Two pens for every book: yours, which knows the story, and ours, which knows how to write it.
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Two pens for every book: yours, which knows the story, and ours, which knows how to write it.
Free first consultationDualPen Books is an independent editorial studio: we write, edit and publish books, our own and our clients'.
Our collections are the proof of the craft: 40 technical manuals, a series published in 14 languages, a historical saga in ten novels, 290 editions in the catalogue, produced end to end, from text to cover, from layout to store distribution.
For our clients we do exactly the same: we take your story, your expertise or your idea and turn it into a finished book, well written, published where it matters, in the language that matters.
We are a small studio with a full crew's toolkit: writing and rewriting, historical and documentary research, interviews and transcriptions, professional double-reviewed translation in four languages, cover design, print and EPUB layout, store publishing and print on demand. All under one roof, with no handovers.
Your story, or your family's, gathered by voice and turned into a book to hand down.
You have the plot and the characters in mind but not the time or the pen: we put them on the page, in your voice.
Your expertise becomes a clear, structured, authoritative book that works for you.
The story of your company, or the book that positions you as the reference in your field.
You already have a text: we knock it into shape, from structure to single sentence.
Cover, print and EPUB layout, store upload, printing through partners. A single step or the whole journey.
Your book in Spanish, Italian, French and German; Portuguese and other European languages on request. Error-proof double-review pipeline.
A wedding, a graduation, an award, a meeting: the right words for the right moment, written for your voice.
Bibliographic research, revision, layout, cover. The writing stays yours: we give you the tools, not the shortcut.
40 technical vegan cookery manuals signed Nemo, with the Foundation Series published in 14 languages. terraveganbynemo.com
A historical saga in ten novels signed Armand Du Silence, published in three languages. aureascripta.com
We are not the only judges of our editions. Independent English-language literary critics have reviewed the English editions of the saga «A Mari Usque Ad Mare» by Armand Du Silence.
«A fascinating journey into seventeenth-century New France»
The Coffee Pot Book Club (Mary Anne Yarde), United Kingdom · 4 stars out of 5, Recommended 2026 · July 2026 · read the review
«A must-read historical fiction novel»
Anthony Avina, American book reviewer · 10/10, 5 stars out of 5 · July 2026 · read the review
«A must-read historical fiction drama»
Anthony Avina, American book reviewer · 10/10, 5 stars out of 5 · July 2026 · read the review
«An important and thoughtful novel that readers will not want to put down»
Anthony Avina, American book reviewer · 10/10, 5 stars out of 5 · July 2026 · read the review
«Filled with twists and turns and emotional depth that will keep readers on the edge of their seats»
Anthony Avina, American book reviewer · 10/10, 5 stars out of 5 · July 2026 · read the review
And there is one fact that matters to us more than any star: the translated editions are endorsed by native English-speaking critics. It is the most demanding judgement a translation can face. To us, publishing in another language is editorial work in its own right, not an automatic step.
The complete reviews, with the editions of the saga: aureascripta.com
The technical pen: professional cooking, fermentation, regulations, business. Lab rigour, table language.
The novelist's pen: family sagas, trade and oceans, three centuries of history told up close.
The studio's biographer, member of a European network of professional biographers: life stories and family memoirs, in Italy and abroad.
An editor of long standing, the pen of order: she turns scattered studies, notes and thoughts into finished books. Essays, texts of faith and thought, books that position those who sign them.
| Project | Starting from |
|---|---|
| Short story or short project | 2.500 € |
| Biography or memoir (short format) | 3.500 € |
| Biography or memoir (full format) | 6.000 € |
| Manual, essay or business book | 7.000 € |
| Novel | 9.000 € |
| Publishing package (cover, layout, EPUB, stores) | 1.500 € |
| Hourly consulting | 150 € |
Every book is different: the exact quote comes after the first consultation, free and without obligation. Translations quoted separately.
Are you a publisher or an agency? We also work for the trade: ghostwriting for your authors, editing, translation, turnkey series.
The studio behind other catalogues →The questions we hear most often, with real answers and no beating around the bush: one page for each.
The real price ranges, what is actually included and where the hidden costs are.
By yourself, with a family member or with a professional biographer: the three paths compared, honestly.
The five-step journey, from the free consultation to the finished book: contract, interviews, chapters to approve.
Your parents' or grandparents' story turned into a book: clear figures and why time matters.
From the manuscript in the drawer to the printed book, or from the stories to a book written from scratch.
Not just biographies: technical manuals, essays, novels, business books and more. The expertise is yours, the craft is ours.
Weddings, anniversaries, awards, public speaking: the right words for the right moment, written for your voice.
Real figures, what they depend on, and what to watch out for: an honest guide for those starting from scratch.
An eightieth birthday, a golden anniversary, a retirement: the story of a loved one turned into the gift that lasts.
Between Florence and Arezzo, meetings in person too: your story written by someone who knows this land.
From the manuscript in the drawer to the book in the stores: the three real roads, no stall-vendor promises.
The three roads, the real cost items and the things you should not pay anyone for.
The royalty rates, the free ISBN and the exclusivity: the choices Amazon makes you take while you upload.
The six steps in order, from editing the text to what you do after publication.
The four signs that tell them apart, and the four things to get in writing.
Method, not inspiration: the sentence that holds it up, the structure, the discipline, the revision.
The company's history or the book that positions you in your field: the business card no one can copy.
Have you already written your book? We read it from cover to cover and write a signed editorial review, published by the date you choose. From 79 €.
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The first consultation is free and without obligation.
Write us a few lines about your project: Giovanni Casali, our editorial coordinator, will reply:
the first consultation is his, and so are the choice of the right pen and the direction of your project, from quote to delivery.