Book & Audiobook Publishing (Beyond Amazon) + Marketing Specialist
Budget: $750 – $1,500 USD
Looking for a freelancer to publish two non-fiction business books WIDELY beyond Amazon - in ebook, print, AND audiobook formats - across multiple platforms, plus help with marketing.
The books:
- "The Agentic Edge" - currently published on Amazon (ebook/paperback). Audiobook audio is recorded and ready. I want it distributed beyond Amazon as well.
- "The Business of Cyber Security" - manuscript and audiobook transcript complete, currently being edited.
No content editing needed. The focus is on formatting, uploading, and distributing the finished books and audiobooks, and on marketing.
Publishing scope (go wide, not just Amazon):
- Ebook: distribute beyond Amazon KDP to Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and aggregators like Draft2Digital/IngramSpark
- Print: paperback/hardcover via IngramSpark (and KDP Print) for wide retail/library distribution
- Audiobook: prepare and upload to ACX/Audible plus wide distribution via Findaway Voices/Spotify, Apple Books, Google Play, and ElevenLabs/ElevenReader
- Ensure all files, metadata, and cover art meet each platform's technical requirements
- Optimize metadata across all stores: titles, subtitles, categories, keywords, descriptions, author bio, narrator info, pricing, and regions
- Provide a checklist of where each book/audiobook is live and how to update pricing/metadata in future
Marketing (B2B / thought-leadership audience in cybersecurity, M&A, and corporate development):
- Lightweight launch and promotion plan (LinkedIn, email, podcasts, webinars, industry communities)
- 5-10 short promotional assets (LinkedIn posts, email blurbs, ad copy, landing page copy)
- A simple, testable paid/organic campaign with keyword/SEO recommendations
Experience required: proven WIDE publishing of ebooks, print, and audiobooks across multiple platforms (KDP, IngramSpark, Draft2Digital, Apple, Google, Kobo, ACX, Findaway), familiarity with ElevenLabs Audiobooks a plus, metadata/SEO for business/tech books, and marketing non-fiction titles to professional audiences.
The books:
- "The Agentic Edge" - currently published on Amazon (ebook/paperback). Audiobook audio is recorded and ready. I want it distributed beyond Amazon as well.
- "The Business of Cyber Security" - manuscript and audiobook transcript complete, currently being edited.
No content editing needed. The focus is on formatting, uploading, and distributing the finished books and audiobooks, and on marketing.
Publishing scope (go wide, not just Amazon):
- Ebook: distribute beyond Amazon KDP to Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and aggregators like Draft2Digital/IngramSpark
- Print: paperback/hardcover via IngramSpark (and KDP Print) for wide retail/library distribution
- Audiobook: prepare and upload to ACX/Audible plus wide distribution via Findaway Voices/Spotify, Apple Books, Google Play, and ElevenLabs/ElevenReader
- Ensure all files, metadata, and cover art meet each platform's technical requirements
- Optimize metadata across all stores: titles, subtitles, categories, keywords, descriptions, author bio, narrator info, pricing, and regions
- Provide a checklist of where each book/audiobook is live and how to update pricing/metadata in future
Marketing (B2B / thought-leadership audience in cybersecurity, M&A, and corporate development):
- Lightweight launch and promotion plan (LinkedIn, email, podcasts, webinars, industry communities)
- 5-10 short promotional assets (LinkedIn posts, email blurbs, ad copy, landing page copy)
- A simple, testable paid/organic campaign with keyword/SEO recommendations
Experience required: proven WIDE publishing of ebooks, print, and audiobooks across multiple platforms (KDP, IngramSpark, Draft2Digital, Apple, Google, Kobo, ACX, Findaway), familiarity with ElevenLabs Audiobooks a plus, metadata/SEO for business/tech books, and marketing non-fiction titles to professional audiences.