Publishing independently offers authors many advantages—but it’s not as easy as it sounds. The market is currently flooded with unprofessionally produced self-published books, which languish online and which bookstores will not carry. Every independent author, even those who have published before, needs professional guidance if they want their book to be taken seriously. Manifest Identity’s self-publishing services offer the same support and services as the major publishing houses. Books published with Lindy Gifford’s help are professionally presented, thoroughly edited, and primed for wide distribution.
Working with Lindy to publish Coming to the Edge was a steep learning curve, which made me realize I could never have done this on my own. Three years later, as I was putting Poems for a World on Fire together, I knew that Lindy could help me with my second book, too.
—Helen G. Rousseau, author of Coming to the Edge & Poems for a World on Fire
What Independent Publishing with MI Offers
Manifest Identity provides or matches independent authors with the same professional services that the big publishing houses offer:
- Recommendations for the professional editor best suited to each author & their book.
- Lindy Gifford’s professional book cover & pages design.
- Guidance choosing & navigating the various models of independent publishing and distribution.
- Production management, moving the book through the chosen printing and publication process.
- Straightforward help with some simple marketing strategies.