Your book deserves a final check that protects the time and effort you have put into writing it. Our professional book proofreading services catch spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence-level mistakes that automated tools often miss. We work with novels, memoirs, poetry, and non-fiction manuscripts of all lengths. Whether you are self-publishing or preparing for a publisher, we help ensure your book reads smoothly, clearly, and professionally.
Proofreading is the last stage before your book goes to print or goes live online. It is not the same as editing for structure or style. By this point, your manuscript should already be in good shape. Our job is to catch what is left.
We look for:
Some clients come to us after using a separate editor and just want a final check. Others want the fuller picture, so we also offer book editing and proofreading together as one combined pass, which can save time and money if your manuscript still needs some polish before the final read.
Every genre has its own quirks. A thriller needs tight pacing and no plot holes left in the text. A romance needs consistent character details from chapter one to the last page. We read with the genre in mind, not just the words on the page.
Non-fiction brings its own challenges. Facts need to be consistent. Headings and subheadings need to follow a clear pattern. References and footnotes need to match up. We check all of this alongside the usual spelling and grammar work.
We also work directly with publishing teams. This kind of work often means tighter deadlines, house style guides to follow, and multiple titles moving through production at the same time. We can work to your style sheet and your schedule, and we are happy to sign confidentiality agreements where needed. If your imprint uses a specific reference guide, such as New Hart's Rules or your own in-house style sheet, we will follow it closely rather than applying our own default preferences.
Although we work with clients right across the UK, we get a lot of enquiries from London-based authors and small publishing houses. Everything is handled online, so there is no need to travel. You get the same careful read whether you are in central London or on the other side of the country.
Our clients come from all sorts of backgrounds. We regularly help:
Some of these clients have been through several drafts already and just want one last careful read before they hit publish. Others are further back in the process and want to know what a proofread actually involves before they commit to a date. Either way, we are happy to talk things through by email first, with no obligation to book anything.
If your project involves a manuscript that needs a careful final read, we can probably help.
Not every proofreader is the right fit for every book. Before you hire anyone, it is worth asking a few honest questions:
A good proofreader should be happy to answer all of these before you commit to anything.
It is easy to think of proofreading as a small, final step. In practice, it can shape how readers and reviewers see your whole book.
A careful proofread will not fix a weak story. But it will stop small mistakes from getting in the way of a good one. Most readers will not tell you why a book felt unpolished. They will just leave a shorter review or none at all. A clean, well-checked manuscript removes that risk before it ever reaches a reader.
We keep the process straightforward from the first email to the final delivery.
Send us your file along with a few details about your book, such as genre, word count, and your deadline. We treat every manuscript as confidential, and we are happy to sign an NDA before we open the file if that would put your mind at ease.
We look at your word count and timeline and send back a straightforward quote. No hidden extras, no vague ranges. If you need the work done in stages, we can also break the quote down that way.
One proofreader works through your book from start to finish, so the read stays consistent from the first chapter to the last. We use tracked changes and comments, so you can see exactly what has been changed and why, rather than getting a manuscript back with silent edits you cannot check.
You get your manuscript back with all edits tracked. You can accept, reject, or query any change. We are happy to answer questions about anything we have flagged, and we will not be offended if you disagree with a suggestion. It is your book.
Once you are happy with the changes, we do a final pass to make sure nothing has been missed, then send your finished file in whichever format you need, ready for your next step, whether that is printing, uploading, or sending on to a publisher.
There are a lot of proofreading services out there, so it is fair to ask why clients choose us.
Our proofreaders come from publishing and editorial backgrounds, not just general copywriting. That matters because a novel needs a different eye from a business report or an academic paper. We match your manuscript to a proofreader who reads that type of book regularly, so the feedback makes sense for your genre and your audience.
We do not use automated tools as a substitute for a proper read. Software can flag a spelling mistake, but it cannot tell you that a character's eye colour has changed between chapter two and chapter fifteen, or that a joke has landed differently once a scene was rewritten. That is the kind of thing a human proofreader catches, and it is why we always have a person read every page.
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We are often asked about pricing before anyone sends over a manuscript, which is fair enough. The honest answer is that it depends on a few things:
We do not publish a flat rate because a 20,000-word novella and a 120,000-word novel need very different amounts of time. What we do promise is a clear, itemised quote before any work begins, so there are no surprises later.
You have worked hard on your manuscript, and it deserves a careful final check before publication. Share your book details with us, and we will provide a clear quote and a realistic timeline. There is no pressure or obligation, just honest guidance and a simple next step towards getting your book ready for readers.
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