Full Service
Arestia
Whether you're a thought leader with a bold message or a first-time author with an idea that won’t quit, I’ll help you bring your book to life. I’ve built a proven, collaborative process that strips away stress and guesswork so you can focus on your expertise while I shape it into a compelling, publish-ready manuscript. From real estate and finance pros to nutrition and life coaches, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and marketing or cybersecurity experts, I’ve guided authors across industries to successful self-published books, many of which became bestsellers. Don't let the blank page stop you from telling your story!
Book Launchers
Book Launchers is a professional self-publishing team, helping you write, edit, design, publish, and promote your non-fiction book. Authors keep all rights and revenue.
Bublish
Bublish offers all the services an author needs to self-publish professionally: editing, cover design, interior layout, eBook conversion, marketing, and advertising. We also have book bubbles, our award-winning DIY marketing technology that enables authors to share insight-enriched book excerpts on your favorite social channels. During our Weekend Reader Marathon, we share the latest bubbles with 800,000 readers each week. You'll be able to see where and when readers engaged as well as which retailer they visited to learn more about your book.
Fiverr
At Fiverr you can hire freelancers that will help you take your vision from concept to bestseller. Anywhere from editing your first draft to designing your book cover, you can find the person that will accompany you through your book publishing journey.
From Manuscript To Book
Kate Winter provides individualized and comprehensive services to independent authors on the exciting journey From Manuscript To Book. Whether you need copyediting, interior formatting, cover design, ebook conversion, a matching author website, or all of the above and more, Kate will make sure your book is beautiful, professional, and ready for the world - as well as offering guidance through every step of the self-publishing process.
Gatekeeper Press
Gatekeeper Press is the world’s premier self-publishing service provider. Services include editing, cover design, Paperback/Hardcover/eBook Publishing & Distribution, illustrations, plus Copyright and LCCN Registration. Authors retain 100% rights, earn 100% revenue, and have 100% control. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Limelight Publishing
Founded on the idea that publishing is not a daunting task, at Limelight Publishing, we help you get your book from an initial idea into print. With experienced professionals, we design and distribute your book exactly the way you want. Everyone has a unique story to tell and we are dedicated to the complete process; from manuscript to print, through to a unique cover design, distribution and sales management, as well as social media marketing, Limelight stops at nothing to ensure your book is exactly what you have always envisioned.
Passion Project
Through one-on-one coaching, feedback and accountability, Cat Margulis helps authors start AND finish their book, sharing everything she has learned over 25+ years as a journalist, writer, editor and content strategist to help you finish your book so you can get your story and message out into the world. As your book coach, Cat makes the process effortless and fun, so that the journey is as fulfilling as the finished product. From coaching to editing to acting as your personal self-publishing sherpa, she’ll give you the space to play and explore, while holding you to your goals and timelines. She’ll also share whatever writing tips and tools she thinks will support you in the moment, so that you don’t get overwhelmed or waste time worrying about whether you’re doing any of it right. Cat will guide you the whole way through and walk you right up to the finish line—whether that’s querying agents and publishers, or supporting you through the self-publishing process to help make your book a success.
Piper Publishing
Dedicated to simplifying the publishing process for non-fiction authors, content creators, and entrepreneurs who are ready to make an impact. Piper Publishing has developed a better hybrid model of services to ensure your book’s success. Our authors keep all the profits, all the control, and all the customer data, all with no royalties. Let us help you transform the world and become a thought leader in your industry.
Publish Your Purpose
Publish Your Purpose is a hybrid publisher of non-fiction books. Our authors are thought leaders, experts in their fields, and visionaries paving the way to social change—from food security to anti-racism. As an LGBTQ+ and women-owned B Corporation™, our mission is to elevate the voices often excluded from traditional publishing. We intentionally seek out authors and storytellers with diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and unique perspectives to publish books that will make an impact in the world.
Stck
Stck.me is a full-service publishing platform for modern creators—authors, storytellers, comic artists, and thought leaders—ready to publish, sell, and grow on their own terms. With just a few clicks, you can launch a beautifully branded site and sell digital chapters, ebooks, comics, audiobooks, and printed books through Lulu’s global print-on-demand network. Stck.me gives creators total control—they own their IP, set their prices, and connect directly with fans through built-in payments, newsletters, and powerful distribution tools.
Tell Tell Poetry
Tell Tell Poetry is a poetry resource site that turns wannabe poets into published authors by providing line edits, proofreading, book cover designs, interior layouts, and self-publishing support.
Writing Tools
Dabble
Dabble is the world’s best novel writing word processor created by fiction writers for fiction writers. Dabble offers powerful plotting tools, drag-and-drop scene organization, a distraction-free writing experience, and automatic cloud syncing (with offline support). No complex learning curve, just an easy-to-use tool that gets out of your way so you can focus on your story.
ProWritingAid
Great writing, made easier. Become the writer you always wanted to be. ProWritingAid uses Artificial Intelligence to catch more spelling and grammar errors. It enhances the strength and clarity of your writing with style and readability improvements. It also helps you build your writing technique with in-app explanations, videos and quizzes. Join over one million writers who already use ProWritingAid to self-edit like a pro.
Redbud Writing Project
Write. Workshop. Repeat. The Redbud Writing Project is a creative writing organization that offers classes in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, script-writing, and more. Redbud also offers manuscript consultations and coaching, either in-person or online, for writers at any stage of their process.
Written Academy
Supercharge your writing! Written Academy is a productivity coach for writers determined to finish. Feel more positive, keep focused and meet all your deadlines with our science-backed online coaching programs and courses.
Editing & Formatting
Ebook Launch
Looking to have your book professionally edited before you self-publish? Ebook Launch has a team of experienced and affordable editors to help. Ebook Launch also offers formatting services for epub, digest and trade print formatting. Our services for editing and formatting are simple, fast, and affordable. Get a free quote today.
Editing by Kate
Kate Brown offers professional editing and proofreading services to authors ready to refine their manuscript (or idea!) and share it with the world. Whether your project is almost complete or still coming together, Kate provides support at every stage. Services include diligent, careful proofreading, line-by-line copyediting, and comprehensive structural editing.
Every project is as unique as its author, and Editing by Kate is committing to delivering personalized, highly communicative support to help bring your book to life.
Editorial Freelancers Association
The Editorial Freelancers Association is a national organization of more than 2,600 freelance editorial specialists who can help you take your manuscript to the next level. We help writers understand the editorial process and connect them to editors through our free Member Directory and Job List.
Melissa Rose Design
Melissa Rose Design is a professional graphic design studio specializing in branding, website, and marketing design for food bloggers & creators. After starting her career designing food magazines at Better Homes & Gardens, Melissa loves infusing her professional experience into designing custom, engaging recipe cookbooks & eBooks for content creators. As a food blogger herself, she understands the intricacies of recipe development & publishing and can help you create the magazine-worthy cookbook of your dreams!
Read Ink Edits
Custom. Personal. Dedicated. Whatever your editing needs are, whatever your budget is, in Read Ink Edits, you'll find the editor you and your manuscript deserve. Writing is hard, trusting your editor shouldn't be.
Technica
Technica Editorial is passionate about creating a positive experience for all authors. Our thoughtful and experienced editors are individually assigned to meet your needs, and offer a full range of editorial publishing services — from copyediting, page layout and design, formatting, proofreading, to print and online deliverables. We’re here to help!
Tell Tell Poetry
Tell Tell Poetry is a poetry resource site that turns wannabe poets into published authors by providing line edits, proofreading, book cover designs, interior layouts, and self-publishing support.
Twig
Twig's virtual dev edit gives authors actionable feedback on their manuscripts in 30 minutes or less at 1/10 of the cost of traditional editors. Created by the team at Dabble and bestselling author and coach Joe Bunting, Twig's dev editor gives specific, professional-level feedback on the content of your manuscript if publish-ready faster and for less money.
Write One Publications
Looking for professional developmental editing services to help refine your manuscript before self-publishing? Stefanie Newell-Ross, an experienced and reliable editor, offers comprehensive developmental editing services to authors looking to elevate their work. Her editing services help authors refine their ideas, clarify their message, and improve the overall structure and flow of their manuscript. She prides herself on providing fast and affordable editing services, with a focus on quality and customer satisfaction. Contact her today for a free quote and take the first step towards publishing success!
Cover Design
Ashton M. Smith Designs
Ashton M. Smith is a freelance graphic designer specializing in book covers for self-published authors. She began her career in bookselling and advertising design, developing a sharp eye for what makes a book impossible to pass up on a shelf or a screen. Driven by a belief that indie authors deserve covers as compelling as their traditionally published counterparts, Ashton is a go-to designer for authors looking to build a brand as bold as their stories.
Ebook Launch
Since 2011, Ebook Launch has been designing beautiful book covers for independent authors and publishers. Let us use this experience to design your best-selling cover design to publish on Lulu.
Fiverr
At Fiverr you can hire freelancers that will help you take your vision from concept to bestseller. Anywhere from editing your first draft to designing your book cover, you can find the person that will accompany you through your book publishing journey.
GetCovers
GetCovers - book cover design services that don't break the bank. Our mission is to help all authors get published regardless of the budget. That's why our price packages range from $5 to $25.
MiblArt
MiblArt is a book cover design company for self-published authors. We believe that book cover design is one of the most important marketing tools and help authors get the best out of it.
Zoe Norvell
Zoe Norvell is a book cover and interior designer, and the founder of two beloved industry resources, INeedABookCover.com and INeedABookInterior.com. She began her career in 2011 as a cover designer at Simon & Schuster before joining Penguin and later launching her own studio in 2015.
Over the span of her career, she has designed more than 1,000 book covers and continues to collaborate with Big Five publishers today. Known for her distinctive typographic approach, Zoe is regarded as one of the industry’s go-to designers for memoirs and big-idea nonfiction.
Audio Books
Content Monsta
Record your audiobook from the comfort of your home with Content Monsta’s unique remote production service. We provide producers to guide you through recording the narration yourself or even create voice clones to complete your book in your voice and style. Our service includes coaching, expert narration, high-quality production, and distribution to platforms like Audible and iTunes. From script consultation to final edits, we handle every detail, ensuring a seamless, polished result. Whether you’re an author, publisher, or business professional, our process broadens your reach and impact. Let’s bring your book to life, wherever you are.
Pro Audio Voices
The audiobook experts at Pro Audio Voices start with your goal then customize each project with the support you need to bring your vision to life with excellence. We offer production options: - full cast with music and/or sound effects - children’s books with music and/or sound effects - single narrator - narrating your own audiobook - narration in other languages Then we help leverage it through a range of marketing options to reach your goals. Our team helps you get from where you are to where you want to go.
Voices by INaudio
At Voices by INaudio we have a whole team in place to help you create professional audiobooks. Let us connect you with the perfect narrator, manage your production from end-to-end, and prepare your digital audio files so they meet the technical specifications of every audiobook seller in the world.
Book Blurbs
Tell Tell Poetry
Tell Tell Poetry is a poetry resource site that turns wannabe poets into published authors by providing line edits, proofreading, book cover designs, interior layouts, and self-publishing support.
Marketing
Books.by
Books.by lets authors create their own print-on-demand bookstore, and sell their books directly to readers. Enjoy benefits like instant sales notifications, daily royalty payouts, and up to 5x higher royalties by selling books directly to your audience.
DropCap
DropCap Marketplace is a modern rights licensing platform that helps authors connect with international publishers interested in licensing foreign rights. Authors can list their books to be discovered by over 2,700 vetted rights buyers and gain exposure through targeted outreach and book fair placements. Listings remain available for discovery year-round, so opportunities can emerge at any time. DropCap takes a tech-driven approach to help authors reach more readers worldwide through translation rights licensing.
Duett
Run by marketing pro Allea Grummert, Duett is a team of email strategists and copywriters dedicated to helping you share your message with your audience through automated email sequences and launch campaigns. They work with online content creators who have an established audience and are looking to build their business, grow their community, drive sales to a service or product, and stay top of mind with their biggest fans (their email list!).
Storywise
Storywise is a platform where authors get discovered by publishers and agents looking for specific stories, characters, tropes and writing styles. Authors create free book listings that include a book cover, a pitch, metadata and more using our AI tools. When their listings match the wishlists of publishers and agents, they are notified and can easily reach out to the author requesting the manuscript via our platform. Storywise also provides high level critiques, comparative titles, and a full hands-on AI assisted developmental editing tool to help authors put the best version of their books out there.
Written Word Media
Your book marketing hub – Written Word Media makes effective book marketing easy for authors. Send your book to targeted lists of readers with email promos on five brands: Freebooksy, Bargain Booksy, Red Feather Romance, NewInBooks & Audio Thicket, and easily run full-service Amazon & Facebook ads with Reader Reach Ads. Written Word Media has helped over 37,000 authors find their fans, and is proud to be a cornerstone of book marketing for authors everywhere. Already a Written Word Media customer? Save 10% on your promos and grab your ideal promo dates before anyone else by becoming a Premium Member.
Reviews
Booklife
BookLife is a website from Publishers Weekly dedicated to indie authors. The site provides a free and easy way to submit self-published books to Publishers Weekly for review, and offers editorial content—success stories, interviews, author profiles, how-to pieces, news, and features—geared toward helping indie authors achieve their goals. Whether an author is focused on writing and editing, art and design, or marketing and distribution, BookLife has valuable resources that can help along the way.
Chanticleer
Chanticleer offers editorial book reviews for book launches and book promotion for print, audio, and e-pubs. Our prestigious Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) recognize today's best books with 16 fiction divisions and 6 non-fiction divisions. We also host an annual authors conference that focuses on the business and marketing side of book publishing along with advance writing craft. The CIBA banquet and ceremony takes place on the Saturday evening of the conference.
Foreword Reviews
Foreword Reviews is dedicated to the “art” of book reviewing. With a review team of talented writers who are experts in their fields, our book-industry journal is designed for a discerning readership—in recognition of the fact that quality paper, generous use of white space, and creative design encourages a time investment by readers.
Community
Fictionary School for Writers & Editors
Imagine a writing school that lifts you up, sharpens your story knowledge, and fuels your writing success. That’s Fictionary. Join and write your best novel in 6 months.
Learn in live online classes.
Connect with writers & editors in our kind & supportive community.
Choose from 3 school membership programs offering 9 unique courses.
Independent Book Publishers Association
The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is a professional trade association for independent and author publishers. Our mission is to lead and serve the independent publishing community through advocacy, education, and tools for success. Our vision is a world where every independent publisher has the access, knowledge, and tools needed to professionally engage in all aspects of an inclusive publishing industry.
Nonfiction Authors Association
The Nonfiction Authors Association is a vibrant and content-rich community for writers to connect, exchange ideas, and learn about writing, publishing, promoting and profiting with nonfiction books. NFAA hosts twice-yearly Nonfiction Writers Conference events conducted entirely online, a year-round Nonfiction Book Awards program, and more. With a mission to help authors make a difference in the world, NFAA is the leading resource for nonfiction writers who want to learn how to navigate the publishing industry and sell more books.
The Write Practice
The Write Practice is an online writing community that turns aspiring writers into published authors through deliberate practice and action-based cohorts. Founded by bestselling author Joe Bunting, the community offers programs like 100 Day Book (where writers finish complete drafts in 100 days with coaching, accountability, and peer feedback) and intensive challenges like the 8-week Short Story Publishing Challenge. With daily lessons, weekly deadlines, professional mentorship, and a supportive community of fellow writers, The Write Practice has helped thousands of writers move from dreaming about writing to actually finishing and publishing their books.
The Writers' Hour
Struggling to find the time or motivation to write? Join London Writers' Salon for their FREE daily Writers' Hour writing sessions, held four times each Monday-Friday.
Educational Resources
Electric Speed
Electric Speed is a free email newsletter with all-original content by Jane Friedman, focusing on digital tools and helpful resources for writers. It arrives every other Saturday morning. Every once in a while, she sends extra updates about new educational offerings.
Online Bookstores
Books.by
Books.by lets authors create their own print-on-demand bookstore, and sell their books directly to readers. Enjoy benefits like instant sales notifications, daily royalty payouts, and up to 5x higher royalties by selling books directly to your audience.
Direct2Author
Join our marketplace for self-published books today. Direct2Author.com is a subscription-based online bookstore designed to showcase books in all genres written by new, self-published, and hybrid published authors. Direct2Author introduces avid readers to a niche market of artists with a genuine love of writing. It is our way of separating great new and independent literary work from the busy, over-saturated book market and giving it a ‘home’ specifically designed to help authors connect with book lovers everywhere.