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We help you create your book in paperback, hardback, eBook and audiobook formats to expand your reach and boost your earnings potential.


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Professional self-publishing company helping authors create, print, and distribute paperback, hardcover, eBook, and audiobook editions worldwide
Professional self-publishing company helping authors create, print, and distribute paperback, hardcover, eBook, and audiobook editions worldwide
Professional self-publishing company helping authors create, print, and distribute paperback, hardcover, eBook, and audiobook editions worldwide

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Outskirts Press is a full-service self-publishing company for serious authors seeking professional publishing support — not a free book-making app, template site, or DIY publishing platform.


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Whether you’re creating your first novel, memoir, children’s book, poetry collection, or nonfiction book, Outskirts Press helps you professionally self-publish your work and distribute it worldwide.



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  • Keep 100% of your rights & royalties
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Recognized for excellence by consumer review sites and trusted by thousands of authors to make their own book Outskirts Press is a top-rated self-publishing company with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and a #1 ranking from Top Consumer Reviews.

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Professional self-publishing company helping authors create, print, and distribute paperback, hardcover, eBook, and audiobook editions worldwide
Professional self-publishing company helping authors create, print, and distribute paperback, hardcover, eBook, and audiobook editions worldwide
Professional self-publishing company helping authors create, print, and distribute paperback, hardcover, eBook, and audiobook editions worldwide

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How to Make Your Own Book FAQ

Creating a book involves more than writing the manuscript. You’ll need editing, interior formatting, a cover design, ISBN assignment, printing options, and distribution setup. Outskirts Press handles every one of these steps for you so your book looks professional and is prepared to industry standards. You stay focused on your content while we create the actual book for you.

DIY platforms offer basic templates, but they leave you to manage editing, layout, sizing, typography, and production on your own. Outskirts Press provides a full-service alternative: you create the content, and our professional team turns it into a bookstore-quality print and digital book. This gives you creative freedom without requiring you to learn complex design or publishing tools.

Yes. First-time authors regularly publish with Outskirts Press. You simply upload your manuscript, and our team guides you through editing, design, formatting, and distribution. Our step-by-step process makes it easy to make your own book—even if you have no technical experience.

A professional-quality book requires proper typography, clean interior formatting, a compelling cover, and files that meet printer and retailer specifications. Outskirts Press provides all of these services with experienced designers and editors. This ensures the book you create is polished, presentable, and ready for bookstores, libraries, and online retailers.

Free DIY tools give you templates but leave every decision—and every mistake—to you. Outskirts Press is a paid, full-service publishing company that produces books to industry standards and guides you through each stage. You maintain complete control of your content while we handle the technical details that DIY platforms do not provide.

Once your book is professionally formatted and designed, Outskirts Press handles printing and sets up distribution to major retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Ingram, and libraries (over 60,000 retailers and wholesalers worldwide). You create the book—our team ensures it reaches readers around the world.

Yes. Outskirts Press offers publishing packages with different levels of support, along with optional à-la-carte services so you only pay for what you need. Whether you want just the essentials or full editing, design, and marketing assistance, you can customize how your book is created.

Creating a real printed book requires professional formatting, cover design, printing setup, ISBN assignment, and worldwide distribution. Outskirts Press helps authors create professionally printed paperback and hardcover books that are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, libraries, and major retailers worldwide.



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