For Authors With a Completed Manuscript

Your manuscript is finished. We will help you finish the rest.

You wrote the book. You should not have to become a publishing expert to get it into the world. From formatting and cover design to publishing, your printed proof, and your book landing page, RFD manages the details and guides you through the decisions that require you.

You stay the author✦We take care of what comes next

An author holding her finished book
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The moment you hold your finished book for the first time.That is where this ends

You finished the manuscript. Then came everything else.

None of that is why you became an author.
And you do not have to figure it out alone.

That is why we are here.

  1. Formatting
  2. Cover design
  3. ISBNs
  4. Amazon
  5. Proof copies
  6. Publishing
  7. A professional place online for people to find your book

We believe how your book is handled matters just as much as how it looks when it is finished.

What you hand us is not simply a document. It may represent years of work, rewrites, prayers, lived experience, research, teaching, or a story you finally decided to tell. We treat it that way. From your first conversation through your final handoff, you receive personal guidance, clear communication, and a team managing the details. When we need something from you, we make it clear. When we can handle it for you, we do.

Quality
A finished book, professionally produced
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A finished book that looks and feels professionally produced.
Care
An author reviewing her manuscript with her RFD guide
Photo: hands turning a page of a printed proof
Your work is handled with the attention it deserves.
Relief
An author at rest with her book
Photo: an author at rest, book on the table beside her
You do not have to manage the publishing process yourself.
The Package

RFD Author Launch Suite

Everything you need to take your completed manuscript from document to professionally produced, published book, with one team guiding the process from beginning to end.

One team. One package.

Author Launch Suite

$3,500*

From finished manuscript to published book.

  • Book ProductionProfessional interior formatting, cover design, and a detailed final review of your book.
  • PublishingISBN guidance, publishing account setup, Amazon publishing support, printed proof coordination, and final publication support.
  • Book Landing PageA professionally designed online home for your book, including guidance with your domain setup.
  • Personal SupportA one-on-one author consultation, dedicated project guidance throughout, and an organized handoff of your final files and assets.

You will always know what is happening, what we need from you, and what comes next. Nothing goes to print without your approval.

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*RFD Author Platform$97/month

Your RFD Author Platform, hosted and maintained by RFD after your book launches. Covers your book landing page, your blog, your merch page, hosting, and ongoing maintenance.

The same work, hired one piece at a time Separately Launch Suite
Interior book formattingHire a formatter✦
Cover design, front, spine, and backHire a designer✦
Detailed book reviewHire a reviewer✦
ISBN and publishing setupLearn it yourself✦
Amazon publishing and print checkLearn it yourself✦
Printed proof coordinationOrder and track it✦
Book landing pageHire a web designer✦
Domain setupFigure it out✦
One point of contact, start to finishYou coordinate five people✦
Bought separately Five or more professionals, five invoices, and you managing all of it One team. One price. $3,500*

From finished manuscript to finished book.

Most projects are designed to move from completed manuscript to publication in approximately 30 days. Timing may vary based on author approvals, shipping, and third-party processing.

  1. Start

    Consultation, book assessment, onboarding, manuscript handoff

  2. Create

    Interior formatting, cover design, detailed book review

  3. Review

    You review and approve your book and cover in one round

  4. Proof

    Your printed proof arrives, you hold it, you give final approval

  5. Publish

    ISBN, Amazon listing, submission, your book goes live

  6. Celebrate

    Landing page live, final files handed to you, book in the world

Nothing goes to print without your approval.

You see your book and your cover before production. You hold a printed proof before publication. Every step that needs your yes waits for it.

A finished book cover mockup with placeholder title and author name
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Your book deserves a finish worthy of the work you put into it.

You could hire separate professionals to format your book, design the cover, manage the publishing setup, create your book landing page, and coordinate the process.

Or you can have one team bring the entire experience together.

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Author Ownership

Your book remains your book.

You own your words, your publishing account, your ISBNs, your web address, your final files, and your royalties. We manage and guide the process. We never take ownership of your work.

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Your Words

Every sentence in the finished book is yours. We never change your text without your approval, and our detailed book review confirms it.

Your ISBNs

Your ISBNs are registered to you, not to us. If you ever move your book anywhere else, the number goes with you.

Your Publishing Account

Your Amazon publishing account is opened in your name, with your login. Royalties pay directly to you.

Your Web Address

Your domain is purchased in your name and renews on your card. We set it up and hand you the keys.

Your Files

Your interior, your cover, your final print files, and every asset we create are delivered to you in an organized folder at handoff.

Your Royalties

One hundred percent of what your book earns is yours. We do not take a percentage, a share, or a cut. Ever.

Already started? We can meet you where you are.

Not every author needs the full Author Launch Suite. If you have already completed some parts of the publishing process, you can work with RFD for individual services.

Individual service pricing varies by project.

Tell us where you are in the process, and we will help you determine what you need next.

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À La Carte Book ServicesChoose the service you need.

Pick a service above to see what it includes and the typical range.

Interior Book Formatting

$600 to $900

Your completed manuscript set as a professionally formatted book, prepared for print, with front matter built and a print-ready file delivered.

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Print Cover Design

$700 to $1,000

Front cover, spine, and back cover designed for your book and built to the exact print specifications for your final page count.

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Detailed Book Review

$500 to $750

A careful review of your completed book files to confirm your content is complete, consistent, properly presented, and reflects what you approved.

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ISBN & Publishing Setup

$250 to $350

Guidance through your ISBN options and publishing account setup, on a screen share, in your name.

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Amazon Publishing Support

$400 to $600

Your book information, description, and search terms prepared, files uploaded, and the process managed through Amazon's print check.

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Printed Proof & Final Review

$250 to $350

Proof copy ordered and coordinated, with guidance on what to look for and how to give final approval.

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Book Landing Page

$1,000 to $1,500

A professionally designed online home for your book where readers can discover you and purchase it.

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Domain Setup

$200 to $300

Help establishing and connecting the web address for your book presence. The domain itself is purchased in your name.

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Ranges are typical starting points. Your exact price depends on your book and is confirmed on your consultation.

You already did the part only you could do.You wrote the book.

Now let us help you bring it across the finish line.

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