Complete Publishing Services for Indie Authors
We started The Book Whisperer in 2017. Since then we’ve published, republished, or relaunched nearly a thousand books for roughly a hundred authors. We know how this works — what makes a book market-ready, what makes a cover sell, how to position a title so readers can actually find it.
We handle the full process. You write the books.
How everything fits together
A book’s success isn’t one thing. It’s the cover, the editing, the formatting, the metadata, the distribution setup, the advertising. Get one of those wrong and it costs you. We’ve done this enough times to know how they interact, and we manage all of it with that in mind.
What we do
Editorial coverage — Proofing and editorial assessment to make sure your manuscript is market-ready before it goes anywhere near a platform.
Cover design — We work with experienced genre cover designers, or with yours. Either way, the cover has to be competitive. We know what works in your genre and we’ll tell you honestly if something isn’t landing.
Metadata and market positioning — We use competitor analysis and metadata research to position your book for visibility. Category, keywords, description — none of it is guesswork.
Formatting — Every iteration your book needs: ARC, ebook, paperback, large print. Done properly, not just converted.
Distribution — We handle the platforms. KDP, IngramSpark, and the major digital retailers — Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books, and others. You keep your accounts. We set it up and manage it. Your book will be available digitally and as a print-on-demand paperback. We won’t tell you it’s going into bookstores, because unless you hand-sell it yourself, it isn’t. Our competitors say otherwise. We don’t.
Advertising and marketing — Amazon Ads, Facebook, newsletter campaigns. We run the campaigns on your accounts, track the data, and adjust. We don’t set it and forget it.
Back-list and relaunch — Older titles can still earn. If your back-list needs updated covers, new metadata, or a relaunch strategy, we can do that too.
Training — We’d rather our authors understand what’s happening with their books. If you want to know the process — how the platforms work, how ads are structured, how metadata decisions get made — we’ll teach you. We do this with clients who want it, and always before we offboard.
How we work together
Publish — For authors who have their own marketing setup or want to handle advertising themselves. We take your manuscript through proofing, formatting, metadata, description, and distribution. Everything your book needs to go to market properly. Training included for authors who want to understand the process before they go it alone.
Full Launch — Everything in Publish, plus cover design, advertising setup, and campaign management across Amazon, Facebook, and newsletter. Your ad budget, not ours — we run the campaigns and report on them. For authors who want the full picture handled.
Ongoing Partnership — For established authors with active catalogues who want a steady team behind them. Scope varies — some clients are ads-only, others are full pipeline every title. We scope it individually. If this sounds like your situation, let’s talk.
