Services & Prices
Flat prices. You keep the rights.
Direct answer · What does Crestwind Media charge?
A personalized children's or pet book of up to 15 pages is $150. A complete illustrated children's book is $200. Preparing a fiction manuscript of up to 200 pages for publication is $1,500. Audiobook narration is $500 for books up to 150 pages and $1,000 up to 350 pages. Longer projects are quoted individually, and copyright always stays with the author.
Personalized Kids or Pet Book
A one-off book starring your child, your grandchild, or your dog.
up to 15 pages
You tell us the names, the personalities, and the occasion. We write and illustrate a short, properly bound picture book built around them. Popular for birthdays, new siblings, adoptions, and memorial gifts for a pet.
What's included
- Original story written to your brief
- Full-color illustrations throughout
- Your choice of names, likenesses, and occasion
- Print-ready file plus a digital copy
- Two rounds of revisions included
Children's Book, Written and Illustrated
A finished children's book from your idea, ready to publish or print.
complete picture book
For authors with a story idea and no way to get it drawn. We take the concept, write it to the right reading level, illustrate it, lay it out, and hand back files you can upload to Amazon or take to a printer.
What's included
- Manuscript written or edited to a target age band
- Full-color illustration throughout
- Interior layout and cover design
- Print-ready PDF and ebook files
- Guidance on publishing it yourself
Thriller Manuscript to Publication-Ready
Your novel, edited, formatted, and ready to publish.
up to 200 pages
The full path from draft to a book you can put on sale. Developmental read, line edit, proofread, interior typesetting, cover, and the metadata that decides whether anyone finds it. Priced for fiction up to 200 pages; longer manuscripts quoted on request.
What's included
- Developmental read with a written editorial letter
- Line edit and proofread
- Interior typesetting for print and ebook
- Cover design
- Title, description, keyword and category setup
- Upload-ready files for Amazon KDP
Audiobook Narration and Production
Your finished book, narrated and mastered for audio retailers.
from, up to 150 pages
Narration, editing, and mastering to the technical spec audio retailers require. You receive chaptered, retail-ready files. Pricing is by manuscript length, and the shorter tier suits novellas, children's books, and non-fiction.
What's included
- Full narration of your manuscript
- Editing, mastering, and noise floor to retail spec
- Chaptered files plus opening and closing credits
- Retail-ready audio for Audible, Spotify and others
- One round of pickups for corrections
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Not sure which one you need?
Describe what you have and what you want it to become. We will tell you which service fits, what it costs, and how long it takes.