Recommended Resources

Tools and organizations we actually recommend.

Tools, services and organizations we actually recommend to authors building a wider publishing business. Some of these are partners, and some links earn us a commission — that never changes whether something appears here.

Our own brands

Built by the same team.

Indie Author Magazine

Monthly reporting and craft coverage for working indie authors.

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Indie Author Training

Courses, webinars and community for the business side of publishing.

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Direct2Readers

Storefronts for authors selling directly to their own readers.

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IndieAuthorTools

A directory of the tools and services indie authors actually use.

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Automation and author tools

For running the business behind the books.

Author Automations

AI and automation for people who publish and promote their own work.

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Author Automations Social

Social scheduling and content built for authors, across every major platform.

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StorytellerOS

A writing and publishing operating system — manuscripts, series bibles, catalog and sales in one place.

Industry organizations and events

Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)

A non-profit professional association for self-publishing authors, with contract vetting, watchdog advice and member discounts.

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Author Nation

The annual conference for indie authors building sustainable publishing businesses.

Everyone we work with

Our industry partners each hold a space inside the community, where you can ask them questions directly rather than reading a sales page.

The full partner directory

Distributors, print providers, review services and promotional platforms — updated as partners join.

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