How to find editors, book designers and marketers on the Reedsy marketplace.

A beautiful production tool that takes care of the formatting and conversion, before you have even finished writing.

Write

Simply, beautifully.

Edit

With a professional.

Typeset

Export to PDF & ePub.

“But I’m happy with MS word.” – is not an excuse. Do your book a favor and use a tool built for book production.

A simpler way to write.

A beautiful interface built for distraction-free writing. Our style guide toolbar keeps you in control of your formatting, as you write. When it comes to typesetting, consistency is key.

The Reedsy Book Editor writing interface, with a simple style guide toolbar

Real time collaborative writing and editing

Collaborative production

Say goodbye to managing chapter revisions with your editor and co-authors by email. Work together on your manuscript in real-time, tracking changes, editing prose and making comments. (Coming soon)

Distribution ready

Exported files are ready for instant distribution to ebookstores, distributors and POD services such as Smashwords, IngramSpark, Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, Apple iBooks and Kobo Writing Life.

Professionally formatted epub and print files ready for distribution

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Professional assistance

Finished your draft and looking for an editor? Luckily, we have a marketplace for that! Bring in expert assistance, and work with them on directly on your manuscript. Effortlessly.

Powerful features that will transform the
author-editor relationship.

Import

Collaborate in real time with a co-author or a book editor on your manuscript

Collaborative editing

Save different versions of your book and never lose your writing

Versioning

Discuss changes with your editor in the comments section

Commenting

Track the changes made by your book editor

Track changes

These advanced features are coming very soon!

Professionally typeset themes, perfect for ebooks and print.

Authors and publishers no longer need to rely on expensive typesetting processes. Now you can produce a beautiful book in seconds, for free!

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The Search for a Deal

There is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years.

One day his only horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to share his sorrow. “Such bad luck,” they said. The farmer replied, “Good news, bad news—just the same.”

The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. “How wonderful,” came the neighbors shouting. “It's just good news, bad news—just the same,” replied the old man.

The following day, the farmer’s son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. The neighbors again came to offer their sympathies at his misfortune...

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The Crossing

When I bought the bike, I never knew where it would take me. I didn't know what type it was, I had no knowledge or mechanical skills about these things. But I bought it because I wanted it.

And I made an effort. It was my goal that year to fix it up, get it out on the road.

She left me six months later.

She went to Portland. Said she might go to school out there or get a job in a book store. I didn't understand.

She said it was her calling. Something was pulling her there. She just couldn't ignore it any longer.

She changed her number, changed her email address, deleted her Facebook. Just dropped off the face of the earth...

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Hover to download a preview of our themes. Professionally designed for fiction and non-fiction.

You'll be surprised how good your book can look!

Start writing today for free, forever.

The Reedsy theme, a professionally typeset print template available in the Reedsy book editor

The Crimson theme, a professionally typeset print template available in the Reedsy book editor

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The Reedsy Book Editor - A free book production tool.