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#12: Kevin Tumlinson, Draft2Digital, an ebook aggregator with easy book creation tools
With library distribution, Books2Read universal book links, and more
#11: Christine Munroe, Kobo Writing Life, a digital self-publishing platform
Partnerships with Walmart, Overdrive, Reedsy, Damonza, NetGalley are important to authors
#10: Kinga Jentetics, PublishDrive, an ebook distribution service with reach into emerging markets
Recent deals with Dang Dang in China and Google Play make this an attractive option for self-publishers
#9: Bryan Cohen, Best Page Forward, a copywriting service for bestselling book descriptions
The hook, the conflict, the selling paragraph, keywords, metadata, and other book discovery and marketing techniques
#8: Elizabeth Mays, Pressbooks. An interior book design, formatting, and publishing tool
Collaborate, create lead magnets, web books, and all the formats you need to publish
#7: Greg Ioannou, PubLaunch, A book crowdfunding platform with a marketplace
Raise money for your book and assemble your publishing team
#5: AC de Fombelle, StreetLib: Create, edit, publish, sell, curate, and print
Ebook and print book creation and distribution platform
#6: Mark Coker, Smashwords for ebook distribution, marketing, and preorders
Publish, distribute, and market your ebooks
AC deFombelle, StreetLib: Write, create, edit, publish, sell, curate, and print
Digital and print distribution with translation partner and pro marketplace
#4: Colin Higbie, Scribl ebook creation, distribution, and marketing service
Ebook marketing with CrowdPricing, Story Elements, and audiobooks