The Publishing Pod

Absolutely, yes!

Louisa has guided people who have come to her with the tiniest glimmer of an idea and helped them to build upon it to write their fully formed book.

The best thing to do is book a totally free chat with Louisa and she will be able to advise you.

Book a chat here, with no obligation whatsoever.

Collaboration Books are exactly as they sound, a group of authors bringing their stories together to form a book. Each has their own chapter.

At The Publishing Pod, we can help you as a Collaborator in one of our own Collaboration Books, or as the instigator of a Collaboration. Perhaps your business or group lends itself to a Collaboration Book of your own, with chapters penned by your colleagues, team or even clients.

A Full Book is one that you write in its entirety yourself. While this is by no means a small undertaking, writing your own book is one of the most satisfying things you can do, and it will take your visibility to new levels.

Whichever option is best for you, we are going to be with you every step of the way.

Louisa will help you form your book, and Jo will make sure it's available for your readers as both an eBook and a paperback.

Book a chat now to find out more.

We can offer all aspects either as complete packages or separate services.

Simply have a free chat with us and we will be able to provide our tariff.

We are happy to arrange split payments for you once we know your desired book's requirements. 

We are in the privileged position of working with an amazing graphic designer, Simon Clements.

Simon will not only consult with you to make sure your cover is exactly what you either imagined or even better, but also give you a collection of social media images to help you promote your fabulous new book.

So who is Simon Clements?

Simon says, "After finishing a HND in Graphic Design and Advertising, I was approached by Cadbury Trebor Basset at my end of year show. They loved my work, and offered me a job in their in- house design team, based in Bourneville, Birmingham.

"After facing a tough decision, due to health issues I had at that time, I decided to go it alone and start my own business. It was the best decision I ever made! I’ve been lucky enough to help many clients over the years, globally as well as nationally, and I have loved every minute!

"I’m passionate about my work, and also pride myself on being honest, reliable and loyal to all of my clients!

"I believe in the design process that I have in place. It’s a collaboration between myself and you, the client, to ensure that your end result looks good, delivers the right message, and that it’s something you’re proud of!"

Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing pays its authors royalties.

Royalties are the amount the customer has paid for the book, minus Amazon's print and fulfilment costs. Amazon KDP pay royalties monthly, 60 days later.

If you write a Full Book, you will receive all of your royalties.

In the case of a Collaboration Book, the instigator of the book will receive the royalties.

Often, Collaboration Book royalties are donated to charity, and this is the case with Louisa and The Publishing Pod's first Collaboration Book, If I Could Tell Her... Stories of Learning, Growth and Personal Power.

How much you charge for your book will be up to you. We will advise you as part of The Publishing Pod journey.

As an experienced self-publisher on Amazon KDP (and Lulu) Jo knows all the tips and tricks to reach Best Seller Status, but it would be unfair and unethical to give you a cast iron guarantee your book will become a Best Seller.

However, we haven't had a miss yet and will pull out all the stops to make sure we never do!

Your book's success, both commercially and as an excellent read, matters to us - after all, it reflects on us as well as you!

Book a chat with us for free, and under no obligation, by clicking here.

We certainly can!

It is important to us to know that our authors' and our own standards are kept super high, so we only offer this service to authors who have written and published their books with The Publishing Pod. Please book a chat to find out more about our Advance to Audio service by clicking any of the purple 'Book a Chat' buttons.