Dominic Schunker
Nov 23, 2020
Here is a selection of tools and resources for authors and publishers to make life that little bit easier and the mundane a little bit briefer.
Your Toolkit is a full compliment of Author and Publisher Services and links and shortcuts mentioned in our Launch Map Video.
Author’s Guide to Self Publishing
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/authorsguideform
The definitive insider’s guide to Self Publishing
Free Consultation for Authors
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/authorservicesconsultancyform
Chat with Authors, Editors and a variety of specialists about what you want from your writing journey
Ghostwriting Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/ghostwriting
Too busy? Don’t like how you write. Get a professional author to write it
Editing Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/editing
A full Developmental Edit and Proofread
Libre Office
https://www.libreoffice.org/
A great author-friendly tool for your word processor and grammar and spell-checker
Grammarly
https://www.grammarly.com/
Grammar and spell-checker tool
Proofreading Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/proofreading
From both the editor and the readers perspective
Book Funding Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/funding
Get funded, sponsored or paid to write
Book Design Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/design
https://www.gimp.org/
For me, as good as Photoshop and FREE
Book Production Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/production
Book creation and integration with major platforms
Smartmockups
https://smartmockups.com/category/all
Turn your cover design into 3d books, PDAs, phones. even trucks and pizza boxes
Merge PDF Files Online
https://www.sejda.com/merge-pdf
Always useful for printed book generation
https://vellum.pub/
Leading book creation tool
Book Rights Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/protection
Get protected against plagiarism and other claims
US Copyright Office
https://www.copyright.gov/registration/literary-works/index.html
$55 will get you protected
Worldwide Book Reviews Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/reviews
Get the machine cranked up and keep it going
Book Publishing Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/publishing
All the way from your manuscript to global retail
Ingram Spark
https://myaccount.ingramspark.com/
Book (and Hardback) production and distribution
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)
https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/
The hub of it all. Where you load and control your books
KDP Rocket
https://publisherrocket.com/
Category and keyword tool
Book Publicity Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/publicity
Get your book out to the news media
Book Promotion Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/promotion
Get your book seen, read and talked about
Social Media Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/promotion
Get your book trending
https://www.literarysubmission.com
Get your manuscript out to 100s of Agents with the files and format they expect
Promo Video Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/promovideos
From a quick abstract to full interview shorts
Audiobook and Voiceover Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/audiobooks
Choose your voice
Translators
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/translation
From English to Spanish, Chinese, French and more
Author Website Specialists
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/websites
Establish your Author Presence
Search Engine Optimisation
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/websites
Get your Author Presence ranking
Screenplay Adaptation Professionals
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/movies
Turn your book into an industry-standard movie screenplay
Film Makers
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/movies
Have your movie made
Film Producers
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/movies
Pitch your screenplay
Original Music
https://www.offworldpublishing.com/promovideos
Have original music made for presentations, promo videos, radio shows or movies
Brought to you by AuthorLab from Offworld.