Dashboard
Welcome back — here's how your books are performing
My Books
Manage your titles, covers, and metadata
Social Posts
Compose once, publish everywhere
Why post to social? Social media is how indie authors stay visible between launches. The trick is consistency, not virality — a steady drumbeat of posts about your book, your process, and your reading life builds an audience that actually buys when the next launch comes. This is the workspace for that drumbeat: write once, pick your platforms, and publish to Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, LinkedIn, and TikTok in a single click. Connect new platforms under Connections and check the Social media for authors lesson for what to post and how often.
Email Campaigns
Build an email list you own, and send campaigns that sell books
Amazon KDP
Tools for optimizing your KDP listings, planning Amazon promos, and tracking sales rank
Promo Materials
Create flyers, sell sheets, cover letters, KDP listings, and more
Cover Letter
AI-drafted letters for agents, publishers, podcasts, and media
Cover letters change shape by recipient — an agent query is formal and manuscript-focused, a podcast pitch is conversational and centered on what you can talk about. Pick the right shape for the right reader.
New to query letters, or unsure how a podcast pitch should look? Read the full guide →
Sell Sheet
One-page AI-drafted copy for booksellers, librarians, and reviewers
A sell sheet is a one-page reference document buyers scan in seconds. The metadata block (ISBN, format, distribution, returnability) is what makes a stocking decision possible — fill in the book setup form completely before generating.
Never seen a sell sheet before? Read the full guide and see a complete example →
Book Keywords & Categories
AI-suggested keywords + BISAC categories for KDP, Amazon Seller, IngramSpark, B&N Press, Kobo, Apple Books, and your own store
Almost every place you list a book — KDP, Amazon Seller, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble Press, Kobo Writing Life, Apple Books, even your own Shopify or WordPress store — asks for keywords and one or two BISAC categories. Pick the wrong ones and your book is invisible; pick generic ones and you're drowning in competition. The AI below generates 12 keyword candidates and 4 BISAC categories, ranked strongest-first, plus a quick guide for which subset to use on each platform (KDP wants 7+2, IngramSpark 5–7+2–3, etc.). Fill in your book's description, genre, audience, and comparable titles for AI suggestions that actually match the book.
A+ Content Modules
The rich product description blocks below the basic blurb on Amazon — most authors leave these blank
When a reader scrolls down on your Amazon book page, after the basic description, they hit the "From the Publisher" section. That's A+ Content — image-and-text blocks that read as full marketing real estate. KDP gives you up to 7 modules per book; most indie authors use zero because the editor is intimidating.
This generates 3 ready-to-use modules. Paste each into KDP → Marketing → A+ Content → Create A+ Content → Modules. You'll add your own images on KDP's side.
Author Central Bio
The cross-book bio that appears on your Amazon Author Page and every book product page
This bio is different from the per-book "About the author" you wrote on each book page. It lives on your Amazon Author Central profile and appears on every one of your books. It establishes who you are as an author — the kinds of books you write, your voice, and where readers can follow you.
Need to set up Author Central first? See setup instructions →
KDP Select Promo Planner
Plan your Free Promo Days and Countdown Deals — then run them on KDP
If your book is enrolled in KDP Select, you get two promo types per 90-day enrollment cycle: Free Promo Days (up to 5 days where the eBook is free) or Countdown Deals (up to 7 days at a discounted price, US/UK only). They don't stack — you pick one per cycle.
This is a planning tool, not a KDP integration. Two steps:
- Plan here. Pick the book, type, and dates. Save. Nothing is sent to Amazon — the plan lives in your app so you can keep track of what you've committed to.
- Run on KDP. Sign in to kdp.amazon.com → Bookshelf → click the ··· menu next to your book → Promote and Advertise. Pick Free Book Promotion (for Free Promo Days) or Kindle Countdown Deals. Enter the same dates you planned here. Submit. KDP usually approves within a few hours.
Sales Rank Logger
Track your book's Amazon Best Seller Rank over time
Amazon shows a Best Seller Rank (BSR) on every Kindle and paperback product page — buried in the "Product details" section. Lower rank = better. A book at rank 5,000 is selling more often than one at rank 200,000.
Amazon doesn't expose BSR via an API, so this is a manual log: visit your Amazon product page, copy the BSR number, paste it here with today's date. Weekly is plenty. Over time, you'll see trends — what a promo did to your rank, how new releases moved the needle, whether a slow period is normal seasonality or something to worry about.
Find the BSR on your book's Amazon page → scroll to "Product details" → look for "Best Sellers Rank: #X in Kindle Store" (the overall number, not the category numbers).
Graphics & Video
AI-generated images and copy for every promotional asset
- Pick the asset you want to make — each tile below opens a focused workspace.
- Select your book on that page — the brief auto-fills with genre-matched style suggestions.
- Customize and generate — adjust style, mood, colors, then click Generate.
- Download, then add text — title, author, and any copy should be added after download using Canva or another design tool. AI-generated text in images is unreliable.
AI portrait-format concept image to inspire your cover design. Download as a starting point.
Text overlay copy + AI background image for Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest.
AI quote text + background image for a shareable graphic.
Promo copy for book signings, readings, and author events.
Bold, short thumbnail text options that get clicks.
30–60 second narration script with scene cues — ready for a videographer or video tool.
30-second vertical book trailer (9:16) — your cover with Ken Burns motion, title and tagline overlays, mood-matched music. Renders in 1–2 minutes.
Book Cover Concept
AI portrait-format concept image to inspire your cover design
AI-generated portrait concept image to inspire your cover design. Download and use as a starting point.
Add title & author text after download — AI text rendering is unreliable.
Social Media Graphic
Text overlay copy + AI background image for Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest
Add title text after download — AI text rendering is unreliable.
Quote Card
AI quote text + background image for a shareable graphic
AI quote text + background image for a shareable graphic.
Add quote text after download — AI text rendering is unreliable.
Event & Signing Flyer
Promo copy + AI background image for book signings, readings, and author events
Your headline copy lands on the top, the structured details (date, time, venue, address, phone, RSVP) land on the bottom, and your book cover composites in the middle. All overlays are pixel-exact — open Canva only if you want to swap fonts or brand colors.
YouTube Thumbnail Text
Bold, short text for a thumbnail that gets clicks
Book Trailer Script
30–60 second narration script with scene cues
A 30–60 second narration script with scene cues — ready to hand to a videographer or use in a video tool.
Book Trailer Video
30-second vertical book trailer (9:16) — your cover with motion, text overlays, and music
This generates a watermarked preview while we evaluate output quality. Once we're happy with the look, we'll move to paid (un-watermarked) rendering. Renders typically complete in 1–2 minutes.
Press Releases
AI-drafted press releases in AP style, ready for media contacts
A press release works best when there's real news — a launch with a local angle, an award, a milestone, or an event. Routine "new book available" announcements rarely get coverage.
New to press releases, or wondering where to send one? Read the full guide →
Events
Readings, signings, podcasts, and appearances
Sales Channels
Manage your retail and marketplace listings
Distribution
Ingram Spark and fulfillment
Global print-on-demand distribution to 40,000+ bookstores, libraries, and online retailers worldwide. Setup help walks you through the 10-step process; Manage opens your IngramSpark dashboard.
Production / Print
Manage book files and print orders
Book Printing Quote and Order Form
Get an instant estimate and submit your order to Zip Print & Copy — Columbus, OH
What this is for. When you need a small or medium print run for an author event, book signing, special edition, or supplemental inventory beyond what KDP and IngramSpark provide, fill in the specs below. You'll get an instant estimate on the right as you make selections — then submit the form to place the order. Most jobs ship in one to two weeks.
About Zip Print & Copy. Zip Print & Copy (Grandview Heights, OH) is one of the largest book producers in Central Ohio — a family-owned shop that has printed books and short-run materials for authors, publishers, and small businesses for over 20 years. They offer digital printing with a full range of bindings: perfect bound, saddle stitch, coil, and comb. Unlike print-on-demand services that print one book at a time, Zip Print specializes in short and medium runs — typically 25 to 500 copies — where you can talk to a real person about paper choice, binding quality, and turnaround. Ideal for launch events, signed editions, and any time you want hand-controlled inventory rather than POD economics.
Large files can also be sent via Zip Cloud — send us an email after uploading.
Grandview Heights, Ohio 43212
614-485-0721
info@zipprintcopy.com
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Ads
Manage advertising across all platforms
Website
Connect your WordPress site and publish posts straight from here
Your website is the one place online you own. Social platforms are rented land — algorithms shift, accounts get suspended, audiences disappear overnight. A WordPress site is yours: it hosts your buy links, your blog, your newsletter signup, and your About page, all under your domain. Connect your existing WordPress site below and you can draft blog posts inside this portal and publish straight to it — no copy-paste, no logging in to two places. Don't have a site yet? Start in the WordPress for Authors section for a step-by-step setup with recommended hosts.
Checking your WordPress connection.
Contacts / Lists
Mailing lists, media contacts, ARC readers, and booksellers
Analytics
Performance across all your campaigns
Learn
Master the portal and grow your book's audience
Your marketing education
Short, practical guides on using the portal and promoting your books. No fluff — just what works for independent authors.
WordPress for Authors
Build your author website — the hub of your entire online presence
Why WordPress? A WordPress site is the easiest, most flexible way for an author to claim a piece of the internet that's actually yours — no coding required. Modern themes do the design work, and one-click plugins handle the rest: sell books directly through WooCommerce, collect newsletter signups, run a blog, list upcoming events, even take pre-orders. You can start with just an About page and a buy link, then grow into a full author business as you go. And because WordPress runs roughly 40% of the web, finding hosts, plugins, designers, and step-by-step tutorials is never the bottleneck.
Connections
Connect your social accounts — each author connects their own
When you click Connect, you'll be taken to that platform to approve access. Your tokens are stored securely and tied to your account only — other authors cannot access your connections. You can disconnect at any time.
Account
Manage your profile and settings
The Author's Helper sends biweekly progress nudges (suggested next setup steps) and short congratulations when you complete new items on your Marketing Progress Grid. Operational emails — quota warnings, billing notices — always send.
Plans & Pricing
Choose a plan to unlock the full toolkit. Cancel anytime.
All plans bill on signup and renew on the same day each month or year. Cancel anytime from the Account page; access continues through the end of the paid period.
Users
Accounts and subscription status
AI Usage
Cost and activity across all users
Chat Log
Every conversation between authors and the in-app help bot. Flag wrong answers to teach the bot.
Chat Overrides
Corrections you've taught the bot. Each active override is injected into every chat as authoritative truth.
Cancel Feedback
Reasons users gave when canceling. Use this to spot patterns worth fixing.
