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From manuscript to published academic book — monographs, textbooks, edited volumes.

Full-length developmental and copy editing for scholarly monographs, textbooks and edited volumes, plus conversion to every major ebook format — built for academic and institutional publishing, not trade fiction.

600+

Books & volumes edited

7

Delivery platforms supported

18 yrs

Avg. book-editor experience

96%

On-time delivery rate

What we publish

Built for scholarly publishing, not trade fiction

Monographs

A single-author scholarly book developing one sustained argument across chapters. We edit for structural coherence across the whole work — making sure a later chapter doesn't quietly drift from the framework you set up early on — alongside the line-level language pass every chapter gets individually.

Textbooks

Course-ready structure built for how students and instructors actually use a textbook: consistent terminology across chapters, pedagogical elements like examples and review questions formatted to a predictable pattern, and alignment to your institution or publisher's own style guide.

Edited volumes

Multi-author collections present a specific editorial challenge — a dozen-plus contributors rarely write with one voice. We either assign a single editor across the whole volume for consistency, or match an editor per chapter to preserve what's distinct about each author's own argument, your call, chapter by chapter if needed.

Thesis-to-book conversion

A dissertation and a book aren't the same document, even when the underlying research is identical. We restructure away from the defense-committee format, build an introduction a general academic reader can actually follow, and reshape the argument so it reads as a book — not a thesis with a new cover.

Guidance for authors

What to plan for before your book goes to print

Rights & permissions

Clear image, quote and prior-publication permissions before layout starts — we flag anything that needs a rights request early.

ISBN & metadata

Premium End-to-End includes store-metadata and listing setup — you'll still need your own ISBN per format if self-publishing.

Realistic timeline

Plan 4–7 weeks end to end for a full-length book — most delays come from late manuscript changes, not the edit itself.

Not an academic book?

For fiction, non-fiction or commercial publishing, meet Script Prime

Scopus Prime is built specifically for scholarly and academic books — monographs, textbooks, edited volumes. If what you're working on is a novel, memoir, commercial non-fiction, or general-audience ebook, that's a different kind of publishing, and our sister company Script Prime is built for exactly that.

Script Prime — launching soon
What's included

Every book project includes

Chapter-by-chapter structural notes

Flagged flow and organization issues, chapter by chapter.

Full-manuscript style sheet

Consistent spelling, terminology and formatting rules applied throughout.

Front & back matter formatting

Table of contents, index and references formatted to spec.

Multi-format delivery

EPUB, MOBI and print-ready PDF in a single order.

One editor across the whole book

Or matched per chapter for edited volumes — your choice.

Pre-publication proof review

A final formatted-proof pass before your book goes live.

Pricing by scope

Choose the level of support your book needs

Copy Edit & Proofread

Full-length grammar, consistency and style-sheet pass across every chapter.

From £0.02 / word2–3 weeks
Most popular

Developmental + Copy Edit

Structural notes chapter by chapter, then a full copy edit and proofread pass.

From £0.02 / word3–5 weeks

Premium End-to-End

Developmental edit, copy edit, ebook conversion and print-ready layout in one order.

From £0.03 / word4–7 weeks
Every stage covered

Book publishing services, organized by what you actually need

Editing & Writing

From developmental edits to a professionally written draft, if you're starting from an idea rather than a finished manuscript.

  • Manuscript-to-Book Editing
  • Ghostwriting
  • Book Proposal & Query Letter Package

Design & Formatting

A cover, an interior layout, and every digital or print file format a reader or retailer expects.

  • Book Cover Design
  • Interior Layout & Typesetting
  • Ebook Conversion & Formatting

Publishing & Promotion

The administrative and launch work that gets a finished book in front of real readers.

  • ISBN & Copyright Registration
  • Audiobook Narration & Production
  • Self-Publishing Launch & Marketing Plan
Platforms we deliver to

Formatted for every major store and reader

EPUBMOBIPrint-ready PDFKindle Direct PublishingApple BooksGoogle Play BooksIngramSpark
How it works

From full manuscript to publishable book

01

Share your full manuscript

Chapters, front and back matter.

02

Fixed quote confirmed

Priced per word against your actual manuscript length — no surprises partway through.

03

Developmental edit

Structure, flow and argument, chapter by chapter.

04

Copy edit & proofread

Full-length language and consistency pass.

05

Your review & revision round

You go through the edited manuscript before it's considered final.

06

Format & convert

Delivered in every format you need.

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Book Publishing services

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Audiobook Narration & Production

Professional narration, editing and mastering, delivered format-ready for every major audiobook platform.

Scoped per project£1,499
02

Book Cover Design

A professional, genre-appropriate cover for print and ebook, with revisions included until you're happy with it.

3–4 days£249
03

Book Proposal & Query Letter Package

A professional book proposal and query letter built to what literary agents and publishers actually expect to see.

5–7 days£349
04

Book Writing and Publishing

A complete end-to-end book writing service with preparation of manuscript from scratch and publishing it as eBook and print versions.

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Ebook Conversion & Formatting

Conversion and formatting for EPUB, MOBI and print-ready PDF across major platforms.

5–7 days£250
06

Ghostwriting (Full Manuscript)

A dedicated writer turns your outline, interviews, or notes into a complete, publication-ready manuscript in your voice.

Scoped per projectFrom £2,999
07

Interior Layout & Typesetting

Clean interior page design — fonts, margins, chapter breaks and running heads set to print and ebook standards.

3–5 days£199
08

ISBN & Copyright Registration

We handle the paperwork: ISBN assignment and copyright registration, so your book is properly and legally on record.

2–3 days£79
09

Manuscript-to-Book Editing

Full-length developmental and copy editing for monographs, textbooks and edited volumes.

3–6 weeks£800
10

Self-Publishing Launch & Marketing Plan

A concrete launch plan — platform setup, pre-order strategy, and a promotional timeline — for authors publishing independently.

7–10 days£399
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you edit multi-author edited volumes?

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What is developmental editing?

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Can you convert an existing book to ebook formats?

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How is book editing priced versus manuscript editing?

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