Blue Shades Publishing is a black-owned small business specializing in the publishing, production, and sale of books. We work with authors to edit, print, and publish their books so that they can release their thoughts, stories, and ideas for the world to see.

Jill is a German to English translator and Internet researcher specializing in medical and computer-related translations. She has been a freelance translator since 1995, after receiving her M.A. in Translation from Kent State University's Institute of Applied Linguistics.

I am a book coach, developmental editor of multiple award-winning books, and I have ghostwritten many books over the course of my literary career. I am passionate about giving voices to the stories that define our common passions and experiences and it shines through in my coaching style and results. I bring sincere enthusiasm and excitement to each project. I find the privileges of spurring writers on when times get tough and walking alongside them across the finish line to be very rewarding.

I am available for editing services based on my schedule and your timeframe. I edit fiction and nonfiction works. My prices are reasonable and dependent upon contracted services (discounts for multiple services are available). You will need to provide me with the first ten pages of your work, which I will then edit; you can decide whether I am a fit for you and vice versa. I will also connect you with my professional references at that time should you wish to see work samples.

Parlew Associates, LLC is a Philadelphia-based company providing a range of support services to publishers and authors. We help you do what you do, better. We also have openings for a limited number of clients for consulting, association management, and agent services.

To be on this list the Indie Reviewer has to be: Actively posting reviews; Review eBooks; Not charge for their reviews; Not be affiliated to a publisher; Have submission guidelines in place for an Indie author to submit an eBook; Putting a link back to TheIndieView on their site

The trick to getting sales of a good book to go viral is to get good reviews from trusted sources who have top exposure. We can offer you all of that. Someone on our team of reviewers will read your book and honestly review it. Then the review will be displayed on this website full of potential interested buyers who love to read and who trust the reviewers!

Are you looking for an easy, fast, flexible and efficient way to promote your book on Instagram (Bookstagram) and Tiktok (Booktok)? Would you like to collaborate with readers with an engaged audience that will encourage their followers to buy your book? You've come to the right place! We have a community of 8000+ Bookstagrammers and Booktokers that would love to collaborate with you. We help publishers of all sizes and many (indie) authors with their book promotions.

Story marketing is the modern way for authors to get discovered and sell more books. We designed it to be easy for authors to make lasting connections with readers through technology. Learn how authors are winning awards and using story marketing to grow their book sales.

If you are planning to discount your book (or if your book is already $5 or less), the Bargain Booksy Feature is for you. A Bargain Booksy feature can help you to drive sales of your book, find a new audience of readers, generate reviews for your book, and improve your book rank on retail sites. We'll send your book to more than 50,000 Kindle readers who have expressed an interest in your genre.

Storygram Tours is a company that is dedicated to promoting books through bookstagram tours. We feature picture, Middle Grade, Young Adult, New Adult and Adult books.

Pump Up Your Book is an award-winning blog tour company that handles all of the aspects of virtual book touring from pre-buzzing your book before the tour starts to making sure buyers will find out about your book long after your tour is over. If you are the author of a newly published book, have an upcoming release or just want to give a previously published book new life, a virtual book tour is your ticket.

Instagram Tours with Book of Matches Media will help you team up with our proven and ever-expanding (1,200+) network of #bookstagram influencers to give your book tons of social exposure!

Writer Beware’s® resources include the Writer Beware® website, which provides warnings about literary schemes and scams, along with information on how writers can recognize and avoid them; the Writer Beware® blog, which covers schemes and scams in real time, as well as publishing industry news and other items of writerly interest; the Writer Beware® Facebook page, which links to writing-related articles, blog posts, and news items, and provides a forum for discussion; and the X (formerly Twitter) feed of Writer Beware® co-founder Victoria Strauss.

We send your book to our readers! On the morning of your promotion, we verify that your deal is available at all the retailers you selected. As long as everything is in order, the deal goes out in that day’s email and appears on our website.

I am a die hard SFF reader! Beta-reader for 3 published fantasy authors and very active participant on Goodreads, netgalley, reddit, and twitter book world. This blog is a way to give back to the community that has provided me so much joy and escapism into other worlds!

Started by author Vincent Lowry, this site goes over all the things you need to know to get your book published. His blog is very informational and filled with tips for publishing success.

Premier Virtual Author Book Tours is a tool for authors to get their books read, reviewed, and noticed. We organize virtual book tours to match your book with book bloggers who like your particular genre of books. The bloggers are invited to review your book within a specified time and host the author for a guest post, interview, or book giveaway, as agree by both the author and blogger.

This database of book bloggers is organized by genre of interest. If a book blogger has expressed interest in multiple genres, they will be listed in each category. Any book blogger that is listed here has asked to be listed.

Caitlin Berve is the brilliant mind behind Ignited Ink Writing, LLC. She is passionate about stories that linger with readers – the kind of writing that haunts, strums heartstrings, inspires, bares a truth, and keeps a reader turning pages until four in the morning. By helping authors edit their work, she gets to fill the world with the impactful stories I want to read.

Mike Daniels has worked in the book publishing business for over a quarter of a century establishing relationships with publishers of all sizes and genres nationwide while representing major book manufacturers and as a book publisher’s coach consults authors, publishers and artists with creative and strategic guidance to publish and market their books and portfolios.

The Authors Guild advocates for the rights of writers by supporting free speech, fair contracts, and copyright. We create community and we fight for a living wage.

As an unpublished or self-published author, it can be a relentless struggle to attract a significant amount of attention to your book or manuscript. By purchasing a Kirkus indie review, authors can have the opportunity to build some name recognition and get noticed by agents, publishers and other industry influencers. Kirkus has been an industry-trusted source for honest and accessible reviews since 1933 and has helped countless authors build credibility in the publishing realm ever since. Browse through some of our author success stories, and get a glimpse of what exactly an indie review from Kirkus can do for you.

The books you see on Story Cartel are all offered free by generous authors in exchange for your honest review. For book lovers, Story Cartel is a resource to discover great books and fresh authors; for authors, it's a platform to build deeper relationships with readers. As long as it meets our guidelines, any author can launch their book on Story Cartel.

Whether you’re gearing up for a new release, searching for new interest in your backlist, or just want that extra boost that comes from seeing your book in the limelight, they want to help promote your book! Promotion can be one of the hardest aspects of being a creative and their goal is to help take a little of the weight off of your shoulders.

eBookSoda is a great way to promote your ebook. Our readers tell us what they like, which allows us to match books to readers, sending details of your ebook straight to their inbox. Send us your title by completing the online submission form . We’ll review your book and let you know if it’s been selected. If successful, we’ll create your promotion, email it to our readers and feature it on our website.

During the past few years we have built the community that we call “Kindle Nation” into the largest and most influential independent community of Kindle enthusiasts and ebook readers on the web. We are in touch with over 157,000 Kindle owners every day via web posts, email blasts, Facebook, and Twitter. Now, with our sponsorship programs, we are offering you the opportunity to connect directly with our readers. We can help you gain exposure.

Rockstar Book Tours is committed to promoting the books we love through Book Tours, Cover and Trailer Reveals and Scavenger Hunt Giveaway Tours, Instagram Tours, & Social Media Blitzes. We focus on books in these genres: YA (all genres), Middle Grade, Picture Books, Adult Books specializing in PNR/UF, Sci-Fi, Reverse Harem, Contemporary, Historical, & New Adult (all genres). We may work with non-fiction books depending on if we think we will get a good response from our bloggers.

Creative Fabrica is a great resource if you're looking for high quality and low cost design resources like fonts and decorative elements. They also offer an exclusive freebie every week and have their special 300 Days of Freebies where every day they post a new item free for only 24 hours. Their Build-a-Bundle feature also is a crowd pleaser because you can get the benefit of a discount without purchasing a lot of resources you'll never use.

Finding images that you can use can be a little tricky. That's why we absolutely love this site. Everything you find on here (images, vectors, and even videos) are all in the public domain. You don't have to pay royalties and you don't have to include attributes. These images are great if you're working on a DIY marketing campaign or even just looking for images to spruce up your blog.

Who doesn't love free stuff? This is a great site to look through if you are looking for some good fonts and want to be 100% sure you can use them. They've got a great selection that is constantly growing.

Unsplash is a website dedicated to proprietary stock photography. Since 2021, it has been owned by Getty Images. The website claims over 330,000 contributing photographers and generates more than 13 billion photo impressions per month on their growing library of over 5 million photos

Pexels is a provider of stock photography and stock footage. It was founded in Germany in 2014 and maintains a library with over 3.2 million free stock photos and videos.