Author Support Resources
The following are names of digital marketing, editing, marketing, development, illustrators, cover designers, and publishing experts who have been recommended by our NGLS authors.
Click on each category for contact information and with NGLS notes about each person.
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Article: How To Publish A Book On Amazon
Link: https://kindlepreneur.com/how-to-publish-a-book-on-amazon/
Pricing: Free
Description: The Full Step-By-Step Guide to publishing an ebook or a paperback book on Amazon.
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Gina Dyer
Location: Local
Phone: 404-519-7215
Email: valleylily50@yahoo.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Georgiana FieldsKristine Ramsey
Location: Local
Email: kristine.ramsey21@yahoo.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Teryl WorsterAleaca
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Website: www.99designs.com
Pricing: website
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Book covers; other design work - she is pricey, but very good. Extremely easy to work with. Because she is in Serbia, she is about 8-9 hours ahead of us in EDT, so take that into account when you are communication with her.Dylan Stevens
Email: dylanstevensphotos@gmail.com
Phone: 727-418-2348
Pricing: email or phone
Referred by: Eileen O’Hara
NGLS Notes: book cover design, photography, photoshop; instagram: @itsdylanstevensSteve Young
Location: Local
Email: design@accurateprinters.com
Website: www.accurateprinters.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Posters of book covers, stationery, logo design, business cards, other business services; Steve has a good network of designers and other expertise related to printing -
Melissa Fisher
Location: Texas
Phone: 979-201-6224
Website: www.CountOnMeBusinessSolutions.com
Pricing: check website
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These are tools that help with converting your book text and pictures into a format that can be submitted to a publisher.
Book Design Templates
URL: https://www.bookdesigntemplates.com
Usage: Provides ability to transform your book into a Microsoft Word document ready to submit to publishers.
Price: check their website.
Referred By: Kim Megahee: “I bought one of their M/S Word templates years ago. I wanted to format my books rather than pay someone else to do it. I used their template on all of my books, and I’m very pleased with how they look..”
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Mary Ellen Prater
Area of Expertise: editor, copy
Location: Local
Email: mejprater@bellsouth.net
Website: www.CountOnMeBusinessSolutions.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Renee PropesEvelyn Asher
Area of Expertise: development editing
Location: Local
Email: evelynasher4@icloud.com
Website: www.evelynasher.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: selfTraci Lawson
Area of Expertise: editor, proofreader
Location: Local
Email: traci7lawson@outlook.com
Phone: 770-530-3658
Pricing: email
Referred by: selfKaterina Katsarka Whitley
Area of Expertise: editor
Location: Boone, NC
Email: katsarkakk@gmail.com
Phone: 828-832-6123
Website: www.katerinawhitley.net
Pricing: email or phone
Referred by: Mary Demmler
NGLS Notes: receives files in Word to edit and make comments. -
Jason Fowler
Location: Clarkesville, GA
Phone: 404-519-7215
Website: www.JasonFowlerArt.com
Pricing: website
Referred by: Patricia BonaparteGina Dyer
Location: Local
Phone: 404-519-7215
Email: GinaDyer500@outlook.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Georgiana FieldsKristine Ramsey
Location: Local
Email: kristine.ramsey21@yahoo.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Teryl WorsterAleaca
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Website: www.99designs.com
Pricing: website
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Book covers; other design work - she is pricey, but very good. Extremely easy to work with. Because she is in Serbia, she is about 8-9 hours ahead of us in EDT, so take that into account when you are communication with her.Dylan Stevens
Email: dylanstevensphotos@gmail.com
Phone: 727-418-2348
Pricing: email or phone
Referred by: Eileen O’Hara
NGLS Notes: book cover design, photography, photoshop; instagram: @itsdylanstevensMaimee Cannariato
Location: Local
Email: maimeemay.co@protonmail.com
Phone: N/A
Pricing: email
Referred by: Self
NGLS Notes: Hybrid FarEast/American art; Facebook at MaimeeMayIllustrations -
Steve Young
Location: Local
Email: design@accurateprinters.com
Website: www.accurateprinters.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Posters of book covers, stationery, logo design, business cards, other business services; Steve has a good network of designers and other expertise related to printingBookPrintOnDemand.com
Location: Online
Email: info@bookprintondemand.com
Website: www.bookprintondemand.com
Pricing: Online
Referred by: Christa Tompkins
NGLS Notes: One of our members has used them several times and has good things to say about them. BookPrintOnDemand.com may be a good alternate if you plan to print only paperbacks or hardcovers and sell them at events and have no Amazon presence. -
Lindsey Hughes - The Pitch Master
Website: ThePitchMaster.com
Email: lindsey@ThePitchMaster.com
Contact by email or website.
Pricing: See website or contact her directly via email.
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Note: Lindsey teaches authors how to “pitch like a boss.” She’s a writing coach, a career coach, and a consultant. She also conducts workshops on pitching and other related subjects. Check out her website.
NGLS Note: The slides from Lindsey’s webinar for NGLS are available here: www.thepitchmaster.com/pitch
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Kim Megahee
Location: Local
Email: info@thekimmergroup.com
Website: www.thekimmergroup.com
Pricing: email
Referred by: self
NGLS Notes: Offers publishing assistance, but the author retains all control -
Kindle Direct Publishing
Website: kdp.amazon.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: KDP is the #1 publisher in the world. Most books are sold on the Amazon site.BookLogix
Website: www.booklogix.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Several Members of the NEGAWriters Club
NGLS Notes: KDP is the #1 publisher in the world. Most books are sold on the Amazon site.Draft2Digital
Website: www.draft2digital.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: KDP is the #1 publisher in the world. Most books are sold on the Amazon site.IngramSpark
Website: www.ingramspark.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Originally, they assessed a small fee for setting up books, but we heard recently that they have dramatically reduced or eliminated all fees to compete with KDP.iBooks
Website: authors.apple.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: This is Apple's entry into the book publishing field. As far as I can tell, they only support e-books (but that's where most of the money is today). They also offer AI reading of your book to create audiobooks.Kobo Books
Website: www.kobo.com
Pricing: Contact Publisher
Referred by: Kim Megahee
NGLS Notes: Kobo books is another alternative to Amazon (although much smaller) for e-books and audiobooks. We have no experience with them, but but have heard good things from authors with multiple books created and distributed by them. -
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Name: Suzanne Zoller-Brinson
Business Name: Z Creative Co.
Location: Based in Atlanta, Ga
Email: msuzannezoller@gmail.com
Website: www.suzannezoller.com
Pricing: ~Limited Time Only~ FREE brand and web design services in trade for a testimonial while I build my portfolio. Click on my email to start a discussion about your new brand or website.
Referred By: Kim Megahee