What is Reedsy?
Reedsy is an online self-publishing platform designed to help authors produce professional-quality books without the need for a traditional publisher. It connects authors with a curated marketplace of publishing talent including editors, designers, marketers and more to assist with every step of creating a book.
Some key features Reedsy offers include:
- Access to top-rated publishing professionals like developmental editors, copy editors, cover designers, illustrators, and marketing specialists.
- Project management tools to collaborate with your publishing team, share files, track progress, and manage due dates and payments.
- Formatting tools to turn your manuscript into a print-ready interior file for paperbacks and ebooks.
- Distribution to major retailers like Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble etc.
- Marketing guidance and tailored recommendations to sell more books.
- Rights management assistance to understand publisher contracts and retain control of subsidiary rights.
- Free ebook conversion and distribution to libraries.
Reedsy aims to provide all the infrastructure and talent authors need to produce a book at professional standards without signing restrictive publisher contracts. With an easy-to-use dashboard to manage the author/publisher team, it gives indie authors access to top-tier help at fair prices.