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Pricing Structure




Please note: we offer a 10% discount to full-time students. Prices quoted below for students are inclusive of this discount.

Please view our Terms and Conditions

The following services are charged at:

£18.00 per hour: word processing, administration, desktop publishing, research, proofreading, copy editing

£22.50 per hour: editorial copy writing, event planning, website submission.

£25.00 per hour: website design.

For in depth advice and pricing for transcription please see our sister site Penguin Transcription

Telephone, fax, email, stationery and postage costs will be applied where appropriate at cost.

Urgent Deadlines: if an express service is required with a 24 or 48 hour turnaround, this may be liable to a surcharge. Please contact us for details.


Service Price per Page / 1,000 Words

Proofreading / copy editing

(usually charged at £18.00 per hour but a per 1,000 word price is available for students and authors, depending on degree of editing required)

Proofreading / light copy editing £4.50 per thousand words.
Substantive copy editing and/or English is second language - £6.50 per thousand words.
These rates are only available for text elements - tables, indecies etc. will be charged per hour (or contact us for a specific quote).
Website Design, Maintenance and Submission Please contact us for a quote
One page A4 Letter including DL envelope £5.00
Typing text documents i.e. reports £3.00 per page
Typing manuscripts & student theses or dissertations (for documents over 5,000 words) £4.00 per 1000 words (rounded up to nearest 1,000) for simple layouts.
£6.00 per page for complex layouts (e.g. appendices, columns, graphs, tables, photos)
Above prices relate to either typed text or clear handwriting. If handwriting is difficult to decipher, price will be £8.00 per 1,000 words.
Reprints of previous work (no changes) £1.00
Printing documents (on colour lazer printer) £1.00
Extra copies (100gsm paper) £1.00
Extra copies (Conqueror or coloured paper) £0.40
Card / plastic report covers & spiral bound Add £1.50 per report
Coloured printing for all documents Add £0.50 per page
One copy of work on 3.5" floppy disks or CD £1.50 per floppy & £4.00 per CD
CVs / Resumes.

Conqueror paper (white, cream, grey)
includes A4 envelope

£3.00 for first page. £2.00 for subsequent pages (for straightforward re-typing of original)
Individual cover letter £3.00 per letter from your original or £7.00 per letter if we compose
Invoices/Statements inc. DL envelope £5.00
Outgoing fax UK £2.00
Outgoing fax Europe £3.00
Outgoing fax International £3.50
Incoming faxes - postage will be charged where necessary £1.50
A4 overhead transparencies £2.00 per slide or £3.00 for premium acetate
Mailing List Labels; different addresses £4.00 per A4 page - 24 labels to a page
Addressed DL envelopes £0.20 per envelope. Conqueror - £0.30
Addressed C5 or A4 envelopes £0.25 C5 / £0.30 - A4 Brown / £0.40 - A4 white
If you prefer an all-in price for a job, or the service you need is not listed above, please let us have your requirements and we will be happy to provide a quotation. Prices are subject to change without notice.

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