the title in the catalog.
Royalty split: 70 percent author / 30 percent AIP after print, platform, and approved advertising costs.
Paid Project Work
Some work may be billed by scope when a project falls outside the royalty-based model or when an organization, institution, family member, or representative requests specific production, formatting, implementation, or consulting support.
Paid work is quoted before the project begins. No work is started without clear approval of the scope and cost.
Editorial Services
Editorial services are available only for accepted projects or quoted project work.
| Service | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Manuscript Evaluation | Written assessment of structure, clarity, publishing readiness, audience fit, and production concerns. | Up to 30,000 words: $250 30,001 to 80,000 words: $450 80,000+ words: quoted |
| Developmental Editing | Structural and content-focused editing. | $0.04 per word |
| Line Editing | Sentence-level clarity, flow, tone, and stylistic refinement. | $0.035 to $0.04 per word |
| Copyediting | Grammar, punctuation, spelling, consistency, readability, and usage corrections. | $0.025 to $0.03 per word |
| Proofreading | Final post-layout review for errors only. | $0.015 to $0.02 per word |
| Poetry Editing | Line-level editing with attention to rhythm, voice, clarity, and structure. | $0.03 per word |
Formatting and Layout
Interior formatting is priced by final page count and layout complexity. Final pricing may change if the manuscript contains worksheets, tables, images, charts, forms, poetry spacing, or complex design elements.
Text-Based Books
Up to 50 pages: $200
51 to 100 pages: $300
101 to 200 pages: $450
201 to 300 pages: $600
300+ pages: quoted
Workbooks, Journals, Poetry, and Complex Layouts
Up to 50 pages: $300
51 to 100 pages: $425
101 to 200 pages: $625
201 to 300 pages: $800
300+ pages: quoted
Ebook Formatting
Kindle-compatible EPUB formatting: $75 to $150. Image-heavy, workbook-style, or complex ebooks are quoted separately.
Cover Preparation and Design
Front Cover Design
Custom front cover design for standard nonfiction, workbook, journal, guide, or resource-style covers.
$250 to $450
Illustrated, image-heavy, or highly customized covers are quoted separately.
Full Wrap Cover Design
Front, spine, and back cover preparation for print distribution.
$350 to $600
Complex image-based, illustrated, or platform-specific cover revisions are quoted separately.
Catalog, Listing, and Distribution Support
Listing and distribution support is available for accepted AIP titles or quoted project work.
Amazon Listing Optimization
Description, keywords, categories, pricing guidance, and listing review.
$100 to $200
A+ Content Creation
Text and image layout planning for Amazon product pages.
$150 to $300
Implementation Partnership Support
AIP is seeking implementation partners that can use, distribute, recommend, pilot, or integrate AIP books, workbooks, journals, and educational resources into real-world programs and services.
- Program or institutional use planning: quoted by scope
- Bulk or institutional order coordination: quoted by scope
- Resource implementation support: quoted by scope
- Custom workbook, journal, or guide development: quoted by scope
- Curriculum or group-use adaptation: quoted by scope
Implementation work may involve reentry support, family programming, education, accountability work, restorative justice, personal development, institutional programming, or community-based services.
Consulting
Publishing and Project Consulting
Strategic guidance for accepted incarcerated-author projects, family or representative support, publishing workflow, manuscript preparation, or distribution planning.
$75 per hour
Institutional and Implementation Consulting
Strategic guidance for organizations, programs, institutions, and implementation partners using or adapting AIP resources for real-world programming, reentry support, education, or community-based services.
$95 per hour
Policies
- No rush services are offered.
- All projects are scheduled based on availability.
- Final pricing may vary for large, complex, image-heavy, or heavily structured projects.
- Editable files are required for editing, formatting, and production work.
- PDFs may be used for reference, but they are not a substitute for editable files.
- AIP does not guarantee sales, reviews, bookstore placement, media coverage, or institutional adoption.
- AIP reserves the right to decline projects that do not fit the current mission, scope, or capacity.
- Quoted prices are valid only for the approved scope. Additional revisions, expanded layouts, new files, or added deliverables may require a revised quote.
Start With an Inquiry
To request publishing support or discuss implementation use of AIP resources, submit a short inquiry with the project type, author or organization details, estimated scope, and any relevant editable document link.