Article: How To Publish A Book On Amazon

Link: https://kindlepreneur.com/how-to-publish-a-book-on-amazon/
Pricing: Free
Description: The Full Step-By-Step Guide to publishing an ebook or a paperback book on Amazon.
Referred by: Kim Megahee

Gina Dyer
Location: Local
Phone: 404-519-7215
Email: valleylily50@yahoo.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Georgiana Fields

Kristine Ramsey
Location: Local
Email: kristine.ramsey21@yahoo.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Teryl Worster

Aleaca
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Website: www.99designs.com
Pricing: website
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Book covers; other design work - she is pricey, but very good. Extremely easy to work with. Because she is in Serbia, she is about 8-9 hours ahead of us in EDT, so take that into account when you are communication with her.

Dylan Stevens
Email: dylanstevensphotos@gmail.com
Phone: 727-418-2348
Pricing: email or phone
Referred by: Eileen O’Hara
NGLS Notes: book cover design, photography, photoshop; instagram: @itsdylanstevens

Steve Young
Location: Local
Email: design@accurateprinters.com
Website: www.accurateprinters.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Posters of book covers, stationery, logo design, business cards, other business services; Steve has a good network of designers and other expertise related to printing

Melissa Fisher
Location: Texas
Phone: 979-201-6224
Website: www.CountOnMeBusinessSolutions.com
Pricing: check website
Referred by: Jameson Gregg

These are tools that help with converting your book text and pictures into a format that can be submitted to a publisher.

Book Design Templates

URL: https://www.bookdesigntemplates.com

Usage: Provides ability to transform your book into a Microsoft Word document ready to submit to publishers.

Price: check their website.

Referred By: Kim Megahee: “I bought one of their M/S Word templates years ago. I wanted to format my books rather than pay someone else to do it. I used their template on all of my books, and I’m very pleased with how they look..”

Christa Tompkins
Author/Pen Name: Amaris Farr
Area of Expertise: copy editing, proofreading
Location: Local
Email: AmarisFarr@gmail.com
Website: https://www.amarisfarr.com
Pricing: Website or email – Special 20% discount for NGLS members (make sure to mention NGLS when you contact me!)
Referred by: Kim Megahee — “I’ve worked with Christa in my critique group for two years. Her edits are always on target and professionally done.”
Note From Christa:‍ ‍
Hi, I’m Christa! I’m a fantasy and science fiction writer, I run the Spout Springs Writers Group, and now I’m starting a freelance editing business as a copyeditor and proofreader. As your editor, my job is to fine-tune your writing on the line level to ensure clarity, correctness, and consistency so that your manuscript can shine. Being an author myself, I know firsthand what it’s like to hand your writing over to someone else, so you can be sure that I’ll approach your manuscript with sensitivity and respect to your individual voice. The mantra of a good copyeditor is: “It’s not my manuscript.”
My area of expertise is in fiction, but I can work on nonfiction and other types of writing as well on a project-by-project basis. There are a few things I’m not comfortable working on, including: poetry books (poems within another type of work are fine), political writing (fictional politics are fine), erotica, medical or scientific text, and AI-generated writing.
For my Literary Society friends, I’m offering a 20% discount on my editing services, so make sure you mention NGLS when you reach out!

Mary Ellen Prater
Area of Expertise: editor, copy
Location: Local
Email: mejprater@bellsouth.net
Website: www.CountOnMeBusinessSolutions.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Renee Propes

Evelyn Asher
Area of Expertise: development editing
Location: Local
Email: evelynasher4@icloud.com
Website: www.evelynasher.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: self

Traci Lawson
Area of Expertise: editor, proofreader
Location: Local
Email: traci7lawson@outlook.com
Phone: 770-530-3658
Pricing: email
Referred by: self

Katerina Katsarka Whitley
Area of Expertise: editor
Location: Boone, NC
Email: katsarkakk@gmail.com
Phone: 828-832-6123
Website: www.katerinawhitley.net
Pricing: email or phone
Referred by: Mary Demmler
NGLS Notes: receives files in Word to edit and make comments.

Jason Fowler
Location: Clarkesville, GA
Phone: 404-519-7215
Website: www.JasonFowlerArt.com
Pricing: website
Referred by: Patricia Bonaparte

Gina Dyer
Location: Local
Phone: 404-519-7215
Email: GinaDyer500@outlook.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Georgiana Fields

Kristine Ramsey
Location: Local
Email: kristine.ramsey21@yahoo.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Teryl Worster

Aleaca
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Website: www.99designs.com
Pricing: website
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Book covers; other design work - she is pricey, but very good. Extremely easy to work with. Because she is in Serbia, she is about 8-9 hours ahead of us in EDT, so take that into account when you are communication with her.

Dylan Stevens
Email: dylanstevensphotos@gmail.com
Phone: 727-418-2348
Pricing: email or phone
Referred by: Eileen O’Hara
NGLS Notes: book cover design, photography, photoshop; instagram: @itsdylanstevens

Maimee Cannariato
Location: Local
Email: maimeemay.co@protonmail.com
Phone: N/A
Pricing: email
Referred by: Self
NGLS Notes: Hybrid FarEast/American art; Facebook at MaimeeMayIllustrations

Steve Young
Location: Local
Email: design@accurateprinters.com
Website: www.accurateprinters.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Posters of book covers, stationery, logo design, business cards, other business services; Steve has a good network of designers and other expertise related to printing

BookPrintOnDemand.com
Location: Online
Email: info@bookprintondemand.com
Website: www.bookprintondemand.com
Pricing: Online
Referred by: Christa Tompkins
NGLS Notes: One of our members has used them several times and has good things to say about them. BookPrintOnDemand.com may be a good alternate if you plan to print only paperbacks or hardcovers and sell them at events and have no Amazon presence.

Lindsey Hughes - The Pitch Master

Website: ThePitchMaster.com

Email: lindsey@ThePitchMaster.com

Contact by email or website.

Pricing: See website or contact her directly via email.

Referred by: Kim Megahee

NGLS Note: Lindsey teaches authors how to “pitch like a boss.” She’s a writing coach, a career coach, and a consultant. She also conducts workshops on pitching and other related subjects. Check out her website.

NGLS Note: The slides from Lindsey’s webinar for NGLS are available here: www.thepitchmaster.com/pitch

Kim Megahee
Location: Local
Email: info@thekimmergroup.com
Website: www.thekimmergroup.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: self
NGLS Notes: Offers publishing assistance, but the author retains all control

Paige Parker Publishing, LLC
Website: paigeparker.co
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Paige is also an author and a member of the Northeast Georgia Literary Society..

Kindle Direct Publishing
Website: kdp.amazon.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: KDP is the #1 publisher in the world. Most books are sold on the Amazon site.

BookLogix
Website: www.booklogix.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Several Members of the NEGAWriters Club
NGLS Notes: KDP is the #1 publisher in the world. Most books are sold on the Amazon site.

Draft2Digital
Website: www.draft2digital.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: KDP is the #1 publisher in the world. Most books are sold on the Amazon site.

IngramSpark
Website: www.ingramspark.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Originally, they assessed a small fee for setting up books, but we heard recently that they have dramatically reduced or eliminated all fees to compete with KDP.

iBooks
Website: authors.apple.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: This is Apple's entry into the book publishing field. As far as I can tell, they only support e-books (but that's where most of the money is today). They also offer AI reading of your book to create audiobooks.

Kobo Books
Website: www.kobo.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Kobo books is another alternative to Amazon (although much smaller) for e-books and audiobooks. We have no experience with them, but but have heard good things from authors with multiple books created and distributed by them.

Evelyn Asher

Location: Local

Website: www.evelynasher.com

Pricing: Website

Referred by: self

Name: Suzanne Zoller-Brinson

Business Name: Z Creative Co.

Location: Based in Atlanta, Ga

Email: msuzannezoller@gmail.com

Website: www.suzannezoller.com 

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Referred By: Kim Megahee