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Book Publishing Cost

  1. Pre-press services and book publishing services

Automatic book-publishing cost calculator (indicative pricing for novels, size 14×21 cm)

Find out the cost of publishing your book with Mediterra Books. Enter your book’s word count in the form below. Then select the services you’re interested in to automatically see the estimated cost.

If your book has special requirements (e.g., photos, illustrations, tables, indexes), you can click the “Submit” button so that one of our associates can contact you; at the same time, you will receive a detailed quote that takes into account your book’s specific needs.

Automatically calculate your book’s publishing cost
ATTENTION: Do not enter the word count with dots. (e.g., type 50000 and not 50.000 in the field “Number of words in your book”.)
Services 1, 2 and 3 are MANDATORY

1. Book Production Management*
Book production management (for Greek or foreign language books)
2. Typesetting for print book*
Creation of internal PDF
3. Cover Design*
Includes one cover design proposal from our studio. Alternatively, for customized cover design services, according to the author's instructions/preferences, see our price list and terms HERE.
4. Text Corrections (Greek)
The price covers simple correction of Greek text 3 times + proofreading, by a human editor. If text editing is also required, the cost will be reassessed after reviewing your text.
5. English Text Corrections/Proofreading
The price covers simple correction of English translation 3 times + proofreading, by a human editor. If text editing is also required, the cost will be reassessed after reviewing your text.
6. Amazon Kindle Ebook Creation
Applies to foreign language books, mainly fiction (i.e., without images, footnotes, etc.).
7. Ebook Creation for Tablets, etc. (non-Amazon)
Applies to foreign language and Greek books, mainly fiction (i.e., without images, footnotes, etc.).
8. Amazon Book Advertising
Includes one month of advertisement monitoring
9. Translation (Greek to English) by human translator
10. Translation with AI tools (Greek to any language)
11. Corrections of translated text or Greek text, using AI tools
However, for Greek books that the author wishes to be published under our brand, the final correction must be carried out by a human editor, at the cost calculated by field 12.
12. Final correction by human editor, for Greek text already corrected by AI.
Applies to books published under our brand

(Note: Final costs may be adjusted depending on the complexity of each production. You will be informed before work begins. VAT is included in the prices shown in the form above.)

  1. Printing services (Indicative cost)

Black-and-white interior book, for 100 copies:

100 pages: €1.82 per copy
200 pages: €2.54 per copy
300 pages: €3.29 per copy

(VAT is included in the above prices.)

Important: The above PRINTING prices apply only if you have assigned to us the mandatory pre-press services and the publishing/production-supervision services, i.e., fields 1, 2 and 3 of the automatic cost calculator found above under “Automatically calculate your book’s publishing cost.”

MORE DETAILS ON SOME OF OUR NEW SERVICES

A. Budget-friendly text translation using Artificial Intelligence tools

Translation from Greek into other languages for books we then publish on Amazon. (From €200, up to 50,000 words)
(Learn detailed pricing and requirements HERE)

B. Budget-friendly English text proofreading using Artificial Intelligence tools

Reduce your book’s proofreading cost dramatically with the help of AI tools. (From €200, up to 50,000 words)
(Learn pricing and requirements HERE)

Payment method

Depending on the production cost, we offer payment in 4 to 12 interest-free installments.

Learn more about the real cost of self-publishing with Mediterra Books on our blog.