Pay once, or pay nothing.
Pay nothing up front and we take 30% only if the book sells, or pay upfront for the work and keep 100% of net revenue. Either way: print, eBook & Kindle, your ISBN, distribution to 40,000+ retailers and libraries, and you keep your rights.
Choose how you pay for it.
Never both. Pay a fee or share your royalties: you choose one.
- Pay nothing. We only earn if your book does.
- You keep 70% of net revenue; we keep 30%
- No fee, ever. We carry the production cost
- Same work, same distribution, same team
- Open to any author: one book at a time, in order of application
- Or awarded as Publisher's Choice to a book we particularly want
- Switch to paying upfront any time before we print, and keep 100%
- Pay once. Keep every penny the book earns.
- One flat fee for everything your book needs
- You keep 100% of net revenue, for as long as it sells
- One payment, no ongoing split
- Same work, same distribution, same team
- Best if you can fund it up front, or expect to sell well
All prices are in US dollars (USD).
Regional pricing.
The $2,500 fee is for authors in high-income countries. Paying upfront shouldn’t depend on where you happen to live, so it doesn’t: the fee is reduced by World Bank income classification. The partnership is free everywhere and needs no adjustment.
| Where you're based | Fee (USD) |
|---|---|
| Standard | $2,500 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | $1,250 |
| Low-income countries | $750 |
Tell us where you’re based when you submit and we’ll quote from the right row. It’s a price, not a discount you have to ask for.
Run the numbers for your book.
Set a price and see how many copies you would need to sell in the next five years before paying upfront leaves you with more than the partnership.
Adjust the assumptions
Amazon pays 60% of a paperback's list price, before printing.
A 150 to 250 page paperback usually costs $3.50 to $5 to print.
in 5 years, or about 223 a year. Each copy earns $7.49 after printing and the retailer's cut.
Paying upfront earns back the $2,500 fee at 334 copies, and from 1,113 copies on it leaves you with more than the partnership. Sell fewer than that and the partnership leaves you with more, and you paid nothing to start.
| Copies in 5 years | Partnership (you keep 70%) | Pay upfront (after the fee) |
|---|---|---|
| 250 | $1,311 | −$627 |
| 500 | $2,623 | $1,247 |
| 1,000 | $5,246 | $4,994 |
| 1,113 (break-even) | $5,839 | $5,841 |
| 2,500 | $13,114 | $16,235 |
| 5,000 | $26,229 | $34,970 |
These figures are estimates, for comparing the two options only. All amounts are in US dollars. They are not a sales forecast or a quote. Your final net revenue may differ depending on the book's format, paper type, final page count, trim size, where it sells, and each retailer's current rates. The prices filled in to start, $19.99 for a paperback and $2.99 for an eBook, are examples; change them to yours.
Every service, as your book needs it.
These are all the services we provide. Your book gets the ones it needs, on either track: pay nothing and share 70/30, or pay one flat fee of $2,500 for all of it, plus out-of-pocket costs such as outside translation and licensing fees, at actual cost. We review your manuscript first, and nothing happens until you agree to pay or choose the no-fee partnership.
| Area | What we do |
|---|---|
| Editing | Copyedit and proofread, line by line |
| Line edit: rhythm, repetition, clarity | |
| Developmental edit: structure, argument, pacing | |
| Rewriting and additional writing where a chapter needs it | |
| Every quotation and citation verified | |
| Sources and scripture references checked against the originals | |
| Unlimited editorial queries, answered one at a time | |
| Design and production | Interior typeset to a print-legal trim size |
| Headings, lists and footnotes rebuilt where they were lost | |
| Print-ready cover, correct bleed and spine | |
| Custom cover design, or a bespoke premium cover | |
| Proof cycles until you approve: nothing prints before you do | |
| Formats and distribution | Paperback, eBook and Kindle |
| Hardcover edition | |
| ISBN included | |
| Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Ingram: 40,000+ retailers and libraries | |
| Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo and dozens more storefronts | |
| Native-speaker review on any translated edition | |
| Launch and support | Your author page on safahi.com |
| Launch kit: blurb, social and press | |
| Reader email-list setup | |
| A direct line to your publisher, by email or WhatsApp | |
| Priority scheduling |
Every quote includes print, eBook & Kindle in one language (English).
Published, not just printed.
Every tier includes the whole distribution footprint. We don’t stop at a finished file; we put the book on sale.
Every major storefront
Paperback, hardcover and Kindle on Amazon worldwide; your eBook on Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Everand and dozens more.
40,000+ retailers and libraries
Through Ingram, your book becomes orderable by bookshops, universities, wholesalers and library systems worldwide, the trade channel that self-publishing platforms alone cannot reach.
Up to 50 languages
Publish the same book in additional languages as an add-on, each with its own eBook and Kindle edition, and print wherever the language is supported.
- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Apple Books
- Google Play
- Kobo
- Ingram
- Everand
- Hoopla
- OverDrive
- Tolino
- Vivlio
- Borrow Box
Print through Amazon and Ingram; eBook through the rest. Retailer names are used to describe where your book is sold. They aren’t partnerships or endorsements.
Reach more readers.
Optional extras on any tier, priced simply, so you can go as far as your book deserves.
AI Audiobook
Turn your book into an audiobook with a natural AI voice, distributed to Audible, Apple, and Spotify.
$250 standard · $500 premium (USD)
Premium recommended for fiction. Up to 100k words; +$100 per additional 25k.
More Languages
Publish the same book in up to 50 languages. Each additional language includes eBook + Kindle, with optional native-speaker review at your request.
$2,500 per language
USD, plus out-of-pocket costs at actual cost: outside translation, any review you request, and licenses. Print available in supported languages.
Human Narration
Prefer a human narrator for your fiction? We’ll match you with professional talent.
Contact for a quote
Most authors choose our premium AI voice: great quality, a fraction of the cost.
Questions
What’s included in the price?
Every book includes your paperback, eBook, and Kindle edition in English, your ISBN, and global distribution, at no extra cost. Audiobooks and additional languages are optional add-ons.
Which should I choose: pay the fee, or the partnership?
If you can fund the work up front and you expect the book to sell, pay upfront for services: you pay once and keep 100% of net revenue for as long as it sells. If you’d rather not pay anything, take the partnership: we carry the whole production cost and keep 30% of net. You never pay both.
What does “net revenue” mean?
What’s left after print cost and retailer or platform fees. On the partnership track you keep 70% of that and we keep 30%. If you paid the fee, you keep all of it.
Can anyone take the partnership track?
Yes. It isn’t reserved for books we think will be bestsellers. We simply work on one partnership book at a time, because we carry the whole production cost on each one. It runs as a straight queue: if the place is occupied when you apply we’ll tell you where you are in line, and it opens again as soon as the book in it is published. Paying upfront is always available immediately.
What is Publisher's Choice?
The partnership place normally goes to whoever is next in the queue. Publisher’s Choice is when we give it instead to a manuscript we particularly want to publish, so that an exceptional book doesn’t sit behind an ordinary one purely because the ordinary one applied first. The terms are identical to any other partnership book: no fee, and you keep 70% of net. You can’t apply for it, and there’s nothing to do differently: every manuscript we read is considered for it automatically.
Can I switch from the partnership to paying the fee?
Yes, up until we send the book to print: pay your quoted fee and you keep 100% of net revenue from the first sale. Be aware that the window is short and it is the only one: production can run in a matter of weeks, and once the book has gone to print the split is fixed for good, whether or not it has been published yet. By that point the work is delivered and the 30% is what paid for it. So if you think you will want to buy it out, decide early rather than waiting to see how the book sells; it will not have sold anything yet.
Can I get an audiobook?
Yes. Add an AI-narrated audiobook for $250 (standard) or $500 (premium, recommended for fiction), distributed to Audible, Apple, and Spotify. Prefer a human narrator? Contact us for a quote.
Can you publish my book in other languages?
Yes, in up to 50 languages. Each additional language is $2,500, plus out-of-pocket costs at actual cost (outside translation, any native-speaker review you request, Scripture and other permissions, and image or font licenses), and includes the eBook + Kindle edition; print is available in supported languages, with native-speaker review where the edition needs it.
Do I keep my rights?
Yes. You own your book and your content, always.
How long does it take?
Our first client book went from manuscript to print-ready in five days. How fast depends on the manuscript and on you: a finished, clean draft with a responsive author moves in days; one that needs restructuring, rights cleared or chapters rewritten takes longer. After we submit, Amazon usually lists within about 72 hours, and Barnes & Noble and Ingram roll out over the following weeks. That part is the retailers’ timetable, not ours.