The mass publishing of printed books in America began in 1638 when a printing press was imported to Cambridge, Massachusetts from England. Since then, it has grown to over 2,500 publishing houses and billions of dollars in revenue each year. Benjamin Franklin maintained a print shop in Philadelphia, authoring and publishing countless books. By the...
Identity Publications
Boutique Nonfiction Publishing & Book Production
Book Creation Coaching
Meet with Gregory weekly to shape the outline and content of your book through targeted interviews, feedback, and consulting.
Drafting and Editing
In cases when an author may be stuck in a rut or too busy to bring their work in progress across the finish line, we help perfect it to a standard that accurately captures their message.
Publishing on Amazon
Complete the production process and get your book out there in e-book, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook formats at the standards of traditional publishing houses.
Publish Books That Matter
Important messages deserve influence. Independently publishing a book, e-book, and audiobook is the best way to get important messages out to the world in a durable, profitable, convenient, and respected form. Identity Publications works with select writers who need assistance at any or all stages of the path to becoming successful authors.
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Some authors want to write. They are addicted to putting words down on paper. It is cathartic and entertaining. They love the social identity that comes with the territory of being "a writer." Such people define themselves by their struggle as bleeding artists for a noble cause that few others can understand. Talking about the book they are working...
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After a much older personal mentor died a few years after I met him, I was left to reflect on how our relatively brief interactions had affected my paradigm and personal development. As the years went on, I often wished I could hear what he would say about certain issues I was dealing with or just experience his personality and perspective again....