Ebook only
Single proofread on the manuscript before formatting.
starting from $0.012 per word
Start here - Tracked-changes file
- 4–7 day turnaround
- Different proofer than your copy editor
Production · from $0.012 per word · 4–7 days for an 80k manuscript
The last pair of eyes before print.
A separate proofreader catches what your copy editor missed. Different read, different errors.
Proofreading is the last quality gate before your book is on Amazon. It is not a re-edit. It is a clean read by someone who has not seen the manuscript before, looking only for the kinds of errors that survive copy editing and slip through to print.
A proofread is a quality gate, not a creative pass. Same effort it takes to install seatbelts on a finished car. You wouldn’t ship without it.
Behind the scenes
What proofreading services looks like on a working day.
Five shots from the studio — the kind of work that ends up on your project.
The work, in three tabs
Click through what you actually get, how it runs, and who owns it.
Deliverables, not vibes.
Fresh eyes are the entire point. A second proofreader catches what the first edit missed.
- Single-pass read by a different proofreader than your copy editor
- Print-proof read on the typeset PDF, not the manuscript
- Separate ebook proof
- Final tracked-changes file and a final-touched-up manuscript
A written timeline. No silent stretches.
We get your final manuscript or print proof, check fonts and styles are consistent, and start the read.
- Day 1 — Brief & format check
- Days 2–4 — Full single-pass read
- Days 5–7 — Author review and cleanup
Maya Rosenberg leads this service.
Memoirist's editor. Worked on the development of seven memoirs that hit the NYT or Wall Street Journal lists between 2018 and 2025. Specialty is interviewing reluctant authors out of the third chapter and into the seventeenth.
- Developmental edit on Letters We Never Sent (Scribner, 2023) — WSJ bestseller
- Ghost-edit on three executive memoirs whose authors she still cannot name
- Guest lecturer, NYU Center for Publishing, memoir track
What proofreading services actually does
Drag the handle to see the difference, in real text.
Same paragraph, before our work and after. The kind of difference twelve focused hours makes on a page.
Sample deliverables
Drag through real proofreading services work the studio shipped this year.
How it works
A written timeline you can plan around.
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Day 1
Brief & format check
We get your final manuscript or print proof, check fonts and styles are consistent, and start the read.
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Days 2–4
Full single-pass read
A senior proofreader reads cover to cover. Mark-up in Track Changes or PDF annotations depending on format.
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Days 5–7
Author review and cleanup
You accept changes, query anything you disagree with, we deliver the final file.
Pricing
Three tiers. Real numbers.
No 'contact us for pricing.' If a tier here looks close to your project, the final quote on the discovery call will be within 15% either way.
Print + ebook
Separate proof on the typeset print PDF and the ebook file.
starting from $0.018 per word
Start here - Everything in Ebook only
- PDF annotations on print proof
- Layout-stage errors caught
- Spec check against KDP and IngramSpark templates
Rush
Three-business-day turnaround, capacity permitting.
starting from +30% premium on either tier
Start here - 3 business day delivery
- Subject to roster capacity
- Same quality standards
The lead, in full
Every proofreading services project lands on Maya Rosenberg's desk first.
They join the discovery call. They sign off every deliverable. They are not a sales rep.
Leads Memoir & business-book editing
Maya Rosenberg
Senior Memoir Editor, 11 yrs
Memoirist's editor. Worked on the development of seven memoirs that hit the NYT or Wall Street Journal lists between 2018 and 2025. Specialty is interviewing reluctant authors out of the third chapter and into the seventeenth.
- Developmental edit on Letters We Never Sent (Scribner, 2023) — WSJ bestseller
- Ghost-edit on three executive memoirs whose authors she still cannot name
- Guest lecturer, NYU Center for Publishing, memoir track
Studio
The named team behind every project.
Proofreading services — FAQ
Questions we get every week, answered straight.
What's the difference between proofreading and copy editing?
Copy editing happens on the manuscript before layout. Proofreading happens on the laid-out file, looking for what slipped through plus what the layout introduced. Different stage, different errors caught. A book that has had only copy editing will still go to press with 6–15 errors typical of the layout stage.
Do I need it if I already paid for a copy edit?
Probably yes. A proofread typically catches 8–25 additional errors per 80k manuscript. Most are widows, orphans, hyphenation drift, dropped italics, and the typos that hide behind formatting changes. A serious copy editor will recommend it.
Can the same person who copy edited my book also proofread?
We do not recommend it. The eye stops seeing the same text. We assign a different proofreader on principle.
Do you proofread audiobook scripts?
Yes — audiobook script proofs catch the homophones ("there/their/they're") that narrators stumble over and the silent letters that change in spoken context. Same per-word rate.
How fast can you turn around?
Standard: 4–7 days. Rush (3 business days): 30% premium. We do not take same-day proofreads — fresh eyes mean fresh eyes.
Pairs with
Services that pair with this one.
Most projects use two to four services. We bundle on the discovery call.
Ready when you are
Ready to ship a proofreading services project?
A 30-minute discovery call with a senior editor — no sales script, no pressure. We'll tell you whether we're the right fit for your project, what it would cost, and how long it would take.