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How to Publish a Book For Free: The 7 Best Sites

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If you’ve written the last word of your book or are just about to be done, you might be wondering how to get your book out into the world… without breaking the bank. While going the traditional publishing route is definitely an option to consider ( see here ), self-publishing is enabling authors worldwide to publish their books for free, all while retaining higher creative control and royalties ( see here for more information).

In this post, we’ll take a look at 7 self-publishing services that won’t cost you a single cent.

Formatting Your Book for Free

1. amazon kindle direct publishing (kdp), 2. kobo writing life, 3. apple books, 4. barnes & noble (b&n) press, 5. ingramspark, 6. streetlib, 7. draft2digital (d2d).

Before we take a deep dive into each company, let's briefly cover how to professionally format your book for publication.

Several online tools can do this at no cost. One such tool is Reedsy Studio . With this free manuscript editing software, you can quickly copy and paste your manuscript into a clean interface, choose among several free book templates , and export your work as a PDF or EPUB file.

In minutes, you’ll have your book typeset and be ready to distribute it to retailers and print-on-demand services.

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7 Free Self-Publishing Services

Whether you’re new to self-publishing or a seasoned indie author, you’re likely familiar with Amazon’s self-publishing platform, KDP — distinct from Amazon Publishing , their traditional publishing arm. Amazon, which started out as a bookselling platform back in 1995, now sells over 485 million ebooks through the Kindle Store every year, a large part of which is made up of KDP self-published titles.

Writers can upload their ebooks to KDP at no cost, and millions of readers from around the world can purchase them, whether via Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, or any of the 11 other Amazon stores .

What sets KDP apart from other self-publishing services is KDP Select , which is Amazon’s exclusivity program. If you enroll in it, you must agree to sell your ebook on Amazon only throughout a 90-day period, after which you can either renew your 90-day commitment or choose to opt out.

By giving Amazon exclusive rights to sell your ebook through the Kindle Store, you’ll be given:

• Enrollment in Kindle Unlimited (KU), a subscription service that lets Amazon customers read as many ebooks as they want for a monthly fee. For every page of your ebook they read, you earn a certain rate established by Amazon (known as the KENP Rate ).
• Access to limited-time Kindle Countdown Deals and free book promotions.

If you’ve decided that Amazon KDP is for you, check out our detailed post on how to publish a book on Amazon in 6 simple steps.

Canadian company Rakuten Kobo (simply referred to as Kobo) launched its self-publishing platform, Kobo Writing Life , in 2012, and is now one of Amazon’s major competitors. For over a decade, millions of people worldwide have discovered their new favorite read thanks to its international reach (over 190 countries!).

If you self-publish your book using Kobo Writing Life, you’ll be given access to detailed sales analytics and an exclusive promotion tool that lets you submit titles directly to Kobo merchandisers for promotional opportunities. Compared to lots of its competitors, Kobo Writing Life notably has a more user-friendly platform, so that’s also something to keep in mind if you’re new to self-publishing.

If you’re a longtime Apple consumer, you’re probably familiar with its iconic orange Apple Books logo. The California-based company founded its self-publishing arm in 2010 and has made the sign-up process fairly simple — all you’ll need to do is create an iTunes Connect account, if you don’t already have one.

Unlike many of its competitors, Apple Books has a unique royalty payment scheme — it’ll give you 70% of every copy sold, regardless of price point. Apple states that there are no exclusivity requirements or hidden fees, and authors can expect to receive payments within 45 days following the end of every month.

Read our post on how to publish and sell on Apple Books for a detailed guide and marketing tips!

If you’ve always dreamed of writing something that your readers can order from a popular brick-and-mortar bookstore, consider B&N Press. If you publish with it directly, your family, friends, and fans can approach booksellers at any B&N store and order a printed copy of your book. In addition to this, you can reach millions of readers around the world — all they have to do is find your ebook on B&N’s website or via their NOOK devices.

B&N Press also offers exclusive marketing programs that’ll help more potential readers become aware of your book, including online promotions, featured collections, and genre and deals newsletters.

If you want to reach as many retailers, libraries, schools, e-commerce companies, and independent bookstores as possible, consider IngramSpark, an online book aggregator . In a nutshell, these aggregators will publish and distribute your book to online retailers around the world for you, consolidate your sales, and create detailed sales reports that can all be found in one place — all you need to give in return is a portion of your royalties. 

IngramSpark is notably owned by the world’s largest book wholesale distributor, Ingram, which distributes ebooks and print books to more than 40,000 outlets. In addition to the global book distribution it offers, IngramSpark also has several free publishing tools and resources, including its print and ship calculator, cover template generator, and book-building tool.

For more details, check out our IngramSpark review .

StreetLib, a book aggregator originally founded in Italy in 2006, now has author and publisher portals available in over 21 countries across 6 continents. Its website, which is available in English, Italian, Spanish, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil, lets you publish and distribute ebooks and audiobooks to subscription services and worldwide retailers — ideal for anyone interested in reaching an international audience!

D2D is another book aggregator with a large reach, and it’s the one we recommend at Reedsy. Like IngramSpark, StreetLib, and other competitors, D2D pushes an author’s book to multiple retailers. but what makes it stand out is its streamlined website design and user-friendly interface.

It centralizes all the information about your book, such as its sales performance, into a single report, and also offers some interesting features, including its Universal Book Links and Automated End-Matter tool. Universal Book Links simplify self-publishing authors’ lives by combining various retailer links into just one link to a book’s sales page, while the Automated End-Matter tool automatically adds an author’s newly published book to the “Also by this author” section of any other book they’ve distributed via D2D.

If you’re interested in trying out D2D, make sure you check out our review on it first!

And there you have it: 7 self-publishing services you can use that won’t drain your bank account. If you want to learn more about how much money you could potentially make from self-publishing, check out our detailed post on what authors can expect to earn from their books, as well as our 8 tips for making money by writing books post

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17 Best Free Self-Publishing Companies For New Authors

If you are a new author, you have plenty of choices of free self-publishing companies to publish your book. Some popular options include Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Draft2Digital , and Apple Books.

You can also find a lot of free book publishing software . These tools make it easy to write, edit, format, create a book cover, and publish an ebook today and make it available to the world.

Another great option is to publish a paperback version of your book using print-on-demand services to make it available for readers on retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

With so many free resources and tools available, there’s nothing to stop you from publishing your new book today. And yes, you can do it for free.

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17 Free self-publishing companies you can choose

Self-publishing is not only Amazon today.

There are so many more self-publishing services and choices for new authors.

However, you need to be aware that there are not many truly free book publishing companies.

There are many vanity press publishers that charge a lot of money to publish your book.

You need to beware of offers that seem too good to be true.

On top of that, there are also self-publishing services that charge a fee to help you publish your book.

These can sometimes become very expensive, especially if you have to pay a monthly subscription.

For new authors, the best advice is to use reliable and reputable free publishing companies that offer self-publishing with no strings attached.

In my list below, you will find the best choices for publishing ebooks as well as print-on-demand paperback books.

You can then choose the right option for you and your new book.

The best choices for ebooks

If you want to know how to publish a book for free, the following companies offer free self-publishing for ebooks.

It is the easiest way for new authors to publish their first book.

There is no cost to publish your ebook with these services, and you will be paid royalties for every copy you sell.

The best self-publishing companies also offer you a lot of assistance with publishing guides and how-to help pages.

If you have reasonable computer skills, it’s very easy to self-publish your first ebook.

Let’s look at the choices you have.

1. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)

Without a doubt, Amazon KDP is the first choice for most new authors.

KDP offers totally free self-publishing for ebooks, and it is very easy to use.

You only need to upload your manuscript file in Word docx and your ebook cover.

When your ebook goes on sale, you will earn 70% royalties for ebooks priced over $2.99.

But for books under that price, you will only earn 35%.

Because Amazon has the largest market share for book sales, it will almost always be your first choice.

2. Apple Books

Coming in at number two is Apple Books .

It used to be called iBooks, but the name change has made no difference.

Apple still ranks second for ebook market share.

Again, it’s easy to publish your ebook. If you are a Mac user, you can upload directly from Apple Pages .

Apple offers a few advantages over Amazon KDP.

Firstly, you will earn 70% royalties on all your ebooks regardless of the price.

You can also offer your ebook for free. This is not possible on Amazon.

Another benefit is for ebooks with lots of images. Unlike KDP, Apple does not charge a file download delivery fee .

3. Barnes & Noble Press

Barnes & Noble Press is the new name for Nook Press.

It offers similar free ebook publishing conditions to Apple. You will earn 70% on your ebook sales.

If you used Nook Press in the past, you will notice a lot of improvements in the new platform.

It’s now much easier to use.

4. Kobo Writing Life

You have probably heard of Kobo Books. It is a popular ebook retailer, especially in markets outside the US and UK.

The big advantage of publishing with Kobo is that it says it distributes its ebook catalog to online retailers in 190 countries.

Kobo Writing Life is the self-publishing arm of Kobo Books.

It is free to self-publish your ebook, and the conditions are very similar to Apple and Barnes & Noble.

However, like Amazon, you will get reduced royalties for ebooks priced under $2.99.

5. Google Play Books

Google Play Books has upped its game over the last few years.

With a new, cleaner, and simpler-to-navigate interface, self-publishing an ebook is far easier than it was a few years ago.

Another change is that Google Play now pays a 70% royalty, regardless of the listed price.

With Google’s reach and the popularity of Android devices, it’s a book market worth investigating.

If there is one drawback, you need to upload your ebook, including the cover, in epub format. You can’t use a Word doc or docx file.

The best way to do this is to convert your ebook manuscript to epub using the Calibre ebook tool.

However, there is the option to use pdf, but it’s not the most reliable format for an ebook conversion.

Take a look at the Google Play Store and see if it’s a possibility for you and your books.

6. StreetLib

StreetLib uses a slightly different pricing model.

You can self-publish your ebook for free, but StreetLib will charge 10% of the cover price for each sale.

But you will need to do your calculations to see if this is viable for you.

It might sound Asian, but Xinxii is a German self-publishing service.

Its royalty tiers are 70% for ebooks over $2.95 and 40% for lower prices.

One big advantage for some authors is that you don’t need a tax ID number to get paid .

You can also publish under various pen names and in different languages.

8. PublishDrive

I have to mention PublishDrive, even though it offers mostly paid publishing packages.

But it does offer a free service called Abacus . With it, you can publish your first ebook for free.

Any additional titles will cost you $2.99 per month.

Ebook aggregators

If you want to avoid all the hassles of publishing on different retailer platforms, an ebook aggregator is the best solution.

You only need to publish once, and you can make your ebook available on many ebook retailers and libraries.

Generally, you will receive a slightly lower royalty rate of around 60% for the convenience of one-stop publishing.

9. Draft2Digital

If you want an easy way to self-publish your ebook, Draft2Digital will be for you.

You can read my full review to find out why. You can distribute your ebook to a long list of online ebook retailers.

One feature I love is that you can use templates to style your ebooks beautifully.

10. Smashwords

As one of the pioneers of ebooks, Smashwords is a favorite of many self-publishing authors.

One advantage is that it has its own online bookstore that is popular with many readers.

But with its premium catalog, you can distribute your ebook to a long list of ebook retailers and libraries.

Free social self-publishing

Social publishing is an option for new authors who want a simple way to self-publish.

If you want to find readers for your stories, it’s a faster route to take than setting up accounts with self-publishing services or aggregators.

It’s not for all authors. But if you want a quick, easy, and free way to publish your book online, it could be for you.

11. Wattpad

Wattpad is a popular social publishing platform with a membership of around 90 million readers and writers.

That certainly is a lot of people. For new authors, it’s an alternative way to self-publish your writing.

Wattpad offers a lot of options to find readers, so you are sure to find one or two that might suit your aspirations.

You can publish any genre of stories, such as an essay, romance, teen fiction, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, or literary fiction.

Wattpad also partners with major publishers and studios. You never know; you might get lucky.

With so many readers, it’s not a bad choice to start self-publishing your stories.

Free paperback self-publishing

I must start by saying there will be some costs because a paperback book is a physical product.

With the following self-publishing companies, it’s free to publish, but you will have to pay for physical author and proof copies .

You can refer to the FAQs for each service to find the cost of producing and shipping copies.

But you will have to pay or be charged the production costs each time you sell a book.

12. Amazon KDP

For many years, Createspace was the service to use for free paperback self-publishing.

However, Amazon closed it down and now offers print-on-demand paperback self-publishing from its KDP platform.

But the significant advantage is that if you want to avoid any costs, you can view an online proof of your book.

You can then approve it for sale without incurring costs for physical proof copies.

You can create both paperback and hardcover versions of your book with Blurb .

Once your book is ready, you can make it available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

While it’s free to create your book, you will have to pay for the copies you want to sell.

14. IngramSpark

Ingram is one of the biggest book distributors in the world.

IngramSpark is part of this group, so it makes sense to consider using it to self-publish your book.

There are lots of choices for book sizes, quality, and styles.

15. BookBaby

BookBaby has been around for a long while.

Whatever type of book you want to publish, it’s a great service.

You can publish children’s books, cookbooks, fiction, and nonfiction.

Lulu is one of the original print-on-demand services.

It offers similar services to Bookbaby, but you might want to compare.

17. Barnes & Noble Press

Following the change from Nook Press, Barnes & Noble Press now offer print-on-demand self-publishing .

If you have a US readership, it might be a good choice.

If you only want to publish an ebook, you have plenty of choices of free publishing companies offering self-publishing at no charge.

For paperbacks and hardcover books , you can certainly publish for free. But you will always have production and shipping costs per copy.

With so many free book publishing companies to choose from, you are sure to find a solution that works for you.

But for most new authors, you will undoubtedly choose Amazon KDP to publish your ebook because it offers totally free book publishing.

You can make it available on the Kindle Store and perhaps on Kindle Unlimited by enrolling in KDP Select.

If you would like your ebook to be available on other retailers such as Apple Books, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble, it’s easier to use an aggregator.

Amazon is probably the best free option for paperback books if you choose to accept an online proof of your book before publishing.

But if you want to go wider and have your book available in as many stores as possible, IngramSpark is the best solution.

One final word of advice for new authors.

Be very careful if you receive an unsolicited offer from a publisher you don’t know.

There are a lot of publishing scams and sharks out there today.

You have no shortage of reliable choices for free self-publishing from the publishers I have listed above.

Related reading: There Are Book Publishers To Avoid And Nasty New Author Scams

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49 thoughts on “17 best free self-publishing companies for new authors”.

Many years ago, I self-published a book in India and received positive feedback. I’m considering publishing my next four books on Apple Books, Shabd.in , or Amazon (KDP). I appreciate the above guidance.

You could consider Draft2Digital. Then, you can publish on both Amazon and Apple.

I wrote three novellas which I had printed and bound as one Trilogy, and I pay occasionally for one or two more copies as needed. Those who have read it say it could well be published, but they also confirm how immensely difficult that is to organise, not to mention, eventually expensive. I am a technophobe who could only produce to a publisher an already printed and bound copy, rather than giving it on email or via other technology. Also, I have zero finances beyond what I occasionally spend when ordering another one or two copies. In today’s setting when thousands upon thousands of new books are constantly being published or processed, it seems one must surmount a mountain to get one’s book into the shop outlets. People say I should, but I will not even try – it’s too daunting and financially impossible.

I just paroled from prison after over 15 years for a bad decision and since 2014 I have worked with at risk youth and I have several children’s books I would love to get published but I’m also in limbo. Have any advice for me? I have a novel and an at risk youth pamphlet of sorts for juvenile halls and your authorities.

You can find plenty of publishing advice in our articles, Daniel.

But the three most important points are that you carefully edit and proofread your manuscripts, get professional book covers, and be prepared to invest time in promoting your books.

Dear Derek Haines, i have a question, i have released a dozen coloring pages on amazon kdp with their free iSBN number. After about a year, Amazon deleted my account assuming I had a secondary account that I didn’t have. And now my question: Can I publish the same books as a second edition, or an enhanced / revised edition with my own ISBN using another aggregator, eg Draft2Digital, and will this be legal? Lucas

I can’t give legal advice, Lucas.

Perhaps you could contact Draft2Digital for help with this.

Your article recommends Ingram Spark but there are some huge negatives attached to the company. I quote an author called mike: ‘ Book returns are a huge problem for small authors, and in my opinion, returns are the dirty little secret known only by IngramSpark and their largest accounts. I have perhaps a dozen books published through IngramSpark, which accounts for about 10% of my sales. Initially, since I was chasing distribution within a large national bookseller chain, I checked the box that allowed that bookseller chain and other book stores to return my books, since it only seemed fair at the time. However, what I then learned over the course of two Christmas seasons is that book sellers large and small, knowing they can return the books, will order in heavily during the holidays so as to give customers an “impressive” selection of books in their stores, but then dump ALL of those books back to the author through IngramSpark’s return process at the end of the year. As a result, the booksellers generate revenue by ordering and displaying more books than they need during the holiday season, and then they, as well as IngramSpark, generate EVEN MORE revenue when they return the over-ordered books at a cost of $4.00 each to the author. In this scenario, you as the author are taking on the risk of your business, AS WELL AS that of a large national bookseller. In my case, for two Januarys in a row, a handful of boxes would suddenly show up on my doorstep with 300 books in them, and then IngramSpark would ding my credit card for $1,200 for the returns PLUS the royalties I had made on the initial sale of the books. That’s not the worst part however. The unethical slap in the face is that the booksellers would then turn around and reorder the same books within the next month or so. Meanwhile, I’m out $1,200 plus my royalties, I now have 300 books that have been manhandled at retail and in distribution, and IngramSpark’s attitude…while holding my money… is one of complete indifference. I no longer publish new titles via IngramSpark because of this, and I unchecked the “Returns Allowed” box on my existing titles on their site, so my “sales” are down considerably, but at least I’m no longer a victim of this unethical behavior. The good news is that the booksellers recognized that my books do sell, so they now overlook that they aren’t returnable. Either that, or I’m only receiving bookseller orders now from those who have a conscience. I want to like IngramSpark, but they make it nearly impossible to do so.’

I have a children’s book that I wrote. It is already illustrated and edited. i need advice for Ingram spark. how better is a book with hardcover?

Mr. Haines..I am a comedy writer and have put together 305 animal pictures plus memes directly on the pictures, I have completed the book and tried sending it to Amazon Direct Publishing. They have rejected it five times in five days. They must be freaked out about so many images to begin with…I got all of my images from Pixabay which is a no attribution site. I saved them in my one drive but first put captions directly on the pictures from a site called IMGFlip. They all turned out great even though the pixel sizes are not all the same for all 305 animal pictures. Companies don’t want to deal with formatting for an ebok at all. I’ve gotten all kinds of excuses. I am really stuck here and in limbo. Honestly I don’t know where to turn. The story is longer but this is all for now.

Trying to publish a book full of free stock images is a recipe for disaster, Kerry. 305 images!! No wonder you’ve had problems. Even if you’ve added captions, they are still stock images that Amazon KDP can recognize very easily. You can’t expect to succeed by publishing freely available content like this.

Dear Kerry, I have just completed a book about one of the Pope’s top ten exorcist priests. He passed away in the meantime because it took me over five years to transcribe hundreds of digital recordings, put the book together, research certain experiences about exorcism and edit. One problem I encountered was I needed seven images of Satanic symbols and demons to make the book a bit more lively, so to speak. What I chose were black and white images so that the book would be in black and white, not in colour as colour printing costs a fortune.

I tried buying extended licenses for these images because it’s the only way you will not get in trouble, but some were asking for a lot of money only for the licence. My choices now aren’t many because other image sellers do not even have the same definition for an extended licence, so you might get into trouble on copyright anyway by buying the licence. Some of these sellers care only about making money and do not give a hoot about the author and what happens when the authors of the image or images sue him for copyright infringements.

So, I will either have to hire a designer to make the images himself and pay him or allow the publisher to do that for me himself. Trust me, don’t even think of publishing a pictorial book using 300 images because you will regret having published it. Although most publishers will refuse to do so as soon as they realize the images are stock and they risk a lot of problems if they publish.And no acknowledging the author or a website is not enough!

I have a children’s book that I wrote. It is already illustrated and edited. When I chatted with Amazon publishing, they want $545 plus 30%. How is that free?

All self-publishing services have add-on paid services.

If you do the preparation work yourself, it’s always free.

However, if you ask to have the work done for you, you can’t expect that service for free.

It’s free self-publishing, not free editing, free formatting, or free file preparation.

Jean, it’s not and never will be. Today, we live in a materialistic world. Not even a Traditional publisher will publish your book for free. I had found a traditional publisher but to start off with they did not pay me an upfront payment which should have been between Stg 30,000 or 40,000. Second, a clause in the contract told me clearly that I would not see a cent of my royalties until these paid off the production costs!! Most if not all Traditional Publishers today, unless you are a VIP, will do the same. That is why I believe that self-publishing is safer. The traditional publisher allowed the six-month expiry date on the contract to expire and then wanted me to decimate the book by 40%! A self-publishing service will at least charge you a fee and there are some that will let you pay by installments and you are in control from beginning to end. Not cutting out paragraphs unless you accept it. I am not saying you should not allow professional editors to point out where you went wrong, because after all you want a professional book finish but these guys let the contract expire, thinking I was going to let them do what they will with the book. I didn’t and withdrew it!

Can you recommend some author’s publishing assist services companies that are reputable and trustworthy?. There companies using offer editing, formatting help and help with publishing. I guess Book Baby is one of the best know. But I have found some unsavory characters in this business. Thank you .

Yes, you need to be careful, Nikki.

Book Baby has a good reputation.

But you might also check ALLi for vetted and recommended providers: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/best-self-publishing-services/

I want to get my husband’s book printed to give copies to family and friends. It was never published and he has passed.

Can I do this easily through Amazon and inexpensively?

Yes, you can use Amazon to publish a paperback version. But I would also suggest Blurb if you only want to produce a handful of copies.

I published my first children’s book with a publishing company but it was a little pricey so I’m really thinking about self publishing but the one I already published is part of a series I have 3 more books with the same character if I ever choose to redo the first book could I do that and self publish it myself and another thing can I publish with multiple companies or just one

It’s best not to publish with more than one self-publishing service, Lisa. But you can use an aggregator like Draft2Digital to sell your books on different retailers. As for your first book, you need to have the rights to self-publish it. If your original publisher still holds the rights, you can’t publish the book.

Any advice on the best publishers for sports related instructional books, e.g. How To Play Cricket? Would be looking to translate for Indian audience also.

Sorry, I can’t help you with this one, Josh.

The best would be to try to find a local publisher in perhaps either Australia or India.

If you have any books on a similar topic, check the name of the publisher. That might give you some clues to get started.

I self published ‘The Last Circulataur’ many years ago with, Author House and wasn’t terribly happy. I have two more novels ready to go and I’m thinking Amazon(KDP), or Ingram Spark. Thanks for the above advice.

Had a bad experience with Author House as well. Never got paid but my book is still on Amazon.

Author House had the audacity of publishing an autobiography I wrote without proofreading it with all the errors in it. Check it out on Amazon. ” My name is Leiolani and this is my life Journey”. They are not professionals, they hired people from the Philippines to do their poor jobs. It is an embarrassment to any author.

Which self-publishing firm, such as KDP, publishes books in Chinese in the United States? I found mermaid publishers by searching they offer the same services, and need a recommendation

You might try Smashwords, Zoe. If I recall correctly, Smashwords offers the possibility to publish in Chinese or Mandarin.

I have an idea for a book. How do I get advice?

I typed my book but I don’t have a phone and all of these need phone numbers!

I am a new author live at outside of Thailand. Now I have a book to be published in Thailand region as I write in Thai language. I have published it at ebook platform. I have own ISBN and ownership registration for it. I would like to find the physical book publishers in Thailand. Let me know the good publishers in Thailand rather than other countries. Thanks and regards, Moe Kha

I’m sorry, but I can’t help you with this, Moe Kha. You will need to do your own research into local publishers in Thailand.

I have two books published on Amazon but there not doing well because of the lack of promotion, is there any company that would print and market my books and cover the cost and would recover the money from the sales of the book

I am writing children’s’ books based on my experiences as a child.

Hello. Are these some of the sites that you posted on your blog that requires money for their services?

No. All of the services in this article are free.

Which self publish company like KDP publish a book in Chinese language here in the US?

Most self-publishing services provide publishing in different languages now. You will need to check with each one to see if you can publish in Chinese or Mandarin. But I believe Smashwords offers publishing in Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional) and Chinese (writing system unspecified).

IngramSpark and Amazon censor your books for political content they don’t like, and they will hurt you. They will cancel all your books like true cat stories and Cats in Art, if they find out just one of the other books contains a political view they don’t like. You don’t need to publish this, it is just a warning to others.

I write books and articles on World war 2. please advise on free publishing

I am writing a self help book for addicts and their families. It’s made to be interesting and fun.

Getting noticed on Amazon is like finding the holybgrail. Your book just gets lost in amongst thousands and thousands of other self published books. It’s a waste of time.

I want my book published for free and I am not going to give no money unless I have a contract and u make money from me off the perectage u asked for when the book is in stores and u make a proffit.

Good advice. Any links to e-book aggregators?

I’ve listed the best ebook aggregators in the article.

Good morning Mr. Haines, I am an author from way back, but totally new to online publishing. When I was in a publishing summit years ago someone said, “He who has the ISBN owns the royalties”. I just started uploading low content books and will be uploading ebooks soon. Amazon gives you the option for them to create a free ISBN for you, but am I giving away my ownership of the book to them?

No Lara. Amazon does not take any form of ownership over your books. You are perfectly safe using a free ISBN.

Some great advice in this article that clearly shows the benefits of self publishing. As one who has his latest manuscript out seeking a publishing company, if I am not successful then I will most likely go with Amazon KDP. I have some of my books with two publishing companies as well as some with D+D who I have found most helpful.

Derek, This stuff is pure gold, . I have been dreaming of writing “The book” for years. It’s a huge mountain to climb, with synopses to write publishers to find etc. I also have too much stuff for one book, which always seemed a problem. Self publishing in a series of novellas is the answer and you are showing me how. I have made the list of novellas and mapped out the contents. Now I have to write but in a series of short hops rather than an enormous leap of faith. I know you didn’t invent self publishing but you have opened it up and showed it to me.Thank you so much Steve

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8 Best Free Self-Publishing Sites [2024]

You’ve embarked on the road of self-publishing. Whether you’re in the process of writing or finalizing your manuscript, you ask yourself: “where can I get my book published for free?” Well, what we love about being an indie is just how accessible it is to publish online.

Here are the 8 best free self-publishing sites to know in 2024 .

But First, Things to Do before Using Free Publishing Companies

I want to make sure you’re aware of everything you need to publish properly. (Feel free to skip this section if you’re already in the know.) The journey is quite simple:

The first step is self-explanatory. If it’s your first time writing a book , there are a ton of resources you can tap into. Read Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Check out these lectures by Brandon Sanderson. Or learn from bestselling books in your desired genre.

After completing your first draft, you want to edit the heck out of it . I strongly recommend hiring a professional editor. You can also ask your network, look for beta readers, or do a swap with another writer.

Every book needs a cover design . I suggest outsourcing this work to a professional, too. Find a designer on sites like Upwork or Fiverr. But if you’re under a budget, try out Canva. It’s a free tool for folks with no design skills. And do brush up on how to create a book cover for free .

Using free book publishing sites involves uploading files in the right formats . The exact requirements differ depending on the store you pick, plus the book format you wish to publish: ebook, audio, or print. Generally, you’ll need your 1) cover file and 2) main manuscript file formatted correctly. See these guides on how to format an ebook , how to create an audiobook , and how to print-on-demand .

(Important note: don’t forget to develop a marketing plan. See these cost-effective tips on how to market a self-published book .)

After taking care of the basics, you’re ready to self-publish with any of these free book publishing companies. ⬇

Self-publishing means taking on a lot of the work yourself. Lighten the load with PublishDrive, an online self-publishing platform that helps with distribution, marketing, royalty reporting, and beyond.

It’s free to publish your 1st ebook on PublishDrive. Or try out a paid plan and get your money back if you’re not satisfied.

Publish with free plan

Voilà, 8 Best Free Self-Publishing Sites to Know in 2024

Without further ado, the rundown –

1. Amazon KDP

If you’re familiar with the topic of self-publishing, then you know Amazon KDP is THE place to publish as an indie author or publisher. That’s because the online retailer captures at least half of the digital book market. Out of all the free ebook publishing sites out there, KDP is king.

Formats available

Ebook, audiobook, print

Royalty payout

70% for books between $2.99 and $9.99, 35% if below $2.99

Kindle stores in 13 countries, over 200 million monthly visitors on Amazon.com

Start for free

Go to kdp.amazon.com

Amazon also has KDP Select , but this one requires an exclusivity period. That means for the first 90 days your ebook is up on Amazon, you can’t sell it anywhere else. This can limit your earning potential. Let me share why…

Self-publishing indies don’t have the backings nor the budget that comes from a traditional publishing house or agency. To get noticed, marketing becomes significant. Another way to maximize reach – therefore selling potential – is by distributing in as many stores, countries, and formats as possible. This is called “going wide.”

And this strategy works. Tens of thousands of indies doubled their book sales in 2021 by going wide via PublishDrive. Remember, half of the digital book sales come from Amazon; don’t miss out on the other half of the pie.

Maybe you’re okay with starting out with KDP Select. You can definitely go wide and try other free publishing sites after your 90-day period. But if maximizing three months’ worth of royalties sounds vital for you, go wide from the get-go. This brings me to –

2. PublishDrive

PublishDrive is an aggregator site, meaning it distributes to multiple spaces. The platform reaches all major channels in this list, such as Amazon, plus thousands more . If you were wondering how to start publishing a book for free  and   reach a global audience, here’s the answer.

PublishDrive is free for your first ebook, forever. You can publish to our 35 ebook channels like Amazon and Barnes & Noble without any upfront fees or having to add your credit card info. Since PublishDrive is a subscription-based platform and does not take sales commissions, you keep 100% of your royalties.

If you start a paying plan to publish more than one ebook or test other formats like print and audio, you can cancel within 30 days and request a full refund .

100% of what you earn for each store (PublishDrive takes 0 sales commission)

400+ digital bookstores and thousands of libraries

Go to publishdrive.com/register (30 day money-back guarantee on subscriptions; free plan for 1 book for life)

That being said, PublishDrive offers book promotion features , print-on-demand converter, a print cover template generator, a free ebook converter, and much more.

3. Barnes & Noble Press

The other half of the book market not occupied by Amazon KDP includes Barnes & Noble, where you can enjoy free publishing . In fact, Barnes & Noble is the main competitor of KDP. The renowned bookstore reaches millions of readers on its book site BN.com and e-reader NOOK.

“If you’re interested in selling print books, Barnes and Noble has one of the best services when it comes to the quality and printing options available.”

See this guide to learn about Barnes and Noble self-publishing .

Ebook, print

70% for ebooks, 55% for print books

Millions of readers on BN.com and NOOK devices

Go to press.barnesandnoble.com

4. Apple Books

That’s right, you can list your book on Apple Books for free. With the app pre-installed on every Apple device, that’s a pool of over a billion users all over the world. 

Ebook, audiobook (for audio, you must go through one of Apple’s approved partners like PublishDrive)

70% for most books

Over 1.4 billion Apple users in over 50 countries

Go to authors.apple.com

Ooh, get this. PublishDrive can recommend your book to Apple’s editorial team for a promotional feature (with a 90% approval rate). Learn more about PublishDrive’s book promotion services .

5. Google Play Books

The Google Play Books app is pre-installed on every Android device. And it’s Google, the largest search engine that has ever existed.

How to get a book published for free and get noticed fast? Go with Google Play Books. Creating a dedicated books page under Google can help you rank higher in organic searches and boost your online advertising efforts. Read more on how to sell books on Google .

Ebook, audiobook

Over 3+ billion Android users in over 75 countries

Go to play.google.com

6. IngramSpark

IngramSpark is among the self-publishing websites perfect for those interested in distributing print books. Ebook is available, too. But Ingram super specializes in print-on-demand, reaching over 39,000 channels.

“Print-on-demand (POD) is a printing technology and business process that prints a book only when an order is made. This became a game-changer for indies (especially small and medium-sized publishers), where you no longer have to print a ton of books in advance. It lets you list your book online without having prints in stock. This not only gets rid of the logistics hassle, but it saves money too.”

Read more about print-on-demand distribution with Ingram .

65-70% depending on the market

Over 39,000 stores

Go to myaccount.ingramspark.com/account/signup (free set up)

7. Kobo Writing Life

Heard of Walmart? Kobo can get your self-published book on Walmart’s website. In case you haven’t heard of Walmart, it’s one of the largest retail stores in the U.S. Along with the infamous Walmart, Kobo reaches other prominent stores around the globe.

70% for books above $2.99, 45% if below $2.99

Online book stores in over 190 countries, over 275 million monthly visitors on Walmart.com

Go to kobo.com/writinglife

“Dreame is the newest reading service on the block. The niche reading app from Southeast Asia was in fact PublishDrive’s #1 store with the most growth in 2020. Indies made a whopping 92,441% more royalties.”

See this guide on how to self-publish on Dreame .

Ebook (e-stories)

Millions of readers

Go to starywriting.com

There you have it, the best places to publish your digital book to physical copy for free. If you can, go wide!

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8 Amazing Free eBook Publishing Platforms & Sites for Beginners

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Ebook publishing has evolved significantly over time. You may remember a time when writers had to submit their manuscripts to publishers and hope someone would find them worth publishing. Many writers were left defeated and dejected when their work was rejected and many books that could have been great were left unpublished. Then came the birth of self-publishing. Writers can now take advantage of an eBook publishing platform to publish books online without the use of traditional publishing houses. In this article, we look at eight amazing eBook publishing platforms that you can use for free.

1. FlipHTML5

FlipHTML5 is a free eBook publishing platform that lets users create, store, and distribute digital content. You simply need to upload a PDF copy of your eBook to FlipHTML5 and it will be automatically converted to a dynamic flipbook. From there, you can go straight to publishing the eBook or use the tools available in the interface to enhance your eBook’s appearance and effect. There are multiple templates to choose from for the layout as well as backgrounds and themes to beautify the eBook. Add multimedia elements like images, audio, video, animation, and hyperlinks to improve the reading experience.

When you’re completely satisfied with your eBook, upload it to the FlipHTML5 cloud for secure storage; there, it will be accessible to millions of FlipHTML5 users worldwide. You can even make money selling ebooks there. All ebook sales revenue will go straight to your PayPal. With FlipHTML5 as your ebook publishing platform, you will enjoy

• PDF to ebook conversion
• Free ebook publishing and hosting
• Adding video, images, gifs, and pop-ups to content
• Selling ebooks online without commission
• Virtual bookshelf to manage all your ebooks
• SEO enhancement on each ebook published
• Google Analytics tracking integrated

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2. Amazon KDP

With Amazon KDP, you can publish books online quickly and easily. It’s probably the leading eBook publishing site currently. You’re allowed to self-publish a variety of content types and also publish eBooks that have previously been published elsewhere once you own the rights. This eBook publishing platform gives you full rights to your eBook, direct access to the book on Amazon, and the option to make the eBook available globally. They do take a percentage of the profit for each eBook you sell.

3. Barnes & Noble Press

Part of the Barnes & Noble enterprise, this eBook publishing platform is a fast, easy way to publish books online. Get set up and add your eBook in as little as twenty minutes; your book will be available for purchase within three days of publishing. You’re allowed to publish your book on any other eBook publishing site and you get 70% of the royalties from each eBook sale.

4. Kobo Writing Life

Kobo is an eBook publishing platform that takes you through a step-by-step process to publish books online. You decide your prices, handle the promotion of your books, and own the rights to them. Your eBook will reach people in online bookstores worldwide through Kobo’s extensive partnerships and you’re also free to sell on any other eBook publishing site.

5. Smashwords

Smashwords makes it easy, fast, and free for any writer or publisher to publish books online. With this eBook publishing site, you can put your eBook within reach of major retailers and countless libraries, ensuring its success. They also offer free tools for distribution, marketing, metadata management, and sales reporting. You’ll have full control over every aspect of your books.

Bookrix is a free eBook publishing platform where independent writers can publish books online. When you publish with Bookrix, you can sell the eBooks on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many other eBook stores. Your royalty payments are made monthly – you get 70% of the net proceeds from the sale of your book. Bookrix converts your eBook to the right format, checks and optimizes your work before publishing, and even gives you a free ISBN.

7. Draft2Digital

This eBook Publishing platform epitomizes ease of use. They offer a one-stop shop where you can get set up to publish books online with multiple outlets. They handle things like formatting, leaving you free to focus on what you’re good at. Upload your manuscript in any format that Word can read and they’ll take care of the rest, including covers, table of contents, front and end matter. Sales and pricing are easy for you too; they really handle everything! Your eBook will be listed on major retailers and will be automatically assigned a free ISBN unless you provide one. You still retain full rights to your eBook. And they only take 10% of the eBook’s sales price. Plus, you get dedicated customer service and 24-hour support.

Kitaboo is an eBook publishing platform that also lets you create feature-rich eBooks. It’s cloud-based and available for use on Windows, Android, and iOS devices. Easily convert your eBooks to EPUB format and keep your content secure with DRM protection and encryption. You can also render your digitally enriched content via augmented reality (AR). Get cutting-edge user analytics for evaluating your eBook’s performance when you publish books online with Kitaboo. Your readers will be able to read your books offline once they download them.

If you’re new to publishing, there’s no need to be apprehensive. Of course, you want to choose the best way to publish your eBook to ensure its success. You may think this means you have to use a publishing house that’s experienced in the publishing business. But take heart! All of the eBook publishing platforms that we’ve talked about offer you the support you need to make sure you’re doing things right. We hope we’ve convinced you that an eBook publishing site is the right way for you to publish books online. Happy publishing!

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Welcome to Kindle Direct Publishing

One of the technological revolutions of the 21st century is most definitely the eBooks. Isn’t it?

Well, technically the story of eBooks started in the previous century in 1971 when Michael Hart of the University of Illinois started Project Guttenberg. However, it has gained worldwide appeal only recently with the proliferation of enabled mobile devices.

The growth trend within the eBook category is only growing upward. According to a report published by Mordor Intelligence, the global eBook market valued at $18.13 billion at the end of 2019 and is on its way to reaching $23.12 billion by the year 2025.

This has been especially more apparent during 2020 when people turned to books and eBooks to escape the cabin fever that ensued post lockdown and stay-at-home orders. In fact, an article published in The Guardian mentioned that eBook and audiobook sales for UK publishers were at an all-time high during the pandemic.

The eBook market is growing at a rapid pace as eBook publishers have lowered the barriers to entry for all budding writers. Whether you want to promote your business, or become the next millionaire author, writing an eBook is the perfect medium to realize your goal.

You no longer have to be at the mercy of the publishers to gain entry in the literary field by becoming an author. All you need to do is to create an eBook and know how to  publish your eBook  for free online .

‘What! I can be an author without paying any penny?’ you ask?

While it’s is a fact that anything that sounds too good to be true is probably not true, but there is an exception when it comes to publishing your eBook.

The reality is that you can become the next best-selling author without spending any money. A number of online publishing companies allow you to self-publish your eBook at no cost at all. You should consider publishing your eBook on every free self-publishing online site to give maximum exposure to your eBook.

So, whether you are thinking about writing an eBook, are more than halfway there or have already written an eBook, you will save a lot of your time and hassles by reading our list of 5 great sites where you can publish your eBook for free.

1. Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)

Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is a free e-publishing site that allows you to publish your eBook without paying a single penny to the publisher.

To upload the eBook to the site, you may have to convert it to Amazon’s proprietary format. The website automatically converts word (Doc), Pdf, Html, and ePub format to Kindle’s proprietary format.

However, you can also use Calibre or Mobipocket eBook Creator to easily convert the eBook to the required format without paying any additional amount. Using the free software you can convert from a large number of formats. What’s more, the conversion software can rescale the font size of the eBook to ensure that it complies with Amazon’s specifications.

When you publish the eBook, you have the option of making it exclusive to Amazon’s Kindle for a limited time period. In this way, your eBook will be included in the Kindle Owners' Lending Library allowing you to earn a certain percentage on sales. You can read more about the KDP Select program here .

2. Barnes & Noble Press™

Known previously as Nook Press, Barnes & Noble Press™ became a part of the bookseller company’s offering in 2018. The relaunch rebranded the press, making it more approachable for self-publishing authors.

Providing much easier, fluid, and simplified user experiences, the B&N Press website has gained popularity quite rapidly. In fact, the company covered 3% of eBook sales in the U.S.

If you have a complete manuscript, edited and ready for the world, it will take you less than 72 hours to set up an account and have your book show up in B&N’s online bookstore for readers to see.

The platform is fast and free to use, competing with KDP. If you want to take your self-publishing venture to the next level, the website also offers printing services where customers can order hardcover or paperback versions of your eBook.

3. Smashwords

Smashwords is one of the pioneers of eBook publishing. It boasts off a large selection of published books containing works of more than 40,000 authors. You can also publish your eBook on the site without paying any money.

Using the online resource, you will be able to quickly publish your eBook to a wide variety of online stores in no time.

Publishing your eBook at Smashwords is more of a DIY task. You have to first upload your eBook and a cover image using the ‘Metagrinder’ tool on the site. The online tool will create an eBook in the required format within just a few minutes. And that’s it.

You can sell and promote the eBook directly on the self-publishing platform. Additionally, you have the option of selling the eBook to Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble’s eBookstore, Baker & Taylor’s Bilo, Kobo, and many other major online publishing platforms. The online publisher also has made deals with third-party companies such as Axis360 owned by Baker & Taylors for having the eBooks distributed to public libraries.

At the moment, Smashwords does not support publishing the eBook to Amazon’s KDP. And it’s likely that this is not going to change anytime soon. Amazon does not allow automatic upload of Smashwords titles. So, it’s best you either upload the eBook directly to KDP or use another third-party publishing platform.

4. Apple eBook Store

Apple’s iBook store and iTunes U are two free self-publishing platforms that allow you to maximize exposure of your eBook. You can find out more about the self-publishing online platforms by clicking here . Both the online stores have different requirements for uploading digital books.

In order to publish your eBook to iBooks Store or iTunes U, you have to convert the file to either ePub or iBooks format. You can use the free conversion tools mentioned previously to convert the books. For publishing in iTunes U, the file must be saved as either an.ePub file or as an .ibook.

If you want to publish your work as a subscription product through the iBook Store, you should use the iBook format. For maximum exposure of the eBook, however, you should consider uploading the eBook as an ePub, PDF, or text file to have you digital work available for free on other platforms.

You can publish your eBook to the iBook Store for free through iTunes Connect. This requires you to complete an online application . Once you have successfully registered to the site, you can download iTunes producer to sell the eBook on the iBook store. You can make your digital work available at the store for free or set a specific price for the eBook.

In order to publish your eBook on iTunes U, you should create an iTunes U site. Don’t worry; it’s easy to create the site by following a few simple steps. To create the website you should just visit this site here and then follow the onscreen instructions.

Once you have published the eBook on Apple’s store, you will retain complete rights to the eBook content. However, if you distribute the eBook in the iBooks format, the digital work will be subject to certain restrictions that are mentioned in the terms of the agreement.

The royalty payment offered by Apple to eBook authors is similar to one that is offered to iPad and iPhone app developers. Publisher, author, or the eBook right holder will receive 35 to 70% of the sales proceeds. To receive the royalty payment, the price of the eBook must satisfy list price requirements . One of the pricing conditions includes that the list is about 20% below the lowest price set for a physical book. Moreover, the eBook title should be made available for all places where the publisher or the author has rights.

5. Rakuten Kobo Writing Life

Lastly, Rakuten Kobo’s Writing Life is another perfect website for shelving your eBook for prospective readers to find. Competing with Amazon’s Kindle, Kobo has its own e-reader tablet and its own library.

You have access to millions of readers. All you have to do is set up your account, describe your eBook, upload the content, choose relevant publishing rights, and choose a price.

If your book is professionally proofread, the platform will do the rest for you and will come out in the right (ePub) format in a matter of seconds. And there you have your eBook for everyone to read.

One of the most unique things Kobo offers in the land of eBooks is exposure to Canadian readers. Surprisingly, the platform accounts for 25% of eBook sales up north in Canada.

On a final note, the effort taken to get the eBooks published is well worth it in the end. For individuals, it can serve as an additional source of income. Businesses can benefit by publishing the eBook by not only boosting their income but also promote their products and services online. But most promising of all these websites offer is the realization and materialization of aspiring writers’ authorial dreams.

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13 Best Self-Publishing Websites to Publish Your New Book in 2024

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Your book is ready. Written, edited a dozen times, proofread, and formatted. Now it’s ready to submit to self-publishing websites. As a first-time, self-published author, you’re cautious as to which self-publishing companies to go for.

You’ve put so much time, effort, and other resources into seeing this happen, so it’s necessary that your book gets a shot in the book marketplaces.

It’s time to share your work with your readers out there. Meeting up with mainstream publishing companies for the never-ending negotiations over your manuscript can kill your morale to reach out to the audience out there.

But there is always another better way out, right?

Forget the small royalties from major publishing houses and go the  self-publishing route. Some of the bestselling books on Amazon are self-published, and some have since been bought up by big publishing houses.

Best self publishing websites

Below is a list of the best self-publishing websites you need to check out.

1) MindStir Media Publishing

This self-publishing company tops the list because it is a full-suite company offering publishing services such as book editing, custom book design, printing, ebook conversion, distribution, marketing, and publicity.

So if you need help with self-publishing, then MindStir Media can serve you better.

The owner, J.J. Hebert, who is also an Amazon bestselling author, offers support to all the clients in areas such as marketing and publicity.

As a MindStir author, you retain the copyright and exclusive publishing rights. The website claims that they distribute your book to over 30,000 wholesalers retailers and booksellers in over 100 countries through their partnership program with Ingram.

You can learn more by downloading their Self-publishing guide on their website

Blurb is a very popular self-publishing company

There are no more traditional rigid ways of book printing. Their interface inspires confidence in marketing and design skills for one, whilst the variety of what’s on offer is more than you can imagine.

The book formats they’ve got are stunning as well.

Blurb is also recommended especially for your visual works such as Magazines and photobooks

Another option that you may want to consider, especially if you are from India or targeting this market is Shabd.in . It is an online AI-powered platform to publish books in over 20 languages.

This platform also enables users to publish a wide range of content, including English books, stories, and poems. It features different genres such as romance, suspense, and thriller, among others.

The service is free to use, allowing writers to compose as many pieces as they wish without any charge. For other services such as paperbacks, Amazon and Google listing, etc, you will have to pay a set amount.

4) Kindle Direct Publishing  (KDP)

Offered by the Amazon giant, Kindle Direct Publishing is a massive publishing company that offers a great marketplace for your book… Due to their widespread reach and lucrative royalties, the amount of eBook sales made on Amazon is way above the competition

You can also sell Print versions of your book directly from Kindle by simply enabling paperbacks when uploading your book files. This way you can serve customers who love paperbacks. Having a paperback version of your book on Amazon is also valuable as it gives your eBook a high perceived value, which increases your sales overall.

To start publishing, you will need to sign in to your Amazon Kindle account . If you don’t have one, you can easily create one for free. Then you will need to fill in your tax information before you can add a title.

KDP Select is a program by Amazon Kindle where you get to offer your book exclusively on Amazon. If you enroll your book on Kindle Select, then you will not be allowed to offer your book anywhere else.

With KDP Select, you get to have 5 free promotion days for your book every month. Your book will also be available on Kindle Unlimited and you will earn loyalties/commissions based on how many pages of your book were read during the period

The global reach, the ability to change and update your book while online, and the multiple languages facility, make this self-publishing website appear among the best in the industry.

Extra Resources for Kindle Direct Publishing

• Bestseller Book Marketing: Amazon Kindle KDP Self-Publishing
• How to Become a Bestselling Author on Amazon Kindle
• eBook Best Seller Bootcamp
• How to Launch a book on Amazon
• Complete Kindle Launch Plan

5) Smashwords

This site is only getting bigger and better. The main aim of Smashwords is to figuratively ‘smash’ the traditional publishing with ‘words.’ Joining is absolutely free. Simply sign up , and you will be ready to get published.

It’s one of the largest aggregator self-publishing websites for independent book authors.

There is much more offered at this site that will help you in branding, marketing, and publishing.  You get over 80% or more of the net sale revenues and tools for promoting your creations.

Further, Smashwords provides clear and easy-to-follow publishing guidelines and great resources that will help you get started like a pro.

Extra Resources for Smashwords Publishing

• Guided Approach to Publishing on Smashwords

6) Lulu Publishing

Among the best self-publishing websites is Lulu and for good reason.

Each day Lulu has over 1000 new titles getting published. Not only do they self-publish but they pay attention to the small details of formatting, packaging, and pushing your book out there for maximum exposure

Marketing, editorial, and proofreading, just to mention a few are some of the extra packages this self-publishing company offers.

Fantastic enough, these folks over at Lulu Publishing have written a great giveaway Marketing Guide which you can download for free.

7) Kobo Publishing

Kobo simplifies it all for you by taking you through simple self-publishing steps.

You start by describing your e-book, uploading your content, choosing the relevant rights, setting the price for your work, and finally clicking ‘publish’.

Your e-book comes out on the other end in ePub format. In a matter of seconds, your book is out there for the world to read you.

The biggest advantage of getting your book on Kobo publishing is the Canada sales. Kobo accounts for 25% sales of eBooks sold in Canada

More resources for Kobo Publishing

• How to Self-Publish on Kobo

8) Barnes and Noble

Barnes and Noble is a self-publishing company that accounts for almost 3% of eBook sales in the United States. It also offers Print on demand (POD) services

Royalties depend on the pricing of the book and usually range from 40% to 65%

More resources for Barnes and Noble Publishing

• Selling Self Published Books at Barnes and Noble
• Barnes and Noble Royalty Calculator
• Steps to getting published on Barnes and Noble (NookPress)

If you are looking for a self-publishing site with more than ‘just publishing’, try Scribd . There is more entertaining, informative, and original written content from every author on the planet.

Read, publish, and share documents and written works.

You get to learn a lot from other self-published writers.

This self-publishing site designs your book cover, provides information about your content, and publishes and sells your work.  

10) Apple Books. iBooks

This is the second-largest books retailer in the world accounting for a 10% share in the industry. Its popularity is associated with its major advantage of having direct access to Mac users and iPhone users. Mac users have brand loyalty.

To directly upload your books to Apple Books, you need to be a Mac user, if not you will have to use major book aggregators to submit your files such as BookBaby, Draft2Digital, Smashwords, etc.

11) BookBaby Publishing

Bookbaby is both a publishing company and an eBooks distribution website that is appealing to many authors. This is one of the best self-publishing companies for new authors because of their easy-to-use interface, employing a guided approach

Publishing a book on Bookbaby involves 7 steps

• Setting up your project details: Type( eBook, print, or both), number of pages, quantity
• Setting trim size, paper type, and cover style
• Choosing distribution channels
• Saving your project
• Uploading your book files
• Reviewing the proofs
• Filling out distribution information
• Finalizing your order

Bookbaby packages include book cover designs, print on demand, custom book printing, professional editing, and marketing services, as well as distribution packages for both eBooks and print books.

Bookbaby, however, offers packages that are a bit expensive and may not be suitable for you if you want to print hundreds of books. For publishing services such as editing, you can find better deals somewhere else. You may want to use Book Baby if you want to print a few copies of your book for your own personal reasons. (25 copies and below)

12) Createspace Paperback Publishing

Createspace is many best things in one.

It is a book, music, and video site for those who want to publish their work.

The company is part of the Amazon group and can easily reach millions of readers, through the Amazon Kindle Store.

This self-publishing site has helped more authors self-publish. With a well-established infrastructure that can’t fail to put you at ease through the speedy process of getting your book online.

Their Print-On-Demand Services is of Top-notch quality.

Note : Createspace is now part of amazon kindle publishing. Though you can still log in to your Createspace account, you cannot create new projects. You can now add paperbacks directly from your Kindle account.

13) IngramSpark

Ingram Book Company is one of the oldest print books publishers and the largest self-publishing companies in the United States with an extensive reach.

Ingram developed IngramSpark to include an eBooks publishing and distribution unit to their company, powered by Lightning Source

IngramSpark also distributes eBooks to all the top online retailers such as Kindle publishing  (Amazon,) Rakuten Kobo, iBooks, and Barnes & Noble.

Extra Resources for IngramSpark Publishing

• IngramSpark Review

14) iUniverse

It’s not just about self-publishing.

iUniverse has an exemplary feature; the live-chat facility, where writers talk of all fears about making the leap into becoming self-published.

Further, the author interviews are a useful bonus in deciding whether iUniverse is really the right publisher for you. iUniverse can then help you with the basics of book publishing, including:

• Book cover design
• one-on-one author support
• global distribution
• Fast, on-demand book printing

The prices might slightly vary depending on the package, yet the value drawn from it is incredible.

Short courses we recommend:

• Formatting for Kindle
• Self-publishing with Smashwords
• How to Succeed with Kindle Short Reads
• Amazon Self-Publishing – Create Kindle Books Fast

Wrapping up

Which self-publishing company seems the right fit for you? When in doubt, go for Amazon Kindle, learn how to wade through the competition, and make sure to do a strategic book launch.

In a nutshell, getting published nowadays is much easier than before. Here are the 7 best online publishing courses you should explore if you are thinking of going the self-publishing route.

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55 Responses

This is a great read. I am writing a book. This is great for me at this time. My only question is, I have seen that most people write about how to books not much is out there about fiction. Are these sites OK for fiction as well?

Hi Patricia. Congratulations on your book venture. Fictions are actually doing super great on sites like Amazon Kindle. Just ensure your book is worth someone’s time. The hard part is marketing, so also develop a serious marketing strategy before the launch

I am writing a book about supernaturalism .

Sounds like an interesting read

Hello Patricia,have you heard of Draft2Digital? It also a self-publishing site it doesn’t matter your genre of book they’ll get it done for you.Am also a writer with one of my works already published by them just follow this link https://www.draft2digital.com/

A good publishing site can me Wattpad and Inkitt. That is what I use and they are both really good book websites

I love Wattpad especially because of the community

Whats Going down i’m new to this, I stumbled upon this I’ve discovered It positively helpful and it has helped me out loads. I am hoping to give a contribution.

Thanks for sharing above list to share content online. All above website were nice. Awesome list!

Hey Andrew, am glad you found this list resourceful. And of course, great to see you here.

Most of these websites suck and don’t work

Not quite sure what you mean. I’ve published something on Createspace and have copies on hand and you can buy it on Amazon. The only thing is that you have to have it formatted complete on a pdf file (when I did it several years ago). I’ve also done lulu and I like its low cost and the fact that you can just download what you have onto their formatted web page. Printing is a bit slow though. It takes over a week for it to go out. Blurb is more expensive but they ship out much faster – a couple of days.

I was looking for more information like I’ve posted on which site is better!

Great Response Charlie. Thanks so much. In my view, Amazon Kindle is great for eBooks and CreateSpace takes the lead when it comes to Print-On-Demand. I will, however, take time to collect appropriate data and write another post comparing the various self-publishing sites.

Though this guy doesn’t like Lulu too much:

This guy – https://selfpublishingadvice.org/publishing-allis-new-watchdog-checks-out-lulu/#comment-787658

For me, I just “published” some photo books mainly for myself there.

I wish some hardline information regarding marketing would come out, if the stuff that is out would work, we could sell

Hey Dowless, I am currently working on something in that line. I will let you know once I publish it.

Also, check out Donnie Graphics Self-Publishing! They offer awesome start-to-finish self-publishing support for children’s book authors!

Thanks for visiting my website Ama

Thanks for sharing an informative content related to best self publishing sites

You welcome Darly.

I am writing a non friction story but i do not know what it takes to publish it and how to make money from it. Is it possible i write the story via my blog? Please i need an innocent report.

Hey Mojisola, I want to believe that you are well adverse with what you are writing about, as when it comes to making money from a book, you need quality work. You can find a traditional publisher to publish your manuscript or you can self publish it yourself on sites like Amazon Kindle and Createspace. You can also sell it directly from your website. I recommend you use your blog to build an audience that would be interested in your work when it’s finally out. You can email me for further consultations.

Hey! This article is simply superb, Do you people want to explore some new websites where you can sell your books and earn money? I think Showflipper is a better option now a days.

Thanks Jerry for sharing. I noticed Showflipper is more inclined to selling art

Hi Victor, when was this list done?

We last updated this post last December 2019, so these sites are very relevant

AuthorHouse.com???? any comments on them. I heard good and extremely bad views on this.

I hear that authorhouse owns the rights, not the author

I m writing a book on _meaning of life Are these sites suitable for me to publish this book

Hey Mayraah, Amazon Kindle and CreateSpace would be the first places to look into and later think of distributing it to the other sites as well

write in other sites as well. From experience, ive lost a hard worked on book before. I had over twelve chapters done. But on account that i didnt print it or have another copy my hard work was poof out the window. I want to encourage you to have your new book written on many differnent writing websites. Including these, so you don’t make the same mistake.

I can tell for sure that there’s nothing as painful as losing your manuscript before it sees the light of day. The good news is that nowadays you can back your work on the cloud, think Google drive, apart from saving them in a flask disk so that you can always access them.

You can try http://www.bookrivers.com to self publish your book in ebook and paperback version

Your homepage’s copy could do with a bit of touch-up. You want to spend some time analyzing other self publishing companies’ website content

Which would you recommend for a medical instructional digest? Had been looking into Book Baby, just because that was the only one I was familiar with off the top of my head, but after reading this article, it doesn’t seem like it’d be the correct choice.

I have just written a book entitled An Act of Sabotage it is an historical fiction work inspired by the 1944 Fauld Explosion. Where would be the best place to publish such a book?

Hey David, I believe having it on Amazon is a good way to start. Remember you can self publish your book in all the other channels as well

What about Ingram Sparks. Aren’t they one of the more popular ones?

Yes, David. We’ve updated the post to include IngramSparks

I should have added a couple details to my question – no editing, illustrating, or design services will be needed.

I am writing a book about someone who writes books. If my book succeeds I plan to write a book about it.

Okay, Interesting! Send me a copy of ‘Someone Who Writes.’ It would be glad to read a book where I am the character haha

Hi I’m Vevine Goldson and I’ve self publish a poetry book call poems spring to life. Some readers find it quite interesting.

Congratulations Vevine. Having your book out is quite an achievement. The very best in your writing ventures

What are your thoughts on Tablo publishing website?

Hey Leon, I haven’t tried Tablo before. If you are considering them, then you may want to do a bit of research online first. I hope all goes well.

This is so helpful, thank you! I’m currently looking at options to self-publish a children’s paperback. I’m based in Malaysia for the next couple of years and have been struggling to find an online platform that sells and distributes in Malaysia and Asia more generally. Any ideas at all?

Hey Clare, so am miles away. However, if you are looking for a local publisher in Malaysia, you can easily find by searching on Google with queries like self-publishing in Malaysia, etc. The very best

Anybody here have any experience with Tablo.io?

Thanks for all your research with these services. Looking forward to more of your articles.

This has been really helpful. I´m an eighth grader writing my first book (an upper middle grade fantasy) and I´ve been stressing out about where to self publish and how. This really helped. Thanks!

Thank you Victor for such a profound post. Well-done; I want to go into selfpublishing; though I am a traditionally published author. My book is a children’s book Cindy And Her Beautiful Bird. I just wanted to expand my Writing career.

Once again thank you. http://www.kingsley-osajie.com

Nice article! I am about to publish my first novel. Hope I can publish in more than one self publishing website.

Hi Mysson Victor Wow!! I’m at awe with your research skills. I find your article very resourceful. Thank you for sharing. I’m going to stick around learn and share.

Hey Allison. Thanks so much for your nice comment. You have a great site and wishing you the very best in the world of marketing.

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The Best Free Self Publishing Sites

Self-publishing is arguably easier and more affordable than ever before. Aided by the best free self publishing sites, it provides an excellent alternative that reduces common issues associated with traditional publishing.

Self publishing allows the author or creator to earn a more significant share of the earnings from their book. In turn, it also means that the content owner bears the risks and costs of publishing. 

Fortunately, there are many free self publishing sites to help you get your work out there without accruing too many upfront costs. But how do you know where you get started when self publishing or if you should even go down this path? 

Let’s start by enumerating some important reasons why self-publishing is an excellent alternative to engaging established publishers.

Why You Should Self-Publish 

I’m not going to lie. The allure of receiving recognition for your work from an established publishing firm that assures them six-figure royalties. This is the typical dream for many writers.

Though enticing, there are several issues associated with the traditional model of publishing. They can frustrate the writer and, in some worst-case scenarios, kill the creative process.

Self-publishing significantly eliminates problems associated with conventional publishing. It is the prime candidate to advance the dreams of the writer. And here are good reasons to self-publish:

You Set and Follow Your Own Timeline 

Most publishing firms and literary agents are not open to new authors. Even established authors have no guarantee that previous publishers will accept their new manuscripts. Thus, writers often go through lengthy and complicated processes before their manuscripts are accepted for review or worked upon.

It may take years for a manuscript to finally see daylight. Editors also have the power to reject or postpone manuscripts if they aren’t happy with them. At times, it is because the content doesn’t fall within their company’s specific publishing guidelines and preferences.

Self-publishing, however, removes these obstacles. The author has the power to dictate their content and publishing pace.

You Gain Power 

Often, manuscript changes made by publishers can significantly alter the final output of your book. These changes are usually made in the interest of branding, marketability, avoiding controversies, and the whims of those in charge. In most cases, you can bet your ass that these changes bother the book’s original creator.

With self-publishing, you retain total control. You can express and preserve the genuineness of your objective. You have complete control over the format, design, cover page, pricing, and other features of your work.

Also, adding a sequel or supplementary online course to your work is up to you. Self-publishing enables you to get right to writing your book or creating your guide without fear of not getting published. You control the trajectory of your creative works and ideas.

You Have Better Reward Ratios 

Generally, royalties determine the income of authors. Royalties are the percentage of the revenue made from the sales of your creative works that you get to retain at the end of the day. With traditional publishing, royalties range from 7% to 25%.

But with self-publishing, royalty percentages can range from 30% up to 80%. And that’s not all. You may receive additional revenues such as adaptations of your work into stage plays, blockbuster movies, etc.

In self-publishing, the author receives a large chunk of additional revenues, unlike traditional publishing. The effort put into creating a manuscript is of no low measure, so it only makes sense to get rewarded for the sleepless nights and the many dates you canceled to have your manuscript ready. That’s why you need to find the best self-publishing sites that can help you earn these rewards. 

The Best Free Self-Publishing Sites 

There are several free websites available to make self-publishing possible for you. That way, you can get your book out in your way and on your schedule. However, it is essential that you know which of these sites to visit. That’s because bad selections can lead to regrets. And you don’t want to ruin the whole process. 

I’ve sampled various free self publishing sites to select a few that I believe to offer the best services. From here, it’ll be up to you to select the one that best suits you and your creative endeavors.

Kindle Direct Publishing wi t h Amazon

Owned by Amazon, Kindle Direct Publishing offers an excellent marketplace for your book. They offer a widespread reach and lucrative royalties. They are a prime option that an independent author should not ignore.

To begin publishing, you have to sign in to your Amazon Kindle account. If you do not have one, you can easily create one for free. Meanwhile, to operate an Amazon Kindle account, you need to fill in your tax information.

You can sell hard copies of your book directly from KDP by simply enabling paperbacks when uploading your book files. It allows you to serve customers that love paperbacks. Having a hardcopy version of your book on Amazon is valuable as it gives your eBook a high perceived value, which can increase your sales overall.

If you wish, you can enroll in KDP Select, which grants you an exclusive distribution of your work for 90 days. KDP Select is a marketing program that helps authors market books, usually through discounts and countdown deals. KDP select also grants you five free promotion days for your book each month. 

And one great thing about the program is that you can re-enroll as many times as you want. Participation in KDP Select makes your eBook available to subscribers of Kindle Unlimited and the Kindle Owners Lending Library for Amazon Prime members. Here, you will receive additional payments depending on the number of pages that subscribers read.

Personally, this is the platform I used to publish A Journal From The John Muir Trail and Reflections from My 25th Year . So if you have any questions about the self publishing process through Kindle Direct, feel free to shoot an email to [email protected] . 

Apple Books (iBooks)  

After Amazon, Apple Books (iBooks) is the most extensive book retailer globally, accounting for a 10% share in the industry. Its strength comes from the significant advantage of having direct access to Mac and iPhone users with brand loyalty. Take this self-publishing site seriously because, within the Apple ecosystem, users download the iBooks app even more than the Kindle app.

Apple eBook stores are available in more than 40 countries, thereby giving authors unique benefits. Also, you can price your books differently in each nation, depending on the prices of comparable texts. You’re also allowed to set prices in the local currencies of these countries. 

Authors can schedule free books and discount offers anytime. Another plus for the Apple Books self-publishing site is that there is no exclusive distribution contract. Apple Books offer a flat royalty rate of 70% for all prices and territories.

However, publishing on iBooks requires the iTunes Producer program, which is only available for Macbooks. If you don’t have the software that allows your PC to run Macbook programs, you’ll need to choose how to publish your books on the platform.

You either have to borrow a Macbook or use major book aggregators to submit your files. Examples are the BookBaby, Draft2Digital, Smashwords, etc.

Barnes and Noble Press (BNP)

Barnes and Noble Press is a free, fast, and easy-to-use self-publishing service platform. It enables authors to publish and sell eBooks or print directly to millions of readers. The Barnes & Noble Press helps authors create their books the way they want.

It has been a leading free self-publishing site for many years. The site operates a premium eBook platform that competes highly with the rest of the eBook market.

This free self-publishing site accounts for almost 3% of eBook sales in America. It offers print on demand (POD) services in addition to online publishing. Creating an account and uploading your work takes only about 20 minutes, and within 72 hours of publishing, the book is on their official website.

BNP offers professional quality hardcover and paperback books for friends, family, business, prospective readers, reviewers, and yourself. Depending on the pricing of the book, royalties range from 40% to 65%.

Barnes and Noble Press offers resources to help authors with the publishing process. They have strong affiliations with some of the best service providers in the industry. For instance, they collaborate with Reedsy for editorial, 99 designs for cover design, Inkubate for marketing solutions, and Girl Friday Productions. 

Rakuten Kobo

Rakuten Kobo has its headquarters in Canada, and I haven’t yet worked with a Canadian client that didn’t prove trustworthy! Popularly called Kobo, Rakuten Kobo is a subsidiary of the Japanese e-commerce conglomerate, Rakuten, the world’s 14th largest internet company.

Kobo is an anagram of ‘book’. It accounts for about 2% of the eBook market and about 25% of eBook sales in Canada. And their royalty rates are either 45% or 70%, depending on the book’s price.

A perfect reason to consider self-publishing with Kobo is its international presence. Kobo is available to readers in up to 190 countries. Similar to Kindle, Kobo offers an e-reading device and an app for reading on other devices.

The open platform supports popular formats. These formats include EPUB, EPUB3, and PDF. Its versatility allows readers to buy and read digital content from various sources.

This free self-publishing site is also quite simple to use. And distributing through the Kobo Writing Life comes with its benefits. One of them is that you gain access to exclusive discounted opportunities.

There is a Kobo eReading Program with the American Booksellers Association, which gives their customers access to Kobo’s more than five million titles. Kobo also collaborates with eBook retailers around the world. So you can be sure that your content will reach a vast array of readers.

Smashwords is one of the best free self-publishing sites for independent book authors. Mark Coker set it up in 2008. Apart from being the oldest, the aggregator site has an extensive reach.

The self-publishing site allows you to distribute your titles to notable retailers such as OverDrive, the world’s largest library ebook platform. Self-publishing on this site can have your title recorded in Baker & Taylor Axis 360, Califa’s Enki, and other notably used libraries. And that puts you before many readers across several countries. 

To self-publish on Smashwords, sign up and you’re ready to be published. The site offers tools and services that will help you with branding, publishing, and marketing. It also provides clear and easy-to-follow publishing guidelines and vast resources that help you self-publish like a pro.

Smashwords gives 80% or more of the net sale revenues and tools to authors for promoting their creations. Authors are charged 15% of the sales they receive, after the retailers’ cost has been taken out. Also, it takes a 10% cut on books sold through its retail channel and 15% on books sold through other retailers.

Other Resources for Self-Publishing

Before you even get to uploading your final manuscript to one of the best free self publishing sites, you’ll need to explore other resources for self publishing. Whether you need help with proofreading, formatting, story creation, or the final editing process, you can find almost any tool you need online these days. 

The downside of this is that more people can self publish than ever. So you must ensure that your self-published book stands out from the rest. Thankfully, there are many available resources to make this possible. 

Here are three useful resources for self-publishing:

Grammarly  

Grammarly is an American multinational technology company that developed an English language digital writing tool. The resource uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to automatically detect errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, tone, and style. 

Algorithms flag potential issues in the text and suggest context-specific corrections for grammar, spelling, wordiness, style, punctuation, and plagiarism. Some features are, however, only available for premium users.

Wrong spellings and grammatical errors can adversely affect your credibility. The same goes for misused commas and other punctuations. My 2018 article, Why Spelling and Grammar Matter , will show you why Grammarly is a valuable resource for self-publishing.

Grammarly highlights writing issues and suggests corrections. The self-publishing resource pinpoints wordy sentences and suitable alternatives to give you sentences better context. 

It also guides your writing tone by suggesting more appropriate words in place of slang terms. Grammarly is particularly useful when writing for a broad audience and it scrutinizes your vocabulary and suggests words to ensure you don’t overthink your writing.

Grammarly is available as a web or desktop editor and opens on browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. It also has an app for both iOS and Android.

The Book Designer (TBD) Book Cover Design

The Book Designer is headed by Joel Friedlander, who has a wealth of experience in advertising and book design. It is an excellent resource if you want comprehensive knowledge about navigating the world of self-publishing. 

The Book Designer has an extensive resource of self-publishing guides, templates, and toolkits. And it has been available for 16 years and won 20 awards. That’s because it has served over 400 trade publishers and 1000 indie publishers.

This particular resource offers cover designs, book layout designs, audiobooks, eBook conversions, and editorial services. They also help with book trailers, author websites, publisher branding and printing.

Books are mostly judged by their covers. Therefore, you must have an excellent book cover that attracts readers. To determine the best cover design, The Book Designer asks questions, reads your manuscript, and researches your audience and competitive titles.

After this, they’ll provide you with a range of custom cover designs to choose from. These steps help the author achieve the most appropriate look for the target audience.

The BookCore resource is free to use. And it works well on MacBook, desktop computers, laptops, smartphones, and tablets of all sizes.

BookCore provides a reliable book sales tracking platform for self-publishers. It is a must-have web service for independent book publishers and self-published authors. Using the BookCore resource saves you time because it puts all your book sales in one place.

BookCore serves as a virtual assistant that regularly connects you to your vendors and collects your book’s sales data. It will automatically transform the data into an easily comprehensible form and present it to you.

It employs a fully automated sales tracking and analytics service that generates reports, monitors rankings, and tracks reviews on multiple marketplaces. Also, it helps authors track and analyze numbers to effectively market and approach more readers.

BookCore will tell you clearly how much readers enjoy your work and how they engage with your self-published book. With this information, you’ll be able to make real-time decisions to cause their sales skyrocket.

The step after signing up is to add the stores where your books are for sale. Within a short time, all your books, status, reviews, rankings, and sales are automatically downloaded.

Final Thoughts

Self-publishing has many benefits when you use the right resources to get your book ready and visit the best sites to get published. Our selections for the best free self-publishing sites will help you earn royalties from your early works as you continue to share your thoughts and ideas with the world. 

Also be sure to check out The 12 Best Self-Publishing Companies of 2020 on the Reedsy Blog to find out more about the best free self-publishing sites.

8 thoughts on “The Best Free Self Publishing Sites”

Great article full of knowledge ! looking forward to read more from this author.

I didn’t really know there are such a great self publishing sites. Thanks for the list and description of those for free. I think I would definitely go for Kindle Direct Publishing as it offers great marketplace for the book. Grammarly seems to be like a great tool for the errors of all kinds. I always had a problem with commas and Grammarly might be also worth trying for me.

Hi Ola Bee! 

I found the Kindle Direct Publishing process easy and straightforward for the two books I’ve published. 

I wish you the best of luck using KDP and Grammarly for your future publishing needs! 

Wow, maybe I actually need to sign up for some of this because I have always loved writing really short stories so I would be very happy to be able to start shooting with my pens in one of this self publishing sites. I understand that it can help me widen the range of my readers but which of this website do you think has more readers?

Hi Jay! 

The right answer for you might depend on where you’re located and what type of devices you think the majority of your readers will be using to view your work. 

Feel free to shoot me an email to [email protected] and we can discuss further!

For an up and coming writer yet to actually have the resources to go big, it is a good thing to actually self publish through the right resources and sites. What you shared here is massive and to be very honest, I value this a lot. I must say that I have quite a few books with me that I was planning to just give away for free before but thankfully I came across this here. Thanks!

You are very welcome Kimberly! 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any more detailed questions about getting some of your books onto one of these self publishing sites. 

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8 Free Options for Self-Publishing Your Book

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8 FREE OPTIONS FOR SELF-PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK

The dream of publishing a book can sometimes get caught up in the intricate web of the publishing world. Aspiring authors may feel discouraged by the complexities involved in taking a book from a draft to a published work.

Consequently, authors may feel compelled to go the self-publishing route. Nevertheless, going down this road entails much more than meets the eye. Self-publishing a book requires careful thought and consideration of the various factors related to going at it alone.

What does it mean to self-publish a book?

Self-publishing a book means that the author takes full responsibility for producing and distributing the book without the involvement of a traditional publishing company. In self-publishing, the author retains complete control over the content, design, and marketing of the book.

Self-publishing has become increasingly popular in recent years due to advancements in technology and the rise of digital publishing platforms. Self-publishing allows authors to have greater creative control over their work, the ability to publish on their own schedule, and the potential to earn a higher percentage of the book’s profits.

However, self-publishing also means that the author must handle all aspects of the publishing process, including editing, formatting, cover design, distribution, and marketing.

This process can require a significant investment of time and resources, but it also allows authors to build a direct relationship with their readers and to fully realize their vision for their work.

Why do authors self-publish books?

Self-publishing offers authors more flexibility, creative control, and potentially higher profits. However, it also requires more work and responsibility on the author’s part to ensure that the book is well-produced and effectively marketed.

That being said, authors self-publish books for a variety of reasons, including:

Creative Control

Self-publishing allows authors to have complete control over their work, including content, cover design, and marketing strategy.

Higher Royalties

Traditional publishing companies typically offer authors a percentage of the book’s profits, which can range from 10% to 15%. Self-publishing allows authors to keep a higher percentage of the book’s profits, sometimes up to 70%.

Faster Publishing Timeline

Traditional publishing can be a slow and lengthy process, often taking years to get a book to market. Self-publishing can allow authors to publish their work much more quickly, sometimes within weeks or months.

Niche Audiences

Some authors may have a book that caters to a specific niche audience, making it difficult to get the attention of traditional publishers. Self-publishing can allow these authors to reach their target audience directly without relying on a publisher’s willingness to explore that market.

Out-of-Print Titles

Some authors may have previously published books that have gone out of print. Self-publishing can allow them to revive these titles and make them available to readers once again.

Experimentation

Self-publishing can allow authors to experiment with new genres, writing styles, or ideas without the pressure of traditional publishing expectations.

What are some free options to self-publish a book?

The increased availability of publishing technologies has enabled authors to choose from a variety of options. These options are the most popular:

Kindle Direct Publishing

Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon KDP) is a self-publishing platform that allows authors to publish their e-books and paperbacks on Amazon. It is free to use, and authors can earn up to 70% royalty on their sales. It is worth noting that Amazon profits from this service by keeping a percentage of book sales.

IngramSpark

IngramSpark is a self-publishing platform that allows authors to publish their books in both print and e-book formats. It distributes to major retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent bookstores. Authors can set their own retail price and keep up to 80% of the royalties. Like Amazon, IngramSpark charges a percentage off book sales, but with no upfront investment.

Draft2Digital

Draft2Digital is a self-publishing platform that allows authors to publish their e-books in various formats, including Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and iBooks. It is free to use, and authors can earn up to 90% royalty on their sales.

Smashwords is a self-publishing platform that allows authors to publish and distribute their e-books to major retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks, and Kobo. It is free to use, and authors can earn up to 85% royalty on their sales.

BookBaby is a self-publishing platform that offers various services, including e-book conversion, cover design, and distribution to major retailers. Authors can keep 100% of their royalties and set their own retail price. Please note that BookBaby makes money from offering additional services such as copy and line editing. These services can range from $7 to $10 per page.

Lulu is a self-publishing platform that allows authors to publish their books in both print and e-book formats. It distributes to major retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. Authors can set their own retail price and keep up to 90% of the royalties.

It’s essential to research and compare different platforms to find the one that best fits needs and budget.

Other Free Self-Publishing Options

Authors looking to self-publish for free may also consider the following alternatives:

• Wattpad is a free self-publishing platform that allows authors to share their stories with a large community of readers. While Wattpad does not offer direct sales, it can be a great way for authors to build an audience and get feedback on their work.
• Google Play Books is a free self-publishing platform that allows authors to publish and distribute their e-books to readers on Google Play. There are no upfront fees, and authors can earn up to 70% royalty on their sales.

It is worth noting that, while these platforms are free, authors may need to invest time and resources in editing, formatting, and promoting their books to ensure a high-quality final product and attract readers.

Free Self-Publishing Tools

In addition to self-publishing platforms, there are various free tools authors can use to help take their books from an idea to the market.

• Canva is a graphic design platform that offers a variety of templates and design tools to help you create a professional-looking book cover for free.
• Google Docs is a free online word-processing tool that allows you to write, edit, and collaborate on documents with others. It also has a built-in grammar and spell-checker.
• Evernote is a free note-taking app that allows you to capture and organize ideas, research, and notes. You can access your notes from any device, and the app also offers a range of formatting and organizing options.
• Trello is a free project management tool that can be useful for writers who want to organize their writing projects and keep track of deadlines and tasks.
• Hemingway Editor is a free online tool that analyzes your writing and offers suggestions for improving clarity, readability, and overall style.
• Grammarly is a free writing tool that checks your grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and offers suggestions for improving your writing style. Grammarly offers a paid premium version with more in-depth analysis.
• Scribus is a free desktop publishing tool that can be used to create professional-looking documents, such as e-books, flyers, and brochures.
• Calmly Writer is a free online text editor that provides a distraction-free writing environment, with a minimalistic interface and customizable features.

With these tools, aspiring authors can get their book project off the ground even with a shoestring budget. While many of these tools offer a paid premium version, the free version is a good place to start as authors gain more traction.

The Pros and Cons of Using Free Publishing Tools

Free publishing tools can be a great option for authors who are on a shoestring budget.

Nevertheless, using a free publishing tool can have both pros and cons.

On the one hand, cost-effective options help upstart authors get their projects off the ground.

On the other hand, they may lack the support needed from application creators.

With that in mind, here is a closer look at the pros of self-publishing a book:

Cost-Effective

One of the biggest advantages of using a free publishing tool is that it does not cost anything to use. This feature can be particularly beneficial for individuals or small businesses that have limited budgets.

User-Friendly

Many free publishing tools are designed to be easy to use, with intuitive interfaces and simple processes for creating and publishing content. This characteristic can be a major benefit for people who are not tech-savvy or who do not have a lot of experience with publishing.

Wide Availability

Free publishing tools are often available online, which means they can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. This feature can be especially helpful for people who need to work remotely or collaborate with others who are not in the same physical location.

Here is a look at the cons of using free publishing tools:

Limited Features

Free publishing tools often have fewer features and options than paid tools, which can limit what users are able to do with their content. This limitation may be frustrating for people who want more control over the design or functionality of their publications.

Branding Limitations

Some free publishing tools may require users to display the tool’s branding or logo on their content, which can make it look less professional or less personalized. This situation can be a major drawback for businesses or individuals who want to maintain a strong brand identity.

Support Limitations

Free publishing tools may not offer as much technical support or customer service as paid tools. This can make it more difficult to troubleshoot problems or get help if something goes wrong.

Is self-publishing the best route?

Whether or not authors should self-publish depends on their individual goals, resources, and preferences. Self-publishing can be a good option for authors who are willing to take on the responsibilities of writing, editing, formatting, and promoting their book, and who want to retain control over the publishing process.

Here are a few factors to consider when deciding whether to self-publish:

• Goals . Authors should consider their goals for their book, such as whether they want to make a profit, gain exposure, or share their message with a specific audience. Self-publishing can be a good option for authors who want to retain control over the distribution and pricing of their books, as well as the royalties they earn.
• Resources . Authors should consider their resources, such as time, money, and expertise. Self-publishing requires authors to handle many aspects of the publishing process, from writing and editing to formatting and promoting. Authors should be prepared to invest time and effort into each of these steps or hire professionals to assist them.
• Control . Self-publishing allows authors to retain complete control over the publishing process, including the content, design, and distribution of their books. This can be appealing to authors who want to ensure that their book is published exactly as they envision it.
• Stigma . There is still a stigma attached to self-publishing, as some people may view self-published books as inferior to traditionally published books. Authors should be prepared to address this stigma through professional editing, design, and marketing.

Authors should carefully consider their goals, resources, and preferences when deciding whether to self-publish. While self-publishing can be a rewarding and lucrative option for some authors, it may not be the best choice for everyone.

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Final Thoughts

Self-publishing can become a viable alternative for those authors struggling to get their work published via traditional means. Nevertheless, the drawbacks associated with self-publishing may scare some aspiring authors away.

Please bear in mind that the overall risk-benefit proposition has tilted public perception toward the positive side of self-publishing. More and more authors, including established ones, are turning to self-publishing to help readers access their work.

It is worth taking the time to research self-publishing in order to determine if it is the best course of action based on an individual’s particular goals and interests. Overall, self-publishing can become the vehicle that makes an author’s dream come true.

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No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining­rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left­hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep­set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very well­to­do hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gained­well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit­hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube­shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats ­ the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill ­ The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it ­ and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining­rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left­hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep­set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very well­to­do hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gained­well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit­hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube­shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats ­ the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill ­ The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it ­ and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining­rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left­hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep­set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very well­to­do hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gained­well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit­hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube­shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats ­ the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill ­ The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it ­ and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining­rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left­hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep­set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very well­to­do hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gained­well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit­hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube­shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats ­ the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill ­ The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it ­ and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining­rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left­hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep­set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very well­to­do hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gained­well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit­hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube­shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats ­ the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill ­ The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it ­ and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining­rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left­hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep­set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very well­to­do hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gained­well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit­hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube­shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats ­ the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill ­ The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it ­ and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining­rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left­hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep­set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very well­to­do hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gained­well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit­hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube­shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats ­ the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill ­ The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it ­ and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining­rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left­hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep­set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very well­to­do hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours' respect, but he gained­well, you will see whether he gained anything in the end.In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit­hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tube­shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats ­ the hobbit was fond of visitors. The tunnel wound on and on, going fairly but not quite straight into the side of the hill ­ The Hill, as all the people for many miles round called it ­ and many little round doors opened out of it, first on one side and then on another. No going upstairs for the hobbit: bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, pantries (lots of these), wardrobes (he had whole rooms devoted to clothes), kitchens, dining­rooms, all were on the same floor, and indeed on the same passage. The best rooms were all on the left­hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows, deep­set round windows looking over his garden and meadows beyond, sloping down to the river. This hobbit was a very well­to­do hobbit, and his name was Baggins. The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. 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13 Spine-Tingling New Horror Books to Read (or Pre-Order) Now!

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 10, 2024

Horror is having a moment. The popularity of this genre has been on the rise in recent years and it shows no signs of stopping. More than ever, we want to be scared. So as we move into the spooky season and darkness descends, we're embracing all the things that frighten us. Here are thirteen of the best new (and soon-to-be-released) titles we're putting on our fall TBR lists. 

Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles

Set in a foreboding Gothic mansion and infused with heightened paranoia and creeping horror, this richly atmospheric debut will leave you questioning who, or what, you can trust—including your own sanity.

I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

It's 1989 in a small west Texas town where everyone knows everyone else's business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, a good kid with more potential than application, seventeen, and about to be cursed to kill for revenge.

Alley by Junji Ito

In this collection of short stories from the legendary manga creator, find a haunting and dangerous world of towns without roads, mysterious voices that come from nowhere, bizarre dreams, and more.

House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias

Childhood friends Gabe, Xavier, Tavo, Paul, and Bimbo seek vengeance after one of their mothers is murdered in a Puerto Rican slum. This is Stand By Me with a haunted, obsidian-dark Heart.

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Misha is a jaded Hollywood scriptwriter who's finally seeing success. But when he's pressured by producers to kill off a gay character "for the algorithm," Misha must risk his future—before the horrors of the silver screen bury him for good.

Mystery Lights: Stories by Lena Valencia

From the all-too-real horror of a sexual predator on a college campus to a lost sister transformed by cave-dwelling creatures, this debut story collection grapples with terrors both familiar and fantastic.

So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

Sloane's cheating husband surprises her with a birthday weekend getaway—not with him, but with her longtime best friend, Naomi. Their wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers takes a horrifying turn that changes everything.

The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson

No one expected the apocalypse would be broadcast via phone call. But in this chilling sequel to last year's phenomenal Fever House , anyone who managed to survive that doomsday call has a harrowing story to tell.

Good Night, Sleep Tight by Brian Evenson

Populated by twins stepping into worlds of absence, bears who lick their cubs into creation, and artificial beings haunted by their less-than-human nature, this otherworldly collection mines themes of isolation and ecological dread.

Kill Your Darling by Clay McLeod Chapman

Glenn Partridge's wife signs him up for a writing workshop in the hopes it will help him stop thinking about the decades-old murder of his 15-year-old son. But when Glenn decides to write about his son's death, his story takes on a life of its own. 

Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram

Vicken wants to end his own life, but when he steps off the subway on his way to throw himself in the river, he finds himself trapped in an endless maze of rooms and corridors. And he's most certainly not alone.

I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong

A woman with a terminal diagnosis holds her dying husband as he promises to wait for her on the other side. This spellbinding tale of supernatural horror involves a haunted house, séances, and a sinister spirit out for blood. 

American Rapture by C. J. Leede

A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust. American Gods meets The Last of Us in this epic and sweeping story about the end of the world as we know it.

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• Abdul-Hamid II Collection of Books and Serials The Abdul-Hamid II Collection of Books and Serials includes 304 Ottoman Turkish, Persian, and Arabic books, plus some serial publications.. The collection was an 1884 gift to the Library of Congress from Sultan Abdul-Hamid II.
• African American Perspectives: Materials Selected from the Rare Book Collection The 800+ titles in this collection provide" a panoramic and eclectic review of African American history and culture and is primarily comprised of two collections in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division: the African American Pamphlet Collection and the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection with a date range of 1822 through 1909. Most were written by African-American authors, though some were written by others on topics of particular importance in African-American history.
• Ainu and Ezochi Rare Collection This collection of rare materials brings together books, manuscripts, and maps produced during the 18th and 19th centuries that document Japanese exploration and observation of the island and prefecture now known as Hokkaido in Japan, as well as Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in Russia. For several centuries these areas were inhabited primarily by Ainu peoples, who shared closely related languages, traditions, and modes of existence that were distinct from their ethnic Japanese neighbors to the south. Prior to and during much of the Edo period (1600-1868), the range of Ainu communities also extended south across parts of northern Honshu, the largest of the four major islands that comprise modern Japan, in addition to the eastern Amur River region and southern Kamchatka.
• Albert Schatz Collection This collection includes all 12,253 libretti and 128 oratoria and cantata libretti once held by Albert Schatz (1839-1902), a German music dealer with a life-long interest in opera and its history and collected during his travel and research throughout Europe.
• The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana The collection contains more than 11,100 items with more than 4,000 images and a date range of 1824-1931. It includes the complete collection of Stern's contemporary newspapers, Lincoln's law papers, sheet music, broadsides, prints, cartoons, maps, drawings, letters, campaign tickets, and other ephemeral items.
• Amazing Grace This collection highlights the history of the hymn “Amazing Grace” from the earliest printing of the song to selected performances of it on published and field recordings. These items have been collected from several divisions in the Library of Congress, including the Music Division, the American Folklife Center, the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, and the Rare Books Division.
• An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490 to 1920 This collection holds 250 social dance manuals from the Library of Congress. The list begins with a rare late fifteenth-century source, Les basses danses de Marguerite d'Autriche (c.1490) and ends with Ella Gardner's 1929 Public dance halls, their regulation and place in the recreation of adolescents. Along with dance instruction manuals, this online presentation also includes a significant number of antidance manuals, histories, treatises on etiquette, and items from other conceptual categories. Many of the manuals also provide historical information on theatrical dance. All illuminate the manner in which people have joyfully expressed themselves as they dance for and with one another.
• American Colony in Jerusalem, 1870-2006 This presentation features selected materials from the physical American Colony in Jerusalem Collection. The full collection in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress represents well over 16,600 items stemming from the history of the American Colony, a non-denominational utopian Christian community founded by a small group of American expatriates in Ottoman Palestine in 1881.
• American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1940 This collection of life histories consists of approximately 2,900 documents, compiled and transcribed by more than 300 writers from 24 states, working on the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers’ Project, a New Deal jobs program that was part of the U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from 1936 to 1940. Typically 2,000-15,000 words in length, the documents vary in form from narratives to dialogues to reports to case histories. They chronicle vivid life stories of Americans who lived at the turn of the century and include tales of meeting Billy the Kid, surviving the 1871 Chicago fire, pioneer journeys out West, grueling factory work, and the immigrant experience. Writers hired by this Depression-era work project included Ralph Ellison, Nelson Algren, May Swenson, and many others. The documents often describe the informant’s physical appearance, family, education, income, occupation, political views, religion and mores.
• American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920 This collection includes published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States and their observations and opinions about American peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920. Also included is the thirty-two-volume set of manuscript sources, Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, published between 1904 and 1907 compiled by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Authors include Matthew Arnold, Fredrika Bremer, William Cullen Bryant, François-René de Chateaubriand, William Cobbett, James Fenimore Cooper, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Sir Charles Lyell, William Lyon Mackenzie, André Michaux, Thomas Nuttall, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Robert Louis Stevenson.
• Books About Music Before 1800 Early writings about music published before 1801 were identified as having both historical significance and a high research value. These treasures range from incunabula such as Johannes Tinctoris' Terminorum musicae diffinitorium of ca. 1474 (one of the earliest examples of a glossary of musical terms) to Franchinus Gaffurius's Theoricum opus musiche discipline of 1480 (the first printed book principally devoted to the study of music). This online presentation includes digital scans of more than 2000 pre-1801 publications about music. The literature relates to the theoretical, historical, aesthetic and technical aspects of music.
• California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 The collection covers the dramatic decades between the Gold Rush and the turn of the twentieth century. It captures the pioneer experience; encounters between Anglo-Americans and the diverse peoples who had preceded them; the transformation of the land by mining, ranching, agriculture, and urban development; the often-turbulent growth of communities and cities; and California's emergence as both a state and a place of uniquely American dreams. The 207 books in this collection are first-person accounts from the time of the Gold Rush and California statehood through the turn of the century.
• Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, 1600-1925 The Capital and the Bay comprises first-person narratives, early histories, historical biographies, promotional brochures, and books of photographs in an attempt to capture in words and pictures a distinctive region as it developed between the onset of European settlement and the first quarter of the twentieth century.
• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation contains the printed the records of the United States Congress from 1774-1875. The records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress make up a rich documentary history of the construction of the nation and the development of the federal government and its role in the national life. These documents record American history in the words of those who built our government.
• Children's Book Selections This special collection presents seventy children’s books selected from the General and Rare Book Collections at the Library of Congress. The collection includes classic works that are still read by children today, and lesser-known treasures drawn from the Library’s extensive collection of historically significant children’s books. The books in this collection were published in the United States and England before 1924, are no longer under copyright, and free to read, share, and reuse however you’d like.
• Chinese Rare Book Digital Collection The Chinese Rare Book Digital Collection draws from the 5,300 titles of Chinese rare books housed at the Asian Division of the Library of Congress. The initial online presentation includes nearly 2000 digitized rare titles. The majority are editions from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and early Qing dynasty (1644-1795), while nearly 30 titles are Song dynasty (960-1279) and Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) editions.
• Country Studies Contains the electronic versions of 80 books previously published in hard copy as part of the Country Studies Series by the Federal Research Division. Intended for a general audience, books in the series present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world.
• Department of Defense Annual Reports (1948-1996) and Military Branch Budget Justification Books (1980-1996) This collection consists of: Department of Defense Annual Reports (1948-1996) and military service branch Justification of Estimates Books, "J-Books" (1980-1996). The digital collection is based on a large physical reference collection held by the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Section of the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
• Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 Contains 277 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Most broadsides are one page in length; others range from 1 to 28 pages. A number of these items contain manuscript annotations not recorded elsewhere that offer insight into the delicate process of creating consensus.
• Early Copyright Records Collection, 1790 to 1870 The documents in this collection are the result of the first federal copyright laws in 1790 and 1831 (as amended) and contain the early copyright records and material held by the federal district courts and numerous government offices in Washington, DC.
• The Evolution of the Conservation Movement The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage, through books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and motion picture footage drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress. The collection consists of 62 books and pamphlets, 140 Federal statutes and Congressional resolutions, 34 additional legislative documents, excerpts from the Congressional Globe and the Congressional Record, 360 Presidential proclamations, 170 prints and photographs, 2 historic manuscripts, and 2 motion pictures.
• Felix Mendelssohn at the Library of Congress This collection includes essays and a selection of compositions and items from the Library of Congress Music Division related to the composer Felix Mendelssohn.
• Finding Our Place in the Cosmos: From Galileo to Sagan and Beyond A thematic collection exploring changing models of the universe through time, ideas of life on other words and Carl Sagan’s place in the tradition of science. It features manuscripts, rare books, celestial atlases, newspaper articles, sheet music and movie posters.
• Home Sweet Home: Life in Nineteenth-Century Ohio This collection includes sheet music and audio recordings of parlor music, and focuses on themes that reflect the social, economic, and religious values in and around Cincinnati, Ohio in the Nineteenth Century.
• Japanese Censorship Collection The Japanese Censorship Collection contains marked-up copies of censored monographs and galley proofs, mostly from the 1920s and 1930s. Included are copies submitted by publishers for examination by censors in the Home Ministry of the Japanese imperial government as well as books lawfully confiscated by the ministry and local authorities for censor review. Many of the materials in this collection were banned from publication and distribution. The vast majority of these items are books, but the collection also includes atlases, manuscripts, scrolls, and three-dimensional objects.
• Japanese Rare Book Digital Collection This collection features selections from the Library of Congress Japanese Rare Book Collection, including 16th-17th century illustrated and manuscript editions of Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), a work written primarily by Murasaki Shikibu in the early 11th century and widely considered the world’s first novel; selected of Nara ehon (“Nara picture books”), a style of manuscript book with hand-painted color illustrations produced between the 16th and 17th centuries; and selected Chinese-language works that were reprinted or hand-copied in Japan, some of which contain prefaces or annotations by Japanese scholars.
• Korean Rare Book Digital Collection The rich resources found in this collection will interest those conducting research on diverse topics in the study of pre-modern Korea, including history, geography, politics, social and economic life, education, agriculture, and biology. Representative works from the Korean Rare Book Collection include: "Tongguk Yi Sangguk chŏnjip" 東國 李 相國 全集 (The collected works of Yi Munsun); "Tongŭi pogam" 東醫 寶鑑 (A valuable treatise on Oriental medicine); "Yenyŏm mit'a tojang ch'ambŏp" 禮念 彌陀 道場 懺法 (Buddhist deity); and "Han'guk hwalchabon" 한국 활자본 (Korean metal movable type).
• Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection The Rosenwald collection, housed in the Rare Book Division at the Library of Congress includes books and manuscripts from the last six centuries with strong thematic concentrations in the history of science, typography, natural history, decorative arts, and private presses. The full collection is availble for research consultation in the Library of Congress Rare Book Division. This online collection contains selection of the rare book collection with new material added to the digital collection as files are prepared.
• The Library of Congress Celebrates the Songs of America The Songs of America presentation includes sheet music, manuscripts, historic copyright submission, audio recordings, biographies, essays and curated content about popular and traditional American songs, poetic art songs, sacred music, and more. The site also includes interactive maps, a timeline, and teaching resources offering context and expert analysis to the source material.
• Martha Graham at the Library of Congress The Martha Graham Collection is comprised of materials that document the career of modern dance pioneer Martha Graham and traces the history of the development of her company and school. The Collection includes a significant assembly of manuscript music scores, scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, choreographic notebooks, publicity and production materials, correspondence, programs, and business papers culled from many different collections held within the Library of Congress Music Division.
• Meeting of Frontiers Meeting of Frontiers is devoted to the theme of the exploration and settlement of the American West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. In addition to items from the Library of Congress and the national libraries in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, this collection includes items digitized at thirty-three libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies in twenty cities in Siberia and the Russian Far East: Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky (Sakhalin Island), Barnaul, Berdsk, Birobidzhan, Blagoveshchensk, Igarka, Kemerovo, Kolyma, Krasnoyarsk, Kyakhta (Buriat Republic), Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Noril'sk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Tobolsk, Tomsk, Ulan-Ude, Vladivostok, and Yakutsk. Much of the material also relates to the history of Canada, China, Japan, and other countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.
• National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) Collection is a library of nearly 800 books and pamphlets documenting the suffrage campaign that were collected between 1890 and 1938 by members of NAWSA and donated to the Rare Books Division of the Library of Congress on November 1, 1938. The collection consists of a variety of materials including newspapers, books, pamphlets, memorials, scrapbooks, and proceedings from the meetings of various women's organizations that document the suffrage fight. In addition to NAWSA's president, Carrie Chapman Catt, contributors include Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Alice Stone Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, Elizabeth Smith Miller, and Mary A. Livermore.
• Omaha Indian Music This collection features selections from the American Folklife Center's collections documenting Omaha music traditions. It includes hundreds sound recordings made in the 1890s, 1980s, and 1990s and hundreds of black and white and color photographs from the 1980s. Additional documentation includes 35 pages of fieldnotes, 30 pages of handwritten tape recording logs, an 8-page program, two posters, and selected essays.
• Open Access Books This is a growing online collection of contemporary open access e-books. All of these books have been made available for download on the Library's website in keeping with the intent of their creators and publishers, which chose to publish these works under open access licenses to allow the broadest possible access and reuse. All books added to the collection go through a selection process whereby subject matter experts determine which works are in scope based on the Library's Collections Policy Statements. Although the Library of Congress holds print copies of some open access books received through multiple routine acquisition streams, these openly licensed works can be made much more broadly accessible in their digital form.
• Persian Language Rare Materials These rare Persian manuscripts, lithographs and early imprint books comprise works in many disciplines, but historical and literary works are dominant. A number of these items are exquisitely illuminated anthologies of poetry by classic and lesser known poets, written in fine calligraphic styles, and illustrated with miniatures. Many also have beautiful bindings. A number of the illuminated books are multilingual works, which include Arabic and Turkish passages in addition to Persian, focusing on scientific, religious - philosophical and literary topics, and others are holy books important to all confessional traditions within the Islamic world.
• Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910 The books in this collection portray the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century through first-person accounts, biographies, promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts, colonial archival documents, and other works drawn from the Library of Congress's General Collections and Rare Books and Special Collections Division. The collection's 138 volumes depict the land and its resources; the conflicts between settlers and Native peoples; the experience of pioneers and missionaries, soldiers and immigrants and reformers; the growth of local communities and local cultural traditions; and the development of regional and national leadership in agriculture, business, medicine, politics, religion, law, journalism, education, and the role of women.
• Printed Ephemera: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera The collection contains, among other materials, posters, playbills, songsheets, notices, invitations, proclamations, petitions, timetables, leaflets, propaganda, manifestos, ballots, tickets, menus, and business cards. There are more than 28,000 items in the physical collection with 10,172 available online. The material dates from the seventeenth century to the present day and covers innumerable topics.
• Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Perspectives Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age encompasses historically important writings by prominent Puerto Rican political activists and historians dating from 1831 through 1929. Texts from the post Spanish-American war period include the only English-language works in the collection. Among these are soldiers' reminiscences about the conflict and short histories designed to acquaint an American audience with Puerto Rico in the earliest years of its affiliation with the United States. The collection's pamphlets are all in Spanish; some of the books are in English, while others are in Spanish.
• Rare Book Selections The digitized selections offered here represent a few of the most interesting and important items in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress. Selections include a copy of the Gutenberg Bible, Thomas Jefferson’s copy of The Federalist, medieval manuscripts, books relating to cookery, children's literature, and many more.
• Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress, 1793-1919 This online collection of approximately 6,500 items from the Samuel F. B. Morse Papers in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress includes correspondence, diaries, printed matter, maps, drawings and miscellany. These document Morse's invention of the electromagnetic telegraph, his participation in the development of telegraph systems in the United States and abroad, his career as a painter, his family life, his travels, and his interest in early photography, religion, and the nativist movement. Digital materials date from 1793 to 1919, but most are from 1807 to 1872.
• Samuel J. Gibson Diary and Correspondence The papers of Union soldier Samuel J. Gibson (1833-1878) consist of a diary kept by Gibson in 1864 while serving with Company B, 103rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and a letter to his wife while held as a prisoner at Camp Sumter in Georgia, the Confederate prisoner of war camp commonly known as Andersonville Prison. The diary documents the capture of the Federal garrison at Plymouth, North Carolina, in April 1864, and Gibson’s experiences as a prisoner of war at Andersonville, Georgia, and Florence, South Carolina. Gibson records war news and rumors received by the prisoners, the state of his physical and emotional health, the deaths of fellow prisoners, and the importance of his diary in maintaining a sense of time.
• Selected Digitized Books This collection is made up of digital versions of books from the Library of Congress General Collections on a wide range of subjects. Most of the books in this collection were published in the United States before 1923 and are in English, but there are some materials in foreign languages, were published in other countries, or by federal agencies. The collection features thousands of works of fiction published in the United States between 1800 and 1922, including books intended for children, young adults, and other specific audiences. The collection will grow over time.
• Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860 This collection consists of 105 library books and manuscripts from the Library of Congress Law Library, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, and General Collections. The documents comprise an assortment of trials and cases, reports, arguments, accounts, examinations of cases and decisions, proceedings, journals, a letter, and other works of historical importance. Most of the items date from the nineteenth century and include materials associated with the Dred Scott case and the abolitionist activities of John Brown, John Quincy Adams, and William Lloyd Garrison. Eighteenth-century cases include Somerset v. Stewart, decided in England a few years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which "underscored the great tension created by slavery in Anglo-American law." (Finkelman, p. 6) Some of the items presented here, such as the report of the trial of Castner Hanway in 1851, are the only primary source on their subjects.
• U.S. Telephone Directory Collection This online collection includes scans of more than half of the Library of Congress's collection of telephone directories on microfilm, which represent Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the city of Chicago. The dates of the directories span most of the 20th century.
• Voices from the Dust Bowl: the Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection, 1940-1941 This online presentation is a multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting the everyday life of residents of Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant work camps in central California in 1940 and 1941. This selection of items includes 371 audio titles, 23 graphic images, a sampling of the dust jackets, and all the print material in the collection. The full collection is housed in the American Folklife Center.

E-books Copies of Print Materials

E-books and electronic copies of print materials held by the Library of Congress are linked from bibliographic records in the Library of Congress Online Catalog . The main providers of this online content are described and linked below.

• HathiTrust Digital Library External Library of Congress researchers who have first registered in-person, may download entire public domain books in PDF format from this resource. Hathitrust aims to provide exhaustive access to electronic texts. With a focus on preservation services and collection building, Hathitrust pulls from various resources including Google Books, the Internet Archive, and university libraries. Registered users of other HathiTrust member libraries may also download full public domain books from the site. All users may search inside books, read books in the public domain, and download single pages from public domain books.
• Library of Congress Books in the Internet Archive External The "Digitizing American Imprints at the Library of Congress," program began in 2007 with a grant from the Sloan Foundation to scan and digitize public domain works for the Internet Archive. The project's major focus at the Library of Congress was at-risk brittle books and U.S. history volumes. The full texts of all e-books scanned for this program is online in the Internet Archive Texts website in several file formats. The Internet Archive Texts site also includes hundreds of thousands of works from other libraries, archives, and individuals around the world, also fully scanned.
• Digital Interlibrary Loan The Library's Digital Interlibrary Loan Program, designed to provide access to books too fragile to circulate on interlibrary loan, and was discontinued in early 2008. However, there are more than 2,200 full-text books available in its collection, including rare and brittle books. These titles are also accessible via the Online Catalog.

National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS)

NLS is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. 

• National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines to eligible people and institutions in Braille and/or audio formats. Materials are delivered by postage-free mail or are instantly downloadable. NLS maintains, and makes available on its website, a separate catalog of materials available via its service, a selection of resources, and contact information including for specialist librarians.
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Material	Wood
Special Feature	Moistureproof
Style	Model A
Product Dimensions	13"L x 11"W x 18"H

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• 【Multi-functional】Transform your outdoor space with this versatile outdoor library book box. Good for fostering a love for reading in your community, this box allows easy access to books anytime, anywhere. Beyond storing books, it doubles as a practical mailbox for your letters. You can also use it as a secure drop-off point for small packages or as a decorative storage solution for garden tools. This is the ideal community book box and home mailbox, blending functionality with charm
• 【Durable & Weatherproof】Constructed from premium solid wood and treated for outstanding water and moisture resistance, this library box is designed to endure harsh outdoor conditions. The slanted roof efficiently directs rainwater away, preventing it from pooling on top and ensuring the box stays in prime condition for years to come. Whether it's sunny, rainy, or even snowy, this weather-resistant book box remains a steadfast and reliable fixture in your outdoor space.
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Equipped with magnetic enclosures and a sturdy metal handle and heavy-duty hinges, ensuring it opens smoothly and closes securely.	The sloped roof design effectively channels rainwater away, preventing leaks and moisture damage. Keeps your books safe from elements.	Unleash your creativity by painting the exterior of the book box to match your outdoor décor, or let it stand out as a vibrant focal point in your garden.

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Brand	‎PROLEE
Material	‎Wood
Special Feature	‎Moistureproof
Style	‎Model A
Product Dimensions	‎13"L x 11"W x 18"H
Closure Type	‎Magnetic
Water Resistance Level	‎Waterproof
Number of Items	‎1
Unit Count	‎1.0 Count
Item Package Quantity	‎1
UPC	‎648564021040
Manufacturer	‎Prolee
Item Weight	‎10.65 pounds
Item model number	‎LBRBF001
Special Features	‎Moistureproof
Included Components	‎Parts
Batteries Included?	‎No
Batteries Required?	‎No

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