SelfPublishing.com alternative

Coaching to do it yourself, or a team that does it with you.

SelfPublishing.com began as a course and coaching program and now sells writing, publishing, and bestseller services. The starting price is lower than Scribe's. Here is the honest comparison.

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✓ 23 NYT & WSJ Bestsellers

✓ 100% of All Rights and Royalties

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SelfPublishing.com vs. Scribe Media, side by side

If you were drawn in by a webinar or a low starting price and you now want a professional book, this comparison is for you.

What matters	SelfPublishing.com	Scribe Media
Model	Course and coaching first, with publishing, ghostwriting, and marketing sold as additional services.	One agreement that covers writing (if you want it), editing, design, publishing, audiobook, and launch marketing, at a published price.
Investment	Published on its site: Become a Bestseller $9K, Author Advantage Accelerator $16K, Author Accelerator Elite $28K, ghostwriting "Starting at: $60K". Ask what each one includes.	Published on our pricing page: Scribe Publishing $4,833 a month for 6 months ($29,000 total), Scribe Professional $4,667 a month for 12 months ($56,000 total), Scribe Elite $9,000 a month for 15 months ($135,000 total). Our Master Terms say: "There are all kinds of additional work you might want to add, but we will NEVER do any additional work that would cost you money without first getting your explicit approval, both to do the work and for the amount."
Who does the work	Depends on the package you buy. Ask who your editor and designer will be and their credentials.	Your Scribe (on Professional and Elite) and a dedicated Publishing Manager, with full quality assurance before publishing.
Bestseller claims	Bestseller status is heavily marketed. Ask exactly which list and how it is achieved.	We run Amazon category campaigns and are honest about what a bestseller flag does and does not do for your business.
Ownership	Confirm in writing.	100% of All Rights and Royalties. All book profits and rights are yours. All accounts are yours.
Who it fits	First-time authors on a tight budget who are comfortable assembling services themselves.	Leaders who want one accountable team and a book they are proud to hand a client.

Details about SelfPublishing.com come from selfpublishing.com, read on October 20, 2026, and linked above. Confirm anything that matters to you with them directly. Scribe prices are from scribemedia.com/pricing.

Hear from Scribe authors

Real authors. Real results. In their own words, recorded on Author Hour, Scribe's podcast.

Will Leach

$400,000 in revenue within six months of launch.

Doug Brackmann

Tripled his income. Grew his practice.

Why authors choose Scribe

Three things authors tell us made the difference over SelfPublishing.com

Your price is published

Every Scribe package price is on our pricing page.

One accountable team

Editing from one vendor, design from another, and marketing from a third is how books end up uneven. Scribe owns the whole process and the result.

Proof, not promises

We do not promise bestseller status or sales. We show you what our authors did with their books, with names and numbers you can check.

When SelfPublishing.com might be the better fit

If your budget is well under $29,000 and you want to learn to do most of the work yourself, a course is a reasonable path. Scribe is built for people who would rather hire the team.

Real results from real authors

Every project is custom. Every result below is documented on our site.

Michael Mogill

$5 million in new business

With Scribe's help, Michael wrote a book that brought him $5 million in new business.

Will Leach

$400,000 in revenue in 6 months

Will's book Marketing to Mindstates generated $400,000 in revenue within six months of launch.

Doug Brackmann

Tripled his income

Doug used his book to grow his business, triple his income and help top performers learn to perform better.

How working with Scribe works

Strategy call

A focused conversation about your book idea, your audience, and your goals. We tell you honestly whether Scribe is the right fit.

Get matched

We pair you with a professional Scribe who captures your voice. We put nothing in your book that did not come from you.

Talk, we write

You get on the phone and talk about what you already know, then give feedback. We handle 300+ hours of writing.

Publish and launch

Editing, cover design, Amazon, audiobook, and launch support. 100% of All Rights and Royalties. All book profits and rights are yours. All accounts are yours.

Pricing

Transparent pricing. No royalty share.

Every price, out in the open, on our pricing page. Your total investment is split into equal monthly payments.

Our Master Terms say: "There are all kinds of additional work you might want to add, but we will NEVER do any additional work that would cost you money without first getting your explicit approval, both to do the work and for the amount."

Scribe Publishing

$4,833 a month

for 6 months ($29,000 total)

For authors with a finished manuscript who want professional editing, design, audiobook, and full distribution.

Editing, design, layout, and cover
Audiobook production
Global distribution
100% of all rights and royalties

Scribe Professional

$4,667 a month

for 12 months ($56,000 total)

Our most chosen tier. You do not write a word. A senior Scribe captures your voice through structured interviews.

Roadmapping and North Star sessions
About 50 hours of your time in total
Voice checks before drafting
Full publishing and launch support
100% of all rights and royalties

Scribe Elite

$9,000 a month

for 15 months ($135,000 total)

White-glove, prestige-tier service for legacy-defining books, with our most tenured Scribes.

Double the interview time of Professional
Optional in-person collaboration
Research integration
Award and review submissions
Dedicated marketing budget

The questions people ask when they are comparing

Because one Scribe package covers writing (if you choose it), editing, design, publishing, and launch marketing in one agreement. Compare the total you would spend on writing help, editing, design, audiobook, and launch, not the entry price.

We run Amazon category campaigns and many of our authors have hit category bestseller lists. We do not guarantee it, and we will tell you plainly what that flag is worth for your goals.

Authors come to us when they want the most polished, professional product on the market. If you want a book that you can set next to a traditionally published book and not be able to tell the difference in content, structure, or design, this is where you do it. If your primary focus is cost, there are cheaper ways to publish. We are here to make sure it is the best thing you have ever created.

Our process was built for busy people. With the interview-based method you invest around 50 hours in total, against the 300+ hours it typically takes to write and publish a book alone. If you can carve out 1 to 2 hours a week, we take care of the rest.

That is our entire business model, and we have been refining it for over a decade. You co-create a voice brief, review sample chapters, and give feedback every step of the way. We have done this for bestsellers and authors with very distinctive voices.

Most of our authors do not write books to sell copies. They write books to land better clients, get speaking invitations, build authority, and leave something lasting. This is about what your book unlocks, not how many copies move on Amazon.

Most projects finish within 10 to 12 months. (Quoted from the Professional and Elite agreements.) We will not shorten a timeline to win a deal. We would rather protect the quality of the book than hit an arbitrary date.

It can be. The vendors any hybrid publisher uses for print runs, warehousing, and retail distribution are available to us, and we will build them into your plan if you want them. We will also be honest about what those dollars buy. Amazon accounts for about 70% of US print book sales, and for most business books 80 to 95% of sales come from Amazon and direct channels regardless of publisher, so we usually recommend spending on the channels that reach your readers.

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