Top 17 Best Self-Publishing Companies
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In this video, I'll share the top self-publishing businesses that can help you publish and market your book effectively. Discover the "Big Five" platforms where you'll make the most money, including Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and Google Play Books. Learn about the pros and cons of each platform and how to maximize your reach. Subscribe to this channel if you want to stay updated on the latest self-publishing trends and strategies to boost your author career. The Big Five: Amazon KDP: https://kdp.amazon.com/ Apple Books: https://authors.apple.com/publish Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/writinglife Barnes & Noble: https://press.barnesandnoble.com/ Google Play Books: https://play.google.com/books/publish/ Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/ The Aggregators: Draft2Digital: https://draft2digital.com/ PublishDrive: https://publishdrive.com/ IngramSpark: https://www.ingramspark.com/ Findaway Voices: https://www.findawayvoices.com/ Companies to ASSIST with Self-Publishing: Publisher Rocket: https://nerdynovelist.com/go/publisherrocket Atticus: https://nerdynovelist.com/go/atticus ProWritingAid: https://nerdynovelist.com/go/prowritingaid Autocrit: https://nerdynovelist.com/go/autocritlifetime Miblart: https://nerdynovelist.com/go/miblart GetCovers: https://nerdynovelist.com/go/getcovers The Urban Writers: https://nerdynovelist.com/go/dibbly The Truth On Selling Books Direct: https://kindlepreneur.com/the-truth-on-selling-books-direct-insights-from-authors/ ✅ FREE RESOURCES Get a free AI course, my 40-chapter Plot Module, and my prompt library ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/free ✅ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP Join my membership and get a free fine-tuned model + 2 free books with your 14-day free trial ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/ai-storyteller ✅ MY TOP AI TOOLS Novelcrafter (best all-in-one tool for fiction) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/novelcrafter AutoCrit (best for editing) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/autocritlifetime Sudowrite (best for beginners) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/sudowrite Future Fiction Academy (for learning AI) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/futurefictionacademy Midjourney (for art) ▶ ▶ https://www.midjourney.com ElevenLabs (for audio) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/elevenlabs ✅ OTHER TOP TOOLS FOR AUTHORS Publisher Rocket (for research) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/publisherrocket Atticus (for formatting) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/atticus ProWritingAid (for proofreading) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/prowritingaid Miblart (for book covers) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/miblart Wondrium (my personal favorite resource) ▶ ▶ https://nerdynovelist.com/go/wondrium ✅ FIND ME The Website - https://nerdynovelist.com My Membership - https://storyhacker.ai #SelfPublishing #AuthorTips #bookmarketing Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:22 - The Big Five 04:00 - Shopify: Selling Direct to Readers 05:18 - The Aggregators 07:20 - PublishDrive 08:41 - IngramSpark 10:40 - Findaway Voices 12:30 - Publisher Rocket & Atticus 14:55 - ProWritingAid & Autocrit 17:24 - Miblart & Get Covers 19:20 - The Urban Writers 20:20 - Conclusion
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