What is an item & how does pricing work?
A clear guide to how Edovo defines, counts, and prices each piece of content you upload
On Edovo, content comes in many shapes—courses, podcasts, meditations, newsletters—but everything you upload is counted as an “item.” This article breaks down exactly what qualifies as one item, how item-based pricing works, and how to plan your submissions to get the most value from your publishing tier.
Your cheat sheet for this article
An item is a single, publishable unit of content on Edovo—whether it’s a podcast episode, a 6-lesson course, or a 10-minute meditation.
Pricing is based on the number of items, not file size or lesson count.
One item = one publishing slot. No matter how big or small.
Additional hosting and maintenance fees apply annually based on your total number of items.
An item is a single content card. If it has its own title, description, and icon, it counts as 1 item—no matter what’s inside.
Understanding Edovo’s Pricing: How Publishing and Hosting Fees Work
At Edovo, we’re committed to making your content accessible to incarcerated learners across the country. To do that in a sustainable and transparent way, we have two types of fees: Content Publishing Fees and Hosting & Maintenance Fees. These fees help offset our costs and ensure that we can continue offering this educational content at no cost to the learners themselves.
1. Content Publishing Fee (One-Time)
A content review to ensure appropriateness for a correctional audience
Uploading, formatting, and tagging your content for Edovo’s system
Publishing to all eligible correctional facilities
Quality assurance to ensure your content performs well for our learners
What counts as one "item"?
Each piece of content counts as one item, whether it’s:
A standalone course (that's 1 item)
A single MP4 sermon video (that's 1 item)
An MP3 audio podcast (that's 1 item)
A PDF newsletter (that's 1 item)
Click here to see examples of what is considered 1 Item on Edovo
2. Hosting & Maintenance Fee (Annual)
The Hosting & Maintenance Fee is a recurring annual cost that covers:
Ongoing hosting and secure distribution of your content
Access to Edovo’s Basic Analytics Dashboard
Ongoing maintenance and distribution of your content
How it works:
Your Hosting & Maintenance fee is based on the total number of items you've published. If you add more content later and it pushes you into a higher tier, you’ll pay the difference at that time.
Your annual renewal is reset to the month of your latest publishing activity.
Real-Life Example: Uploading 10 Items
Let’s say you want to publish 10 items—a mix of 3 videos (MP4), 2 audio recordings (MP3), 1 PDF workbook, and 4 short courses. Here’s how pricing would break down:
Step 1: One-Time Content Publishing Fee
You are submitting 10 items total
That puts you in the 3-10 item tier
Publishing Fee: $1,250 (one-time charge)
You are submitting 10 items total
That puts you in the 3-10 item tier
Publishing Fee: $1,250 (one-time charge)
Step 2: Annual Hosting & Maintenance Fee
With 10 total items published, you fall in the 3-50 item tier
Annual Fee: $500
If you add more content later—say another 30 items a few months from now—you’ll pay
- A new publishing fee of $2,500 for 30 new items.
- The difference in the Hosting fee. Your annual renewal would then reset based on the month of that second publishing event.
With 10 total items published, you fall in the 3-50 item tier
Annual Fee: $500
Summary
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TL;DR
Each item you publish on Edovo is an opportunity to educate, inspire, and impact someone’s life. And just like at a buffet, it’s not the size of the dish that matters—it’s the care you put into what’s served.
Whether you’re uploading one video or one hundred courses, we’re here to make sure each item reaches learners safely, securely, and meaningfully.
Got questions? Ready to publish your next batch? Reach out to your Edovo Content Team at content@edovo.org, we’re here to help every step of the way.
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