For Small Press & Indie Publishers

Run Your Indie Press Like a Major Publisher

Author management, manuscript tracking, launch coordination, and publishing pipelines — built for small press teams.

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The Small Press Problem

Indie publishers operate at the complexity of a small publishing house with a fraction of the infrastructure. That gap kills growth.

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Managing multiple authors and titles

Tracking manuscripts across 5, 10, or 20+ authors simultaneously requires systems that Google Sheets and email just can't provide.

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No unified pipeline

Without a shared publishing pipeline, every title is a separate mess of folders, emails, and tribal knowledge that doesn't scale.

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Launch chaos

Coordinating cover reveals, ARC distribution, metadata submission, and release-day execution across multiple titles at once is operationally overwhelming.

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Author relationship management

Your authors are your most important asset. Without a centralized author workspace, managing expectations and deliverables is manual and error-prone.

Publishing Infrastructure for Indie Press

The systems major publishers have — right-sized for independent presses.

Multi-Project Dashboard

See all your titles, their status, and their progress in one command center. No more status check emails.

Team Collaboration

Add editors, designers, marketing coordinators, and authors to each project. Manage roles, reviews, and approvals inside PublisherMate™.

Launch Center

Coordinate every book launch from one place — checklists, timelines, metadata, promo assets, and retailer submissions.

Asset Library

Centralized storage for cover files, manuscript drafts, author headshots, press releases, and marketing materials — organized by title and author.

Story Bible

Capture and maintain series continuity for your authors. Critical for small presses managing multi-book series across different editors.

Publishing Pipeline

Track each title through your publishing pipeline — from acquisition through post-launch — with stage-by-stage visibility for your whole team.

Your Complete Publishing Pipeline

Track every title from acquisition to post-launch — with full team visibility.

1
AcquisitionManuscript review & contract
2
DevelopmentEditing & revision rounds
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CoverDesign, approval & final files
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MarketingARCs, metadata & promo
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LaunchRelease day execution
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Post-LaunchReviews, rankings & ads
Multiple concurrent title tracking
Team assignment per project stage
Metadata and keyword management
Launch coordination tools
Asset storage and organization
Post-launch performance tracking

Your Author Roster, Organized

Manage every author on your list — their manuscripts, projects, and deliverables — in one centralized workspace.

A.J.

Literary Fiction

3 titles

M.R.

Thriller

2 titles

S.K.

Romance

5 titles

D.L.

Sci-Fi

4 titles

P.W.

Non-Fiction

2 titles

T.N.

Fantasy

6 titles

Example author roster — your real authors replace these placeholders

Build your indie press on a real foundation.

The Studio plan is built for publishing teams — multiple titles, author management, and the tools to scale.

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