BUILD YOUR TEAM
Resources for Self Publishing Authors
As a seasoned veteran in the book design and printing industry, I’ve built a community of talented professionals in the self publishing and book design space. These trusted partners can be a great asset to your team!
Editors
Every author needs an editor and proofreader during the process of writing their book. Investing in these services ensures your manuscript will be polished, professional, and ready for design and typesetting.
These are editors and proofreaders that have been hired by my clients or with whom I have a professional relationship. Find the one that suits you and your book the best.
CHRISSY DAS
Chrissy is a proofeader and copy editor with over a decade of experience editing nonfiction manuscripts. She provices detailed feedback and suggests changes that will eleate the quality of your writing
ADINA EDELMAN
Adina is an editor for authors of memoir and fiction. She believes in candid feedback and making the edit a conversation, bringing you into the process to unearth the gold in your story.
JEANETTE SMITH
Jeanette is a copyeditor, self-editing instructor, fiction writer, and mermaid based in Texas, USA. Jeanette accepts all genres for copyediting except horror and poetry.
DENISE WILLSON
Denise specializes in manuscript evaluations, traditional developmental editing, copy/line editing, and the proofreading of fiction and nonfiction manuscripts.
Ghostwriters
How do you fit writing a book into your busy life? If you have a strong story and message, a ghostwriter can help by working with you collaboratively or doing the heavy lifting and completing the entire book writing project. The people who most commonly hire a ghostwriter are cultural and business leaders, industry experts, and executives. These talented ghostwriters are in my professional community.
ERIN DONLEY
Erin is a ghostwriter and a book development coach who specializes in personal growth, professional development, and memoir. She guides each project from first draft, to finished manuscript, through design and publication.
JENNIFER LOCKE
Jennifer helps business owners, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs write books that showcase their brilliance and leave a legacy. She’ll bring out your best book, via nonfiction ghostwriting or book coaching.
DANIELLE PERLIN-GOOD
Danielle is The Soul-Aligned Ghostwriter and a best-selling author. She empowers C-suite executives and transformational leaders to amplify their legacies through impactful non-fiction books that build credibility and trust with their audiences.
JONATHAN JORDAN
Jonathan is an award-winning ghostwriter, book coach, and developmental editor, primarily for business nonfiction. He thrives on helping CEOs and entrepreneurs turn their stories into results.
CAROL TICE
Carol is an award-winning journalist and bylined print author who ghostwrites transformative business books for thought leaders and entrepreneurs (like her). Her authors’ self-published books have sold thousands of copies.
Printers
Most of the authors I work with choose the POD route (where each book is printed-on-demand after the buyer purchases it online) or ask me to find the best printer for their project. If you’re motivated to self-manage the printing of your book, this information is for you.
Digital printing is the most cost effective for runs under 1,000 and produces very high-quality books. For print runs over 1,000, you should work with an offset printing company. Offset book printers have a wider choice of interior papers and finishing options. Always base your decision on budget, your self publishing goals, and a marketing plan.
Digital
BLITZPRINT
Blitzprint in Alberta, Canada has been working with self published authors for over 30 years. They specialize in short-runs and offer add-on services such as distribution, fulfillment, and marketing. Their website has lots of resources for self publishers.
BAKER & TAYLORS PUBLISHER SERVICES
Baker & Taylors Publisher Services in Ashland, OH offers offset, short-run digital, and print-on-demand plus a variety of services including storage and fulfillment, marketing, and an online bookstore.
BOOKMOBILE
EDITION ONE BOOKS
Edition One Books works with art and design professionals to manufacture beautifully crafted short-run books at their Richmond, CA facility. Their selection of cover materials and special options such as foil stamping will make your book stand out. They offer personal service and will print a run as low as five copies.
PRINTORIUM BOOKWORKS
Printorium Bookworks is located in Victoria, BC. It’s a one-stop shop to print books and the marketing materials a self publisher needs for their marketing campaign. Printorium prints quality soft cover books in quantities starting at 10.
Offset
FRIESENS
HEMLOCK
Print-on-Demand
KINDLE DIRECT PUBLISHING
INGRAMSPARK
Illustrators
The use of icons, photographs, technical drawings or custom illustrations in non-fiction books can improve reader understanding and make your content more engaging. When stock images just won’t do, hiring an illustrator whose style suits your book is a great option. I will work directly with any illustrator you choose to hire. I also recommend these artists from my professional community.
ALINE MONJARDIM
DARYN ROWLEY
Stock Images
There are two categories of stock images. Royalty-free have a fixed price and can be used multiple times on anything. The downside is that other authors may end up using the same image. My suggestion is to dig deep — don’t use anything on the first 10 pages of your search result. For rights-managed images, you purchase the right to use the image for a specific purpose (front cover), for a specific circulation (5,000 copies), and for a specific geographical area (North America). Rights-managed images are pricey but if exclusivity is important to you, this could be a good solution.
iSTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES
iStock by Getty Images is one of my favourite stock image sites for their extensive selection but be prepared to pay well for what you want.
CANSTOCK
CanStock carries a dizzying selection of digital images. They have over 117,000 contributors from around the world and add over 24,000 new files each day.
FIRST LIGHT
First Light is a Canadian company offering rights-managed and royalty-free stock images by its own 200+ photographers. First Light has the most extensive collection of Canadian visual content available in the world.
FOTOSEARCH
GOGRAPH
IMAGEZOO
MASTERFILE
RGBSTOCK
PEXELS
Pexels is a stock photo and video website that helps you look for visuals to find great photos and videos that can be downloaded and used for free.