Own all of your own life story
David Goggins wanted to own all of Can't Hurt Me and all of his own life story. That is how every Scribe author publishes. You own 100% of your book.
He kept his story, and he kept the royalties
David Goggins turned down a multiple six-figure traditional book deal to own his story. He published Can't Hurt Me with Scribe's Lioncrest imprint and kept the rights and the royalties.
Can't Hurt Me went on to sell more than three million copies and earn a 4.8-star average from over 105,000 Amazon ratings. Because he owned it, he made about 3.5 times the royalties a traditional deal would have paid.
That is how every Scribe author publishes. You own 100% of your book.
One author who owned his story
Every number below comes from a published success story on scribemedia.com, and each one links to the page it came from.
Every number here comes from the published Scribe success story for Can't Hurt Me, linked below.
David Goggins turned down a multiple six-figure traditional book deal to own his story, published Can't Hurt Me with Scribe's Lioncrest imprint, and made 3.5x the royalties on a book that sold 3M+ copies.
The questions people ask us next
Yes. You own 100% of your book. David Goggins turned down a multiple six-figure traditional deal to keep ownership of Can't Hurt Me, published with Scribe's Lioncrest imprint, and made about 3.5 times the royalties a traditional deal would have paid.
Nine to twelve months from first call to launch. Scribe does not describe this as fast.
When Scribe is the wrong choice
We would rather say this here than on a call.
- You want to sell copies as the business. Royalties rarely repay a professional book; the return is clients, speaking and authority. If copies are the goal, write it yourself with the free Scribe Method and publish on your own.
- You have no business, practice or platform to feed the book into, and this is personal money. Start with the free Scribe Method or the North Star tool, or bring a finished draft to Publishing at $4,833 a month for six months.
- You need the book in under nine months. Scribe runs nine to twelve months from first call to launch and does not cut that short.
The real numbers, before you talk to anyone
One price, paid monthly. Ask us what could cost more and what happens if you stop, and we will show you the agreement before you sign.
For a finished manuscript. Editing, cover and interior design, audiobook, ISBNs and copyright, worldwide distribution, and launch support.
A Scribe writer turns about twenty hours of your recorded interviews into the book in your voice. Then everything in Publishing.
A premier ghostwriter, twenty in-depth interviews, twenty hours of research, ten revision calls, up to three days in person, and a $25,000 launch budget.
Talk it through with an author strategist
Fifteen minutes, and it is a sales conversation: we tell you the price and whether you fit, and we will say so if you do not. Your strategist calls during business hours, usually the same day.