One book or an ongoing workspace? Choose after the free check.
Preview your result before paying. Choose a $39 release, a $390 ten-book pass, or a Studio billed monthly or yearly. Amazon controls final acceptance.
✓$39 for one approved text-led book✓Author Studio from $69/mo ($590/yr, save 28%)✓Publisher Studio from $149/mo ($1,290/yr)
Start with one approved book
Pay once for one exact release scope.
Not a credit meter. One book, one checked release, one price.
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One Book Release
For one approved, text-led book. Start from an approved AI draft or your finished DOCX, with scope confirmed before payment.
$39one-time
✓ One title · no recurring subscription
✓Version-locked EPUB
✓Print interior PDF (Latin-safe; review fonts)
✓Front-cover image export (PNG or SVG)
✓Metadata report: Amazon description, keywords, categories, and author bio
✓Re-export the same title for 60 days
Image-heavy redesign, illustration, and developmental editing · Sales, ranking, and marketplace acceptance guarantees · Multiple titles, workspaces, or team access · One accepted source version per title · Unstarted orders refundable within 14 days · 60-day re-export window from delivery
Start from an approved AI draft or a finished manuscript. Retailer approval is never guaranteed.
$39 release
$390 Lifetime
Author Studio
Publisher Studio
Best for
text-led book
series/prolific author
repeat author
title-list owner
Release credits / active workspaces
1 release
10 release credits
5 workspaces
20 workspaces
Source handling
exact approved version
exact approved versions
private numbered sources
private numbered sources
Scope confirmed before payment
yes
yes
yes
yes
Self-service billing portal
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Pricing questions
Can I start free?
Yes. Inspect the manuscript first with no card. Pay only after a concrete issue, scope, and price are in front of you.
Do I need a finished manuscript?
No. You can approve a guided AI draft first, or start from the DOCX, EPUB, PDF, or release problem you already have. The $39 purchase always stays tied to one exact book.
What is the Lifetime Creator Pass?
Pay $390 once for 10 book-release credits ($39 each). Apply a credit to an approved book; the unlocked version keeps download access while its paid lifetime entitlement remains active. There is no recurring subscription. It does not include manual editing or unlimited new books.
What does a one-time purchase include?
One purchase locks one accepted manuscript scope. Re-exports stay open for 60 days for that title.
How are workspaces billed?
Author Studio is available at $69/mo or $590/year (save 28%), and Publisher Studio is $149/mo or $1,290/year. The one-book offers remain one-time purchases.
How does payment work?
Stripe processes your card through our payment provider. ShipMyBook does not store card details. Your account shows the order and payment status.
What the automated release does
A supported text-led manuscript can become an EPUB and print interior PDF after you review the preview. Check fonts, images, layout, and the retailer previewer before publication. Unsupported content needs a different preparation workflow; payment does not make it compatible.
Calculate your own break-even point
Book income depends on retail price, marketplace, format, retailer share, delivery fees, printing costs, taxes, and demand. There is no typical $13 royalty or guaranteed number of sales.
Example only: at $3 net contribution per sale, a $39 release fee needs 13 sales to recover; at $5, it needs 8. Editing, cover art, advertising, and other costs increase that total.
A slot is one active title workspace. Today it stores private DOCX, EPUB, or PDF sources as numbered versions and shows the title status. Paid release work is scoped from the exact source version you approve.
Next release checks
Keep the same book moving toward upload.
Fixed-price book formatting services
Book formatting services at a fixed price per book.
A finished, text-led book costs $39 as a fixed per-book release—not an open-ended hourly estimate. Upload the manuscript, review structure and three sample pages free, then pay only for the defined package.Open check →
KDP tools for authors
A KDP tool path for authors who already finished the manuscript.
Start with the current block: page planning, formatting, cover geometry, validation, metadata, or a failed upload. Each free result points to the next dependency.Open check →
For repeat and series authors
Keep every series release tied to the right source version.
Repeated publishing changes the main risk from one bad file to version drift across titles. Reuse decisions carefully, but validate every edition as its own release.Open check →
Book formatting help
Tell us what is blocking the release.
Include the publishing target, file type, problem, and deadline. Do not send a full manuscript by email.Open check →
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is the $39 price a subscription?
No. It is a one-time payment for one text-led title with 60 days of re-exports for that title.
What is included in the annual author plan?
Author Studio includes five active book workspaces, private DOCX, EPUB, or PDF source uploads, numbered source versions, title status, and self-service subscription billing.
Can I request a refund?
Yes, within the refund policy. Because digital work can start immediately, eligibility depends on whether processing or delivery has begun.
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Start with the file, not the subscription.
Inspect the DOCX or try the sample free. Keep the result, review the scope, and pay only if the release fits your book.