Free publishing tools that help you make clearer, faster decisions.
Use these calculators, generators, and checkers to plan your book, estimate costs, refine your positioning, and move forward with more confidence.
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Featured tools
Lead with the tools that already prove strong search and user demand.
These are the best anchors for the tools redesign because they combine clear search intent, commercial relevance, and strong internal-link value for the broader education cluster.
AI Book Outline Generator
Generate a chapter-by-chapter outline for fiction or non-fiction with proven story and structure frameworks.
KDP Category & BISAC Finder
Find stronger Amazon categories and BISAC positioning with AI-assisted recommendations and competition clues.
Amazon Keyword Research Tool
Build keyword ideas for Amazon discoverability using volume and competition clues relevant to book buyers.
Royalty Calculator
Compare royalty outcomes across Amazon, IngramSpark, and related channels using practical publishing assumptions.
Word Count Calculator
Estimate word count, approximate page count, and useful manuscript benchmarks before editing or production starts.
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Use the hub like a library, not a single undifferentiated tools list.
Writing tools
Writing
For planning, naming, readability, pacing, and the early manuscript decisions that shape the book before production.
AI Book Outline Generator
Generate a chapter-by-chapter outline for fiction or non-fiction with proven story and structure frameworks.
Character Name Generator
Generate character names across genres, origins, and tone so your cast feels deliberate instead of generic.
Pen Name Generator
Build pen names that fit your genre, readership, and positioning without sounding random or over-styled.
Readability Checker
Check reading ease, grade level, and difficulty benchmarks to see whether the manuscript matches the intended audience.
Word Count Calculator
Estimate word count, approximate page count, and useful manuscript benchmarks before editing or production starts.
Reading Time Calculator
Estimate how long readers need to finish a book and use it for positioning, pacing, and page expectations.
Marketing tools
Marketing
For Amazon positioning, metadata, launch assets, and conversion-focused presentation work.
KDP Category & BISAC Finder
Find stronger Amazon categories and BISAC positioning with AI-assisted recommendations and competition clues.
Amazon Keyword Research Tool
Build keyword ideas for Amazon discoverability using volume and competition clues relevant to book buyers.
Amazon Description Generator
Generate sharper Amazon book descriptions with stronger hooks, positioning, and conversion structure.
Book Title Generator
Generate title directions and subtitle options that fit genre expectations without sounding flat or derivative.
QR Code Generator for Books
Create QR codes for your Amazon listing, sample chapter, trailer, author site, or lead magnet.
Pricing tools
Pricing
For royalties, break-even, print cost, publishing budgets, and the commercial math behind better decisions.
Self-Publishing Cost Calculator
Estimate the production and setup budget behind editing, cover design, formatting, ISBNs, and more.
Self-Publishing Income Calculator
Model royalties, costs, break-even, and earnings scenarios to see what a book needs to become profitable.
Royalty Calculator
Compare royalty outcomes across Amazon, IngramSpark, and related channels using practical publishing assumptions.
Book Price Optimizer
Test pricing ranges to find the point where sales logic and revenue logic are working together.
Print Cost Estimator
Estimate paperback print costs across trim sizes and page counts before setting retail or margin targets.
Publishing tools
Publishing
For file prep, validation, copyright pages, ISBNs, and the mechanics that keep books retailer-ready.
EPUB to PDF Converter
Convert ebook formats quickly when you need a readable proof, alternate file type, or cleaner delivery format.
ISBN Barcode Generator
Generate print-ready ISBN-13 barcodes for back covers in export formats you can actually use in production.
Copyright Page Generator
Generate a properly formatted copyright page with the core publishing fields and legal notices already structured.
ISBN Lookup Tool
Verify ISBNs and surface basic metadata from known sources when you need a quick publishing check.
EPUB Validator
Check EPUB structure, metadata, and compliance issues before retailer submission or distribution.
Manuscript Readiness Checker
Upload a manuscript and get an objective verdict: ready for formatting, or needs copy/line/developmental editing first. Free sample, detailed AI-augmented report £4.99.
Design tools
Design
For covers, mockups, and print specifications that need to look polished while staying technically correct.
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