Storysloom edits, designs and publishes books for independent authors across the US. Your book goes live on your own Amazon and store accounts, and every royalty is yours.
Sample cover designs
Fourteen services, in the order a book needs them. Pick one, or let us run the whole thing.
Send your first chapter. We'll tell you which services it needs, and which it doesn't.
Get a free chapter checkThree ways to publish a new book. Each one ends with your book live on your own accounts.
A finished, already-edited manuscript that needs to look professional and go live on Amazon.
$599
2 to 3 weeks
Up to 40,000 words. Longer books add $8 per 1,000 words.
Recommended
Most first-time authors. An edited, designed ebook and paperback, live on every major store.
$1,499
4 to 6 weeks
Up to 60,000 words. Longer books add $20 per 1,000 words (a 90,000-word novel is $2,099).
Authors who want the full treatment: deep editing, every format and a launch push.
$2,999
6 to 8 weeks
Up to 80,000 words. Longer books are priced in your fixed plan before you pay. Allow extra time for your own revisions after the developmental edit.
Need just one service, or relaunching a published book? See all 8 packages and add-ons.
You approve every stage before we move to the next. Nothing goes live until you say so.
Use the free chapter check. We read it and email honest notes within 3 business days.
FreeYour consultant sends a written plan: the services you need, the price and the dates.
1 to 2 daysPay by card or PayPal through a secure invoice, or by bank transfer.
When you're readyEditing, cover and formatting arrive one at a time. You approve each before we move on.
1 to 6 weeksYou approve the final files and pay the remaining 50%. We publish on your accounts.
About 3 daysYour book is live. We help with store questions and small fixes for 30 days.
30 daysOne publishing consultant stays with your book from first call to launch. Behind them, experienced freelance editors, designers and narrators we work with do the production work.
Founder & Publishing Consultant
James started Storysloom in 2025 and reviews every project plan before it goes to an author.
SpecialtyFantasy and sci-fi
Publishing Consultant
Guides romance authors through covers, series branding and launch week.
SpecialtyRomance and women's fiction
Publishing Consultant
Helps authors choose the right package and keeps their project on schedule.
SpecialtyThriller, mystery and crime
Publishing Consultant
Works with authors turning real life into books, from first call to launch day.
SpecialtyMemoir and self-help
Publishing Consultant
Plans picture books page by page with authors and our illustrators.
SpecialtyChildren's books
Publishing Consultant
Helps experts and business owners turn what they know into a book.
SpecialtyBusiness and nonfiction
Developmental editors, line editors, copyeditors and proofreaders.
Cover designers, illustrators and interior layout designers.
Store setup, ISBNs, metadata and print proofs.
Launch plans, Amazon Ads, social content and trailers.
Narrator casting, audio editing and mastering.
Author websites and newsletter setup.
A look at the range our design team works in, from thrillers to picture books.
These are sample designs with made-up titles and authors, created by our design team to show range. They are not client books. Client work is never shown without the author's written permission.
Every project begins with a written agreement. These promises are in all of them.
Read our termsWe never take a share of your sales. Ever.
Your book, your name, your copyright. It's in the agreement.
Your Amazon KDP and store accounts, so you control price and listing.
Your quote lists every service and its price. No surprise fees later.
3 rounds on design work, a follow-up pass on edits, $50 for extra rounds.
Cancel anytime. You pay only for stages we've delivered.
Yes. You keep 100% of your royalties and all rights to your book. We never take a share of sales, and every agreement says so in writing.
Yours. We publish on your own Amazon KDP, IngramSpark and other store accounts. If you don't have them yet, we'll guide you through opening them, which takes about 15 minutes each.
Starter Publish takes 2 to 3 weeks, Complete Publish 4 to 6 weeks and Premium Publish 6 to 8 weeks, counted from when we receive your final manuscript. Stores usually approve books within 72 hours of upload.
Publishing packages start at $599, and Complete Publish, our recommended package for first-time authors, is $1,499. Individual services start at $99. Every price is on our Packages page.
No, and be careful of anyone who does. We promise professional work, honest advice and on-time delivery. Sales depend on your book, your genre and your marketing.
Send us your first chapter and within 3 business days we'll email honest notes: what level of editing it needs, any formatting issues, and which package fits. There's no cost and no obligation.
Answer a few quick questions in the chat, or email us. Either way, a consultant replies within 1 business day.
Tell us about your book and we'll reply with what it needs, which package fits and what it will cost. Free, with no obligation.