Publishing Services
For authors who require specific professional services, such as editing, design, typesetting or printing, under a clearly defined service agreement.
A service is not a publishing partnership. Under a service agreement you buy defined work. Shhalaj does not take on publishing, distribution or catalogue responsibilities unless you enter a separate publishing agreement.
When a Service Is Enough, and When It Is Not
A single service is often the right answer: a manuscript evaluation before you decide, an edit for a book you will publish yourself, or a cover for a book that is otherwise ready.
If you also want your book distributed, kept available and managed over time, a hybrid publishing partnership is usually the better fit, because the editorial, production and distribution work is planned together. We will tell you honestly which applies.
Our Services
Each service is quoted after we have seen the manuscript or understood the requirement.
Book coaching
One-to-one guidance while you write: structure, momentum and finishing the manuscript.
Who it is for: Authors who have an idea or a partial draft and want a thinking partner.
Price: quoted after review.
Enquire about book coaching →Manuscript evaluation
A written assessment of the manuscript's structure, strengths, gaps and readiness for publication, with clear recommendations.
Who it is for: Authors who want an honest view before investing further.
Price: quoted after review.
Enquire about manuscript evaluation →Developmental editing
Work on structure, flow, chapter organisation, argument or story progression and overall coherence.
Who it is for: Authors with a complete draft that needs strengthening.
Price: quoted after review.
Enquire about developmental editing →Copyediting and proofreading
Language, grammar, punctuation, consistency and clarity, followed by a final proofread.
Who it is for: Authors whose content is settled and needs polishing.
Price: quoted after review.
Enquire about copyediting and proofreading →Book design
Cover design and interior design suited to the subject and the reader.
Who it is for: Authors who need a professional cover and a well-made interior.
Price: quoted after review.
Enquire about book design →Typesetting
Professional layout of the interior for print and digital editions.
Who it is for: Authors with a final manuscript who need print-ready or ebook-ready files.
Price: quoted after review.
Enquire about typesetting →Printing
Printing of finished books to an agreed specification and quantity.
Who it is for: Authors, institutions and organisations who need printed copies.
Price: quoted after review.
Enquire about printing →Ebook conversion
Conversion of a final manuscript to a clean ebook edition.
Who it is for: Authors who already hold a print edition and want a digital one.
Price: quoted after review.
Enquire about ebook conversion →Publishing consultation
A conversation about your manuscript, your objectives and the most suitable route to publication.
Who it is for: Anyone deciding between hybrid publishing and individual services.
Price: quoted after review.
Enquire about publishing consultation →Book Specifications
Interiors are printed in black and white unless colour is agreed in writing. Colour interiors are quoted separately, based on the page count and the specification. Word count, page count and trim size all affect production requirements, so your quotation states them.
Tell Us What You Need
Describe your manuscript and the service you are considering. We will reply with a clear quotation or, if it would serve you better, a suggestion for a different route.