Your place in the bookstore
Approved titles appear alongside the wider collection with your name, cover, description, genre, and price.
Independent authors belong here
Bring your books. Bring your readers. Grow with The Ink.
The Ink Collection is becoming a curated, multi-author bookstore—a place where independent writers can sell their work and every author helps new readers discover the whole collection.
Currently onboarding United States authors first. Already registered? The same button opens your author dashboard.
More authors. More discovery.
A bookstore strengthened by every voice
When an author shares their book, their readers discover The Ink. When those readers arrive, they can discover other authors too. That shared traffic is the heart of the marketplace we are building.
A shared reader community
Bring your audience into a growing bookstore where readers can discover your work and other independent voices.
Your author identity
Create an author profile and manage your submitted titles from one private dashboard.
A foundation built to grow
The Ink is being developed as a multi-author destination—not a storefront for only one writer.
How publishing works
From manuscript to marketplace
01
Create your author profile
Sign in, choose your display name, and introduce yourself to The Ink community.
02
Choose an author plan
Activate the monthly or annual author membership required for book submissions.
03
Upload your book
Add the title, description, genre, retail price, cover, and a PDF or EPUB file.
04
Editorial review
The Ink team reviews each submission before it becomes available in the bookstore.
What you will need
- Your author name and short biography
- A finished book in PDF or EPUB format
- A cover image
- A book description, genre, and retail price
- United States identity and bank details, entered securely with Stripe
Author membership
Choose your pace
Monthly$19.99
Annual$199
Membership activates book submissions. Every title is reviewed before publication.
Open the author dashboardYour story can help grow this bookstore
Join The Ink as an early author and help shape a bookstore built around independent voices, shared audiences, and meaningful discovery.
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