Free live training for authors · Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 11 AM Arizona

Self-published. Full publishing team.

You keep your rights. You write the book. Your team does the work around it: edit notes, cover brief and blurb, every KDP and IngramSpark file and field, local press, bookstore, library and school pitches, and your reader list. You approve everything. You press Publish.

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Hosted by Mr B. Children's author of What Rhymes With Orange? and Hoose Moose and the Tiny Seed. Featured in the newspaper. Toured with DMX. Grammy voting member.

Here's the deal

You do the author part. Your team does the rest.

YOU

still do the part that matters

  • Write the book
  • Approve the drafts
  • Sign in and press Publish
  • Do the readings and meet your readers

That's it. You stay the author, and you stay in control.

YOUR TEAM

does the jobs nobody taught you. They:

  • Lay out your ISBN and copyright steps
  • Prep every KDP and IngramSpark file and field
  • Edit notes and typo passes on your manuscript
  • Brief your cover and write your back cover blurb
  • Pitch your local paper, podcasts and interviews
  • Pitch bookstores, libraries and schools for events
  • Build your reader list and draft your emails
  • Check every "opportunity" email before you reply
  • Plan the whole year, not just launch week

Be real for a second

This is you, right?

You're not lazy and you're not bad at this. You found out there's a whole new world of jobs after the writing, and nobody taught you any of them. So the writing gets the leftovers.

I finished the book. Where do I even start?

I thought once I hit Publish, the hard part was over.

I hate that I have to market my own book.

Every "opportunity" in my inbox comes with a bill.

Maybe I just don't have the talent for this.

I just want real readers holding my book.

Every author you love had an editor, a designer and a publicist in their corner. Now you have yours. It works for you. You keep your rights.

Meet the crew

They handle the publishing work. You write.

Six seats, one team, and a manager you name. Character art coming.

Red Pen

Editor

Edit notes, typo passes and a style sheet you keep. We never write your book. You do.

CHARACTER ART COMING

Jacket

Cover designer

Cover briefs checked against your genre, plus the back cover blurb and the spine size.

CHARACTER ART COMING

Headline

Publicist

Local paper, podcast and interview pitches, drafted for your yes.

CHARACTER ART COMING

Shelf

Distributor

ISBN and copyright steps, plus every KDP and IngramSpark file and field. You press Publish.

CHARACTER ART COMING

Booked

Events booker

Bookstore, library and school visit pitches, plus the follow-ups.

CHARACTER ART COMING

Inbox

Reader list manager

Your signup page, a free chapter or activity sheet, and your welcome emails.

CHARACTER ART COMING

We never write your book. You do.
You approve everything.

Your words stay your words. Nothing goes out without your yes, and you press Publish in your own account. You never share a password.

How it works

Text it like a person. It does publishing work.

No dashboards. You say what you want in plain words. Your manager splits it up across the team and checks with you before anything goes out.

  1. You ask"Get my book ready for KDP and IngramSpark."
  2. It worksISBN steps, files, fields, blurb.
  3. You approveThen you press Publish yourself.
Manageryour publishing team · online

My book's done. Can we get it on Amazon and into bookstores?

Yes. Shelf has your ISBN and copyright steps laid out. Red Pen is doing a last typo pass.

Jacket has 3 cover briefs and a blurb for you to pick from. Every KDP and IngramSpark field is on your checklist, ready to paste.

Love the second cover. Let's go.

Files are ready. Sign in when you're set and press Publish. Headline drafted a pitch to your local paper and Booked has 4 bookstores to ask about a reading. Want to see them?

Message your manager

Before and after

From "I do it all alone" to "I run my own publishing house."

Before

  • The manuscript sits in a folder, "almost done"
  • ISBNs, copyright and KDP feel like an maze
  • You post about the book when you remember
  • Fake book clubs and film scouts fill your inbox
  • You're the author, editor, designer and publicist

After

  • Every step has a plan and a checklist
  • Every file and field is prepped. You press Publish.
  • Your reader list hears from you every month
  • Pitches to papers, bookstores, libraries and schools go out with your yes
  • Every "opportunity" gets checked first

Who's behind it

I'm Mr B. I built this team for my books first.

Children's author of What Rhymes With Orange? and Hoose Moose and the Tiny Seed. Featured in the newspaper. Toured with DMX. Grammy voting member. I'm a musician, not a publishing house. My team helped me land a newspaper feature and book a bookstore event in Fountain Hills, Arizona. I still do the readings and the school visits.

What Rhymes With Orange? book cover
What Rhymes With Orange?
Hoose Moose and the Tiny Seed book cover
Hoose Moose and the Tiny Seed

Mr B · mrbinspire.com/books · @MrBinspire

Keep your rights

The most expensive thing in publishing is your rights.

You're self-published. Amazon KDP and IngramSpark are your publishers. They print and ship your book. Your team does the work a publishing house does around it, and you keep your rights.

A vanity press package

  • Packages can run from about $1,000 to over $10,000
  • Praise first, then a bill for every extra
  • Edits you end up paying again to fix
  • Calls about film rights and book clubs, for a fee

Self-Made Bestseller

  • You keep your rights
  • You own your ISBN
  • You pick your cover and your blurb
  • We never write your book. You do.
  • You approve everything and press Publish yourself
CoreYour publishing team: 6 seats plus a manager you nameKills "I can't do all of this myself"✓
CoreWeekly live author call with Mr BKills "I'll get stuck"✓
Bonus 1Mr B's Book Launch Checklist, the steps from his two booksKills "I don't know the order"✓
Bonus 2Hometown Press Kit, built from his real newspaper featureKills "The paper won't care about me"✓
Bonus 3Bookstore and Library Event Kit, from the Fountain Hills eventKills "Stores don't host indie authors"✓
Bonus 4School Visit Builder: reading plan, activity sheet, teacher emailKills "I don't know how to run a visit"✓
Bonus 5Cover and Blurb Check against your genre's top 10Kills "My book won't stand out"✓
Bonus 6Reader List Starter: signup page, reader gift, 5 welcome emailsKills "Sales stop after launch week"✓
Bonus 7Library and Awards Calendar: review dates, awards that take self-published booksKills "Libraries only buy from big publishers"✓
You keep your rights. You're in control. You're running your own publishing house.

Hiring it out: a cover runs a median of about $470 and a copyedit about 2.7 cents a word (Reedsy pricing). Vanity press packages run $999 to $10,999. See the full price comparison →

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$497

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Start with the free live training for authors. You keep 100% of your rights.

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This is for you if

  • You're writing a book, finished one, or have one out
  • You want to keep your rights
  • You want real readers, not fake book clubs
  • You'll approve drafts each week

Not for you if

  • You want get-rich-quick. No sales promises here.
  • You want someone else to write the book for you
  • You won't put in the work

Real questions, straight answers.

Am I self-published if I do this?

Yes. Amazon KDP and IngramSpark are your publishers. They print and ship your book. Your team does the work a publishing house does around it.

Do you upload or publish my book for me?

No. Your team preps every file and field. You sign in to your own KDP and IngramSpark accounts and press Publish. You never share a password with anyone.

Will AI write my book?

No. We never write your book. You do. The team handles the jobs around it, and you approve everything.

Do I keep my rights?

Yes. Your book, your ISBN, your rights. Nobody here takes a cut of your royalties.

My book isn't finished yet. Is it too early?

No. Start your reader list, your cover brief and your local connections now. Publishing houses start marketing months before a book comes out.

How do I know this isn't another scam?

Real author, real books, a real newspaper feature and a real bookstore event. The training is free, nothing goes out without your yes, and your team checks every "opportunity" email before you reply.

Does it work for children's books?

Yes. That's where I started. School visits, library story times and bookstore readings are a big part of it.

I'm not techy. Is that a problem?

No. If you can text, you can do this.

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