Your book, made properly — and priced openly.
Editing, cover design, ISBN, printing and distribution under one roof in Lahore. Every price is published on this site, so you know the cost before you commit.
You've written a book
Fiction, memoir, academic, poetry or religious writing — we take a finished manuscript through editing, design, ISBN and print, and put it on shelves.
See what it costs →You're writing for children
Board books, picture books, 3D pop-ups and flashcards, with illustration and child-safe finishes handled in-house by people who print them every week.
Kids' book printing →Six stages, one roof.
Nothing is sent to a stranger. Editing, design, registration and printing all happen in-house, which is why we can quote firm prices and hold the schedule.
We turn your manuscript into a clean digital file, including computerised typing from handwritten notes.
From plot to punctuation, our editors polish the manuscript while keeping your voice intact.
We handle the technical side so your book meets print industry standards.
A cover built to catch the eye and reflect what's actually inside the book.
ISBN, barcode and government paperwork, filed for you.
Transparent print costs by format, quantity and finish, so you can decide with the numbers in front of you.
No “request a quote” wall.
Every stage is priced on the packages page, with the unit attached. These are the three authors ask about most.
Everything your book needs.
Authors, universities and brands.
Before you commit.
Six stages, and we handle all of them. Digital composition turns your manuscript into a clean file — we accept handwritten notes as well as typed ones. Editing polishes the text while keeping your voice. Formatting brings it up to print industry standard. Cover design produces a finished, print-ready cover. Registration files your ISBN and barcode with the government, normally within seven days. Then printing, quoted by format, quantity and finish. Every stage is priced individually on our packages page, so you can take all six or only the ones you need.
Yes, and the pop-up work is genuinely rare — we are the only publisher in Pakistan offering 3D pop-up book printing. We also print simple board books, built to survive being chewed, dropped and loved by the youngest readers, and kids' learning flashcards on hard-wearing card stock with finishes made for daily classroom and home use. All three are covered by our children's book printing service.
Editing comes at two levels, priced by manuscript length. Basic editing corrects grammar, punctuation, spelling and sentence structure, and includes one free revision plus a mentorship session with your editor — from Rs 4,000 for a manuscript under 5,000 words. Advanced editing adds structural work on scenes and characters, with three free revisions and mentoring, from Rs 8,000. Cover design is Rs 2,500 for an e-book cover and Rs 5,000 for a print cover, priced per cover rather than per revision. Print-ready file creation runs from Rs 150 per page for typed files and Rs 250 per page for handwritten notes, dropping as the page count rises.
We print flyers, brochures, posters and event collateral alongside the book itself, so launch material matches the cover rather than being sourced separately. We also recommend ordering a press proof before any full run: a single printed copy you can hold, photograph for social media, and take to bookshops or events while the main print run is still being made.
Yes to both. PDF is our preferred format — with a PDF print driver installed, virtually any program can produce a file suitable for printing. On quantity, we recommend printing roughly six months of supply rather than committing to a large run: most self-publishing authors order 100 to 150 copies, and experienced authors usually stay under 500. You can always print more if the book sells. Runs above 10 books qualify for volume rates. Turnaround depends on binding: perfect bound takes 10 to 15 business days, spiral bound 3 to 4 weeks, and hardcover 5 to 6 weeks, plus proofing and shipping.
Absolutely. We recommend printing a press proof as a great way to check out the look and feel of your book before committing to a full order. That way you can hold your book in your hands, just like your readers will, and see if your printed book is just how you envisioned it — from the cover design to the size.
Let's make your book real.
Send us the manuscript and what you want from it. We'll come back within 48 hours with a plan, a schedule and a price — no obligation.
Prefer email? hi@papercraftpublishers.com