Here is a selection of tools and resources for authors and publishers to make life that little bit easier and the mundane a little bit briefer.
Your Toolkit is a full compliment of Author and Publisher Services and links and shortcuts mentioned in our Launch Map Video.
Author’s Guide to Self Publishing
The definitive insider’s guide to Self Publishing
Free Consultation for Authors
Chat with Authors, Editors and a variety of specialists about what you want from your writing journey
Ghostwriting Professionals
Too busy? Don’t like how you write. Get a professional author to write it
Editing Professionals
A full Developmental Edit and Proofread
Libre Office
https://www.libreoffice.org/
A great author-friendly tool for your word processor and grammar and spell-checker
Grammarly
https://www.grammarly.com/
Grammar and spell-checker tool
Proofreading Professionals
From both the editor and the readers perspective
Book Funding Professionals
Get funded, sponsored or paid to write
Book Design Professionals
https://www.gimp.org/
For me, as good as Photoshop and FREE
Book Production Professionals
Book creation and integration with major platforms
Smartmockups
Turn your cover design into 3d books, PDAs, phones. even trucks and pizza boxes
Merge PDF Files Online
Always useful for printed book generation
https://vellum.pub/
Leading book creation tool
Book Rights Professionals
Get protected against plagiarism and other claims
US Copyright Office
$55 will get you protected
Worldwide Book Reviews Professionals
Get the machine cranked up and keep it going
Book Publishing Professionals
All the way from your manuscript to global retail
Ingram Spark
Book (and Hardback) production and distribution
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)
https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/
The hub of it all. Where you load and control your books
KDP Rocket
https://publisherrocket.com/
Category and keyword tool
Book Publicity Professionals
Get your book out to the news media
Book Promotion Professionals
Get your book seen, read and talked about
Social Media Professionals
Get your book trending
Get your manuscript out to 100s of Agents with the files and format they expect
Promo Video Professionals
From a quick abstract to full interview shorts
Audiobook and Voiceover Professionals
Choose your voice
Translators
From English to Spanish, Chinese, French and more
Author Website Specialists
Establish your Author Presence
Search Engine Optimisation
Get your Author Presence ranking
Screenplay Adaptation Professionals
Turn your book into an industry-standard movie screenplay
Film Makers
Have your movie made
Film Producers
Pitch your screenplay
Original Music
Have original music made for presentations, promo videos, radio shows or movies
Brought to you by AuthorLab from Offworld.
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