Free book publishing tools
From finished draft to publish-ready package
Your book is written. Now make it shippable.
Good book publishing software starts with the file you actually plan to upload. Find structural, EPUB, cover, and metadata risks before KDP does—then export one version-locked release package.
- No card for free checks
- Browser-first inspection
- 60-day re-export window
Private by default
Drop in the file you plan to publish
Choose a DOCX or EPUB. This first check runs in your browser; your manuscript is not uploaded.
Free publishing tools
Start with the exact file or error in front of you.
Each tool answers one release question and links to the next relevant check. No generic AI writing detour and no card before you see a result.
Browse all 17 toolsKDP planning and upload tools
Free book launch timeline planner
Plan the final 30 days of a book launch in dependency order.
Open free tool →Free KDP cover calculator
KDP cover calculator for exact spine and full wrap size.
Open free tool →KDP trim size recommender
Choose a KDP book size before margins and cover geometry.
Open free tool →Free word count to pages calculator
Estimate book pages from the choices that actually change layout.
Open free tool →Free KDP manuscript template
Download a KDP manuscript template built as a real DOCX.
Open free tool →Free 6 × 9 KDP template
Generate a 6 × 9 inch KDP manuscript template in Word.
Open free tool →Formatting and file validation
Free DOCX preflight
KDP book formatter preflight for your Word manuscript.
Open free tool →Private DOCX to EPUB converter
Convert a finished text-led DOCX into a navigable EPUB draft.
Open free tool →Free book formatting preview
See three readable sample pages before formatting the whole book.
Open free tool →Interactive ebook typography preview
Choose an ebook font system, not one locked reading size.
Open free tool →Interactive release checklist
A book formatting checklist for the files you will actually upload.
Open free tool →Validation, metadata, and recovery
Private EPUB validator online
EPUB validator online for the file you plan to publish.
Open free tool →Browser-only print PDF preflight
Check a print-ready book PDF before the upload fails.
Open free tool →Free book image DPI checker
Book image DPI checker for the size you will actually print.
Open free tool →Free KDP metadata checklist
Check KDP book metadata against the cover before upload.
Open free tool →Free KDP error decoder
Turn a KDP failed manuscript upload into the next fix.
Open free tool →Choose by publishing responsibility
The same file problem costs different users differently.
These paths change the order, proof, and paid boundary without cloning one generic sales page four times.
One first release
First-time authors
Try established free editors first, lock one manuscript, and pay only when a real file needs repair.
Follow the first-book pathA finished KDP manuscript
KDP authors
Move from page planning to cover, validation, metadata, and upload recovery in dependency order.
Open the KDP author pathRepeated releases
Series authors
Keep numbered sources and status aligned across five or twenty single-owner workspaces.
See the series workflowClient books · pilot
Editors and book professionals
Review the collaboration boundary and request the pilot; invitations, approvals, and white-label reports are not sold yet.
Review the professional pilotThe expensive part is the last mile
Seven files and five tools still do not prove your book is ready.
A polished cover can have the wrong spine. A valid-looking EPUB can have a broken reading order. A clean Word file can hide comments, tracked changes, and weak chapter structure.
Upload rejection
Translate the platform message into the exact file, page, margin, or metadata change to make next.
Version drift
Keep manuscript, cover, metadata, store copy, and sample pages tied to one approved release.
Tool switching
Stop moving one title through a formatter, validator, keyword sheet, bio writer, and launch checklist.
A release workflow, not another blank page
See the problem before you pay for the fix.
Check
Calculate or inspect your own cover, DOCX, EPUB, or rejection message for free.
Lock
Choose the manuscript version, trim, audience, and publishing target that belong together.
Release
Download checked files, store copy, reader sample, and launch materials as one package.
One book release pass
Everything tied to the version you approve.
The $39 pass is for text-led books with a finished manuscript. It replaces a pile of disconnected final-mile subscriptions.
- EPUB and print-ready interior PDF
- Full-wrap cover dimensions and export check
- Metadata consistency report
- Amazon description, keyword and category candidates
- Author bio, sample page, and social launch assets
- Re-export the same title for 60 days
Simple pricing with an honest boundary
Book publishing software priced by release, not model credits.
Free checks stay useful. Upgrade when you need a reviewed release or private capacity for several versioned source files.
Free preflight
$0no card
Find the next concrete problem before committing.
- 17 focused release tools
- Planning, trim, pages, and cover geometry
- DOCX, EPUB, PDF, and image checks
- Metadata, templates, timeline, and upload recovery
- No card before a result
Author Studio
$169per year
For one author managing several releases.
- Five active book workspaces
- Private DOCX, EPUB, and PDF sources
- Numbered source versions
- Release status per title
- Self-service subscription billing
Publisher Studio
$399per year
For one account managing a larger title list.
- Twenty active book workspaces
- Private versioned source storage
- Release status for every title
- Order and entitlement history
- Assisted-scope support requests
Share the useful public step
Share guidance while the manuscript stays private.
Every public tool and guide includes direct share actions. Private project sources remain inside the signed-in workspace and are never attached to those public links.
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Copy or post a public tool or guide in English, Chinese, or Spanish
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Download a cover guide and hand the exact dimensions to a designer
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Share the KDP checklist without exposing a private source file
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Use the contact form for a professional collaboration pilot request
ShipMyBook
Bring the manuscript. Leave with a release.
Start free with the file you already have. You will see what needs attention before any checkout appears.