Book Editing & Proofreading Services Back on the agreed date, or it’s free.
From £25 per 1,000 words. Free quote in 10 minutes, no obligation.
A professional book editor works through your finished book line by line, in tracked changes, for fiction and non-fiction. No AI tools. Every typo caught, and your voice, plot and characters left as you made them.
Fixed price and guaranteed delivery time within 10 minutes. From £25 per 1,000 words.
On time, or it’s free
Missed errors fixed free for 30 days
Genre-Specialist Book Editors
Native English, matched to your genre
“My book is ten times better now.”
“I can’t”,,”1 she whispered quietly,2 nodding her head.3
- 1Comma inside the closing quotation mark.
- 2Redundancy: a whisper is already quiet.
- 3Redundancy: nodding implies the head.
Every correction arrives as a tracked change in Word or Google Docs, made by a person. You accept or reject each one.
Edited to
- Chicago Manual of Style 18
- New Hart’s Rules
- Merriam-Webster or Oxford spelling
- UK or US English
A self-published book is judged on its first page.
Readers sample before they buy. The opening pages decide the sale, and the reviews decide the next hundred. After a dozen drafts you read the story you meant to tell, while a reader sees only what is on the page.
- The sample
- Readers preview the opening pages. One typo there can end the sale.
- Reviews
- Readers cite errors in reviews, and those reviews stay on the listing.
- Continuity
- Names, spellings and timelines drift across 90,000 words.
The Reader-Ready Book Edit
Why authors choose ProofReaderz: everything below comes with every book order, at the quoted price.
From £25
per 1,000 words, fixed before work starts
- 60,000-word book, proofreading: from £1,500
- 90,000-word novel, proofreading: from £2,250
Compare that with a one-star review that stays on your listing.
Included in every order
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A human edit, line by line
No AI tools at any stage.
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An editor who reads your genre
Edits that respect your voice.
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One editor, cover to cover
One standard for names and spellings.
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Tracked changes and margin queries
Every edit is a suggestion you accept or reject.
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A fixed price before work starts
Price and delivery date never move after you accept.
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Start with one chapter
Judge the edit before booking the rest.
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Guarantees
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On-Time-or-Free Guarantee
Late delivery means you pay nothing.
Full refund
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30-Day Missed-Error Guarantee
Any language error we missed, corrected free.
Free fix
The deadline is confirmed on WhatsApp when you accept the quote. Matters of style are not errors. Read the guarantee terms
Proofreading, copy editing or line editing?
Pick a level, or describe your document on WhatsApp and we will recommend one.
| Correction | Proofreading | Copy editing | Line editing |
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| Typos, spelling and repeated words | Included | Included | Included |
| Punctuation and dialogue formatting | Included | Included | Included |
| Names, places and timeline consistency | Included | Included | Included |
| Grammar and usage to a style guide | Not included | Included | Included |
| Sentence rhythm, clarity and word choice | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Repetition and filter words flagged | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Weeks, 90,000 words | 3 | 4 | 6 |
- Proofreading: The last pass on a book that has already been edited.
- Copy editing: For a finished draft: correctness and consistency to a style guide.
- Line editing: For prose that works but drags: rhythm, clarity and word choice, sentence by sentence. Includes copy editing.
Standard return for one editor working carefully. Shorter documents come back sooner, and your quote fixes the exact date and time.
A human editor reads every line.
Software flags patterns. A person understands what you mean.
Who we are. is an independent editorial house for researchers, students and authors. Our book editors are native English professionals who read in your genre. They correct language and apply style rules, and leave your voice and story as you made them.
Every editor passes a credentials check, a timed editing test and matching to a field or genre before taking a file. Senior editors spot-check finished work.
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No AI tools, at any stage
Every correction is typed, checked and explained by a person.
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One editor reads every line
The same editor works through the whole document, so every judgement stays consistent.
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Your words stay yours
Changes are tracked, questions go in the margin, and nothing is added to your content.
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Never fed to a chatbot
Your file is not uploaded to any AI service or used to train software.
What clients say
Brought my manuscript to life.
I had the storyline down, but some chapters were dragging. The editor gave great suggestions on pacing, trimmed down wordy sections, and smoothed out the dialogue. My book is ten times better now.
Fiction author
Thorough and constructive feedback.
They didn’t just fix errors; they actually polished the tone and made the narrative flow effortlessly. Working with them felt like a true collaboration.
Fatima Z.
Caught the sneaky typos!
Even after multiple self-edits, a few grammar slips and repeated words stayed in my manuscript. They caught all of them quickly and kept my original style untouched.
Robert L.
Manuscript
Who this is for
This is for you if
- Your book is finished and the text needs to be clean.
- You are self-publishing or querying agents.
- You want clean, consistent prose that still sounds like you.
- You have a launch or publication date.
This is not for you if
- You want plot, characters or structure developed.
- You want new scenes or chapters added.
- You want the book to sound like someone else.
- You want the book published, designed or formatted for print.
Frequently asked questions
Anything else? Ask in the same WhatsApp chat as your quote.
What happens if you miss my deadline?
You get a full refund. The delivery date and time are confirmed in WhatsApp when you accept the quote. If the edited file arrives after that, you pay nothing. The full conditions are on our guarantee page.
What if I find an error you missed?
Report it within 30 days of delivery and we correct it free, then check the rest of the document for the same mistake. That is our 30-Day Missed-Error Guarantee. It covers objective errors within the service you booked, not matters of style.
How much does book editing cost?
Prices start from £25 per 1,000 words. The exact price depends on word count, service level and deadline. Send the file, or just those three details, on WhatsApp. A fixed price comes back within 10 minutes and does not change after you accept it.
Do you use AI tools?
No. No AI or generative software is used at any stage. A human editor makes and checks every change, and your file is never uploaded to a chatbot or used to train software.
Why not just use grammar software or a chatbot?
Software flags patterns. It cannot tell whether a name is spelled the same in chapter 3 and chapter 30, whether dialogue punctuation follows your style, or whether a sentence still sounds like you. A chatbot goes further and replaces your sentences with its own, so the text is no longer entirely yours. A human editor checks all of that, changes only what is wrong, and explains every change.
Will you change my story or my voice?
No. Plot, characters, structure and voice are yours. Line edits are suggestions in Track Changes, and anything that touches meaning is raised as a comment for you to decide.
Do you publish or format books for print?
No. We edit the text only. Publishing, cover design and print or ebook formatting stay with you or your publisher.
Is my unpublished book safe?
Yes. It is seen only by your editor, never shared or used for any other purpose, and deleted when the 30-day guarantee period ends, or sooner if you ask. Copyright stays entirely with you.
Send the book. Lock your date.
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Send your completed file on WhatsApp
Tap the button and attach your file. A fixed price and a guaranteed delivery time come back within 10 minutes.
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Your editor works through the book
Edits in Track Changes, with continuity questions left in the margin.
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Accept or reject each change
Review the tracked changes and queries, resolve them, then publish.
- From £25 per 1,000 words, fixed before work starts.
- Edited by a person, line by line. No AI tools.
- On time, or you pay nothing.
- Any language error we missed, corrected free for 30 days.
Your deadline sets the schedule. Editor slots are booked in the order files arrive.