Self-Publishing Products: Book Creation Tools... and More!

Welcome to ePub Tech Review's self-publishing products page!

This page is dedicated to all the apps, books, and products I use (or have used) on a regular basis. Without them (and the iMac) I would not have been able to create anything!

All of the items listed are self-publishing products I use for creating eBooks, paperbacks, and videos, plus AI-related tools that assist us in writing.

Self-Publishing Products I Use and Love

Following are the tools of the trade. I have used each and every one of them. Check the "Read more" links to read reviews I have written on the product(s).

iMAGINE

iMAGINE - learn Midjourney and create profitable books

Imagine this: An amazing way to create coloring books with the aid of Midjourney AND Katharyne Shelton. Her new course "iMAGINE" gives you all you need to know abut creating profitable coloring books and how to use proper prompts with Midjourney.
Read more about iMAGINE/Midjourney here.
Read all about iMAGINE here.
Buy iMAGINE here.


HumanBot

HumanBot - a must-have for all online businesses

If you want to have visitors remain longer on your pages (and who doesn't?) then you need to consider having your very own HumanBot who uses AI to help your visitors "find stuff" on your site (or the whole web). Lower your bounce rates!
Read more about HumanBot here.
Buy HumanBot here.


HumanTalk + TextWriter

HumanTalk on a computer

Create videos with a human-like avatar with realistic-sounding AI voices! No need to pay an actor, and/or voice-over actor. This app comes bundled with TextWriter. What's that? TextWriter is where you create the text that your HumanTalk avatar will say. What's special about TextWriter is that it's free, and it creates "advanced prompts." What are advanced prompts, you ask?
Read more about HumanTalk + Textwriter here.
Buy HumanTalk + TextWriter here.


HumanPal

HumanPal product on a laptop

Make these life-like avatars the star of your videos! Many video templates to choose from, plus a ton of avatars and voices too. It's amazing how far AI voices have come; you really can't tell the difference.
Read more about HumanPal here.
Buy HumanPal here.


Online Legal Business Templates with Bobby Klinck

Bobby Klinck's Best Selling Protect Your Website Policy Pack

Is YOUR online business protected? Do you have your Terms, Privacy Policy, and Disclaimer written by a professional lawyer? No? Well, now is your chance. Check out the special offer (as seen in the image above.) When you buy templates from Bobby's company, you can use them over and over. I have over ten websites, so using a template and modifying it to fit one of the other websites is a breeze!
Read more about Online Legal Business Templates here.
Buy Online Legal Business Templates here.
Buy Website Policy Pack here.


QuickWrite

QuickWrite 3-panel workzone

The premier AI tool for serious authors. QuickWrite uses artificial intelligence to help writers create more effective content. It does this by analyzing the "prompts" you type in. It then outputs content that suits your plot point. Create book descriptions, titles, images, and more!
Read more about QuickWrite here.
Buy QuickWrite here.


Descript

DescriptImage screenshot courtesy of Descript

A new way to create a video using live speech-to-text capability. Great for podcasts. Regarding their in-studio recording, you can easily edit out 'ums' and 'ahs' - you know, the filler words - with a click of your mouse. It's easy to edit out word gaps, too.
Read more about Descript here.
Buy Descript here.


Solo-Build-It! (SBI) Website Host

Crisis-Proof Your Income with SBI

Solo Build It! The premier website host and builder. I've been with SBI! since 2010 when I created my first website called "Easy Food Dehydrating." I love SBI!'s in-depth "Action Guide" which teaches the importance of "B-A-M"... Brain, Attitude, and Motivation. What's the "why" behind your site? Do you have a business plan in place? You will have if you take advantage of SBI! BTW, they have just launched "TAI." What's that? Their version of Transformative AI that helps us create pages that wow visitors - and teaches you how to create a "proper prompt."
Read more about Tai here.
Read more about Solo-Build-It! here.
Buy Solo-Built-It! here.


Mockup Shots

MockupShots - imagine your cover here!

When you need realistic-looking book cover shots, look no further than Mockup Shots! I've been a fan of theirs for years now. Great mockups = bountiful book sales. Bring your book to life!
Read more about Mockup Shots here and here.
Buy Mockup Shots here.


RankIQ

RankIQ logo
RankIQ vs Competition

Your pages get serious help with targeted SEO via RankIQ. If you're serious about being "found" in SERPS, you need to read this RankIQ SEO Tool Review.
Read more about RankIQ here.
Buy RankIQ here.


Audio Books Made Easy

Audiobooks Made Easy devices

This super course taught by Derek Doepker had me creating audiobooks in no time flat for "Easy Food Dehydrating" and "You Can Quit Drinking... if you want to." In fact, I have to say that Derek's course is the first course I've ever started... and finished!
Read more about Derek's Audio Books Make Easy here.
Buy Audio Books Made Easy! here.


Jasper

A look inside Jasper

It's an innovative writing tool designed to streamline and simplify the writing process. I began using Jasper - on the starter plan - and moved up to the Pro Plan to take advantage of its unique features. This AI-powered tool can help organizations and solopreneurs like you and me create high-quality content faster - and at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. Meaning, there's no need to pay people to sit, research, and write their butts off anymore.
Read more about Jasper here.
Get a free trial of Jasper here.


Vellum

Vellum's overall look

Vellum ~ An absolute must-have if you want to put out exquisite-looking eBooks - and paperbacks! I've been using Vellum for years and it makes it so easy to create eBooks, honest! I would hate to be without Vellum.
Read more about Vellum here.
Buy Vellum here.

Please note that most of these self-publishing products are definitely endorsed by me. Why? Because I use them (or have used them in the past).

When you click on the "Buy" link, it will take you to the product's sales page where you can learn even more, and make a purchase. Some of them will be my affiliate links.

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Susan Gast Author and Marketer

Susan Gast created ePubTechReviews.com to provide insight and inspiration (and product reviews!) to indie publishers and video creators. Having been in this industry since 1980 in one form or another, Susan has lots of wisdom to impart from her own trials and tribulations over the decades.

She is featured in the Mother Earth News blog, and on Solo Build It! (SBI!) who hosts this site. Read her first SBI! interview and her second SBI! interview. Susan runs an additional SBI! website: Easy Food Dehydrating. She also runs her namesake site SusanGast.com on Solo Build It! which showcases the books she has written since 2012.

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