At the Frankfurt book fair, I met the founder of the Publish Drive platform. Kinga Jentetics. Kinga has been chosen for Forbes magazine’s 30 under 30 lists. The platform she established has so far uploaded 150,000 books from the entire world, in 60 different languages, including Hebrew.
I met with Kinga in two hats:
- As an author looking for ways to distribute his book abroad (currently not relevant because I am looking for a publisher abroad to publish my third book in the traditional way, and not as an independent author).
- As a blogger—this platform can be interesting for independent authors who want to upload their books to online stores worldwide.
Publish Drive allows you to upload your book (when it is ready, of course, superbly edited, and translated at the highest level), to the platform so that it will be distributed in a wide variety of online stores, including Amazon.
So far, it looks wonderful. Please remember these two issues:
- As for writing these lines, the platform does not proofread any book it publishes. That is why it is essential that your book is edited literary, linguistically, and proofread correctly. English readers are extremely sensitive to mistakes and imprecise language. Your book should be ready in all aspects before it is uploaded to bookstore shelves.
- From the moment the book is uploaded to Publish Drive, the promotion is in your hands. If you upload the book and hope it will do the job by itself, you are expected to be disappointed, like publishing a book anywhere basically.
So, what Publish Drive does?
- Uploads your book and adapts it to the requirements of dozens of online stores, including Amazon.
- Paging is performed automatically according to the requirements of each store.
- The platform is connected to POD services so that you can print any quantity you want from the book and send it to yourself or to buyers.
- An automatic tool enables the scanning of inappropriate content, plagiarism, and copyright infringement.
- An AI tool called Savant scans the text, identifies the genre of the book, and categorizes it under the appropriate category in bookstores. Of course, the author can intervene and update the genre according to his wish.
- The platform allows the integration of drawings within the text.
- The platform allows sending a copy of the book for review. The manuscript for review is limited in time and protected, so only the reviewer can open and read the book.
How much does it cost?
The payment is monthly according to the number of books/edits uploaded to the system. If you upload one book and then edit it, it is an upload of two “books”.
In conclusion:
If you are an independent author and are interested in a simple and quick way to upload your book to online bookstores around the world, Publish Drive can be a good option for you. Especially if you write a series and want to upload several books, this tool can be very significant for you. Of course, after you have made sure that your book is in the best possible condition, edited, and edited at the highest level.