Harmony Publishing vs Scribe Media
Scribe Media is a premium ghostwriting and author-services company for nonfiction authors.
Short version. Scribe Media is a premium ghostwriting and author-services company for entrepreneurs, executives and experts. It publishes its prices openly, from $29,000 to $135,000 in total, with every package including editing, cover design, interior layout and distribution. It is a different tier of service from ours. We offer full-service self-publishing with the price on our packages page. If you want a ghostwriter and a high-touch programme for a business or legacy book, Scribe is built for that.
Side by side
| Harmony Publishing | Scribe Media | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | A full-service self-publishing company: editing from Premium, cover, layout, ISBN, printing, eBook and distribution | Premium ghostwriting and author services for nonfiction |
| Published prices | From $699 (Essentials) | Scribe Publishing $29,000 (you write it, they publish); Guided Author $44,000; Scribe Professional $56,000; Scribe Elite $135,000; paid monthly |
| Other published prices | See the packages page | Scribe Compass $5,000; Manuscript Evaluation $2,000 |
| What the price includes | Editing from Premium (copyediting and proofreading); Rockstar adds a developmental review; cover design, interior layout, isbn and barcode; printing and distribution | Every package includes professional editing, cover design, interior layout, publishing and distribution to Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other major retailers |
| Royalties and control | You keep 100% of royalties and all rights | Its site states 100% creative and financial control; no royalty percentage is published on its pricing page |
| Best for | Authors publishing their own manuscript who want it produced and distributed | Entrepreneurs, executives and experts who want ghostwriting or high-touch author services |
Competitor descriptions reflect their published service structure at the time of writing and may change. Check current terms directly. Our prices are on the packages page.
Scribe Media figures come from scribemedia.com and scribemedia.com/pricing, checked 4 October 2026.
Three questions to ask any provider
Including us. The answers decide more about value than the headline price:
- Ask who the publisher of record will be. If it is not you or your imprint, understand why before you sign.
- Ask what royalty share they take. Any percentage of your sales is a cost that compounds over the life of the book.
- Ask whether you receive your editable source files. If you cannot take your book elsewhere later, you are locked in.
On all three, our answer is: you are the publisher of record, we take no royalties, and you receive your print-ready and editable files.
Frequently asked questions
Is Scribe Media a self-publishing company?
It publishes books through its own imprints and describes itself as helping entrepreneurs, executives and experts write, publish and market their books. Its packages range from publishing a manuscript you have written to full ghostwriting.
Why is Scribe Media so much more than Harmony Publishing?
They are different services. Scribe's published prices cover high-touch support, including coaching or ghostwriting in the higher tiers, and run from $29,000 to $135,000 in total. Our packages cover producing and distributing a book and have their prices on the packages page.
Do I need a ghostwriter?
Only if you do not want to write the book yourself. If you have a manuscript, or will write one, a production and distribution package is the part you need.
Can Harmony Publishing help with a book I have written myself?
Yes. Send us your manuscript and we handle the production steps in the package you choose, from cover and layout to ISBN, printing and distribution.