This is the big-picture edit. Structure, pacing, plot coherence, character arcs, and whether your argument or narrative actually holds together from start to finish. If your manuscript needs foundational work before anything else, this is where we start. We offer developmental editing across fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, business books, children’s literature, and academic writing. You’ll receive detailed editorial feedback covering what’s working, what isn’t, and a clear direction for what to do next.
Once the structure is solid, line editing works at the sentence level. Wordy passages get tightened, awkward phrasing gets untangled, and unclear writing gets sharpened, all while keeping your voice completely intact. We work across all genres at this stage, fiction, non-fiction, business, memoirs, and children’s books. Line editing is the edit that makes your writing feel effortless to read, even when the subject matter is anything but.
Copy editing covers the technical side, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and consistency all the way through. We check for tense inconsistencies, continuity errors, character detail changes between chapters, and anything that doesn’t hold to consistent standards throughout. We work across fiction, non-fiction, academic manuscripts, business books, children’s titles, and memoirs. By the end of a copy edit, your manuscript is clean, consistent, and ready for its final pass.
The last read before your book goes to print or goes live. We catch typos, spacing issues, formatting glitches, and missing punctuation that may have slipped through earlier. Proofreading covers all genres and all formats, both print layouts and eBook files. It’s a focused, detail-level pass, and it’s the one that makes sure nothing embarrassing makes it to publication.
If you’re publishing research, a thesis, or scholarly work, you need editors who understand academic standards. We check citations (APA, MLA, Chicago, whatever your field requires), verify references, ensure your argument meets academic rigour, and make sure your writing is clear without dumbing down complex ideas. Academic writing has specific rules, and we know them.
For instruction manuals, scientific writing, or anything requiring absolute accuracy in terminology and data, technical editing ensures clarity without sacrificing precision. We make sure your specialized content is understandable to your target audience while keeping technical details correct.
We publish books across major platforms, including Amazon KDP, IngramSpark and other global distributors. Whether you choose print, eBook or both, we guide you in selecting the right format and publishing route for your goals.
We provide developmental editing, line editing, copy editing and proofreading, depending on what your manuscript needs. Our editors improve structure, language and accuracy while keeping your tone and message intact.
We offer ghostwriting support across all genres, including fiction, non-fiction, autobiographies, business books, self-help, academic work and children’s stories. Our writers shape your ideas into clear, well-written manuscripts through structured collaboration.
We design covers for fiction, non-fiction, academic books and children’s titles in both print and digital formats. From illustrated concepts to clean typographic styles, our designers create covers that suit your genre and audience.
We format books for novels, academic texts, children’s books and non-fiction titles. Our layouts are prepared for paperback, hardback and eBook versions, ensuring your content meets platform and printing requirements.
We help promote your book through launch planning, online listings, author branding and targeted campaigns. Our strategies focus on visibility across digital platforms while helping you reach the right readership for your genre.
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Editing costs in Europe vary depending on the type of editing your manuscript needs and how long it is. Developmental editing involves significantly more work than proofreading, so the pricing reflects that. Most professional editors charge either per word or per hour, with rates shifting based on experience, genre, and the complexity of your project. We can’t give you an honest number without understanding your manuscript first. Get in touch and we’ll talk through what your book needs, then give you clear, transparent pricing tailored to your specific project.
Proofreading rates across Europe typically fall somewhere between €3 and €10 per 1,000 words, depending on the editor’s experience, the complexity of the text, and the turnaround time required. Academic and technical manuscripts often sit at the higher end. That said, most authors aren’t pricing proofreading per thousand words, they’re pricing it per full manuscript. The best way to get an accurate figure is to share your manuscript with us and we’ll give you a straightforward quote based on what your book actually needs.
Absolutely. You can hire a freelance editor independently or work with a publishing house that offers professional editorial services as part of a broader publishing package. The advantage of working with European Publishing House is that our editors are part of a full team, working alongside our designers, formatters, and publishing specialists, so your manuscript moves smoothly from editing all the way through to publication. You’re not chasing five separate freelancers. You have one team that handles everything.
Yes, though it takes time to build. Experienced proofreaders who work across book publishing, academic writing, and business content can earn a stable income, particularly those who specialise in a specific genre or field. Freelance proofreading income tends to be variable in the early years as you build a client base, but many experienced proofreaders supplement their work with copy editing or manuscript assessments alongside it. For people with a genuine eye for detail and the patience the work demands, it’s a completely viable career.
Because your brain reads what it expects to see, not what’s actually on the page. It’s a well-documented quirk of how we process familiar text, especially our own writing. That’s why authors shouldn’t proofread their own manuscripts, and why even experienced proofreaders read slowly, deliberately, and often out of sequence to stop their brains from filling in the gaps automatically. Professional proofreading is a specific skill built on technique and practice, not just good grammar. It’s the reason that final pass before publication is always worth having done by someone who didn’t write the book.
Every book we publish gets the same level of care, whether it's your first or your fifth. We don't consider our job done until your book is out in the world and you're happy with it. That's been our standard since day one.
