Publishing
Self-Publishing Services
Everything a self-published book needs to look and read like it came from a publishing house: editing, cover design, formatting, ISBN registration, and distribution, without giving up any control.
Publishing
Everything a self-published book needs to look and read like it came from a publishing house: editing, cover design, formatting, ISBN registration, and distribution, without giving up any control.
Self-publishing puts every decision in your hands, but that only works well when the pieces behind the book are handled properly. We take on the editing, design, and technical formatting work so the finished book meets the same standard as a traditionally published title, while you stay in control of pricing, timeline, and rights.
You can bring in as much or as little support as your project needs — a single service like cover design or formatting, or the full path from manuscript to a book live on every major retailer.
À La Carte or Full Path
Use one service on its own or combine editing, design, formatting, and distribution into a full project.
Professional Cover Design
Genre-appropriate cover design built to compete on a retail thumbnail, not just look good full-size.
Print and eBook Formatting
Clean interior formatting for both print and digital editions from a single manuscript file.
Multi-Retailer Distribution
Distribution setup across Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, and more.
Often paired with Self-Publishing Services.
Publishing and distribution specifically through Amazon's Kindle and print-on-demand platforms.
Interior formatting for print and eBook editions, on its own or as part of a full project.
A more publisher-led alternative for authors who want more of the process managed for them.
Common questions about self-publishing services.
Yes. Cover design, formatting, ISBN registration, and distribution setup are each available on their own, so you can bring in exactly the support your project is missing.
Distribution can cover Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, and other major retail and library platforms, depending on which distribution service fits your project.
Yes. Self-publishing means you retain full rights to your book and set your own pricing and timeline — we handle the editorial, design, and technical work behind it.
From the Pen & Laurel blog.
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Tell us which parts of self-publishing you need help with and we'll put together a scope that fits your book.