The Best Self Publishing Companies of 2023
1. Shabd.in
Pricing- Free to upload
4 publishing packages.
Royalties- 80% on all books.
Marketing and Promotions are available.
Complete dedicated and experienced teams available.
Shabd might just be the new entry in the publishing market, however it’s a powerful and promising platform. With amazing services to an online self Book Publishing platform to offering hundreds and thousands free and paid books to organising umpteen number of competitions to giving away lucrative prizes, Shabd.in is here to stay for the long term.
2. Amazon KDP
Royalties- 70% on ebooks between $2.99 and $9.99 or 35% below $2.99
Pricing- Free to Upload
Amazon’s Kindle need no introduction in the world of books, it’s the shark of the ocean, truly an international platform when it comes to sales in the digital book business.
3. Kobo
Pricing- Free to upload
Royalties- 70% on ebooks priced more than $2.99 in the US or 45% for books priced below 2.99
Kobo or Rakuten Kobo is another large publishing fish in the sea of books and has a strong presence in the international market.
If you want an international reader base within your pockets, you should give serious thought to Kobo.
4. Apple Books
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Pricing- Free to Upload
Royalties- 70% on most books.
Another name that needs no introduction, Apple books have been one of the favorites for many traditional publishing houses as well as authors since time and eternity. Apart from KDP, Apple Books is one platform where most writers get their books listed.
Not only getting your book published on Apple Books is easy, but promises you a wide range of readers.
5. Notion Press
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Pricing- Free to Upload.
Dedicated packages for traditional publishing available.
Royalties- 70% of the net profit on sales.
Another mid-range company in the publishing industry offers some best of market practices.
Not only does Notion Press give you complete exposure to the Indian market but list your books on international platforms too.
6. Barnes & NoblePress
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Pricing- Free to upload
Royalties- 70% on ebook priced above $0.99
B&N isn’t as popular in India as it’s in the West, however that doesn’t make B&N a small name. One of the toughest contenders to Amazon, it let’s you price your book for free on the platform and let’s you market your books too.
7. Draft2Digital
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Pricing- 10% of the book’s retail price per copy sold
Distributes to- Amazon, Google Play, Kobo
Draft2digital not only offers you publishing services but a lot of other services as well like marketing, distribution. All you need to do is simply upload your book on this platform and it’ll push your book on other platforms by itself.
8. Smashwords
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Pricing- 15% of the retail price on Smashwords and 10% on other platforms per copy sold.
Distributes to Apple Books, B&N, and Kobo.
Just like Draft2Digital, Smashwords is an aggregator, the original aggregator of the market In fact, till Draft2Digital launched.
Just like Draft2Digital, Smashwords too push your books on other digital distribution systems like kobo.
9. PublishDrive
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Pricing– 10% of the retail price per copy sold
Distributes- Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play
Founded just 7 years back, it’s already giving tough competition to Draft2Digital and Smashwords. Doing almost the same thing as them, but in a modern way, connected to over 400 stores and 4500 publishers, they’re definitely not the little fish in the corner.
10. Reedsy
Services– Editing, interior design, cover designing.
In a very unique setup, Reedsy gives you the exposure to get your book designed in a freelancing setup. The site connects you to freelance editors, designers, and formatting options and creates a file ready to be published on other platforms.
So here you go, these are the 10 top self-publishing Companies according to us. Explore and see which one works for you.