Reedsy

Where beautiful books are made

4.8•127 reviews•

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Where beautiful books are made

4.8•127 reviews•

295 followers

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We're a community of 1,000,000 authors and freelance publishing professionals. Reedsy allows authors to find and work with the best publishing professionals: from developmental editors to book cover designers, publicists and translators.

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4.8

Based on 127 reviews

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Reviewers largely see Reedsy as a clean, intuitive writing and publishing workspace that makes books easier to organize, format, and move toward publication. Repeated praise centers on chapter management, goal tracking, import/export to EPUB and PDF, and distraction-free drafting. Many also value the marketplace for vetted editors, designers, and other specialists, saying search, messaging, payments, and collaboration feel simple and trustworthy. Criticism is limited but specific: some users mention slow saving, weak spellcheck, missing planning and customization features, export or support issues, language limits, and one strongly negative review experience.

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freelancer marketplace (51)

vetted professionals (51)

user-friendly interface (37)

educational resources (24)

project organization (22)

book formatting tools (19)

affordable services (13)

customer support (13)

free version (13)

goal tracking (13)

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data loss issues (3)

slow customer support (3)

geographical restrictions (2)

limited language support (2)

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user-friendly interface (37)reliable platform (3)free version (13)time-saving (5)project organization (22)book formatting tools (19)goal tracking (13)affordable services (13)creative control (7)trustworthy platform (1)

Reedsy has made the writing process much easier for me. I especially appreciate how simple it is to structure chapters, organize the manuscript and keep a clear overview of the whole book. The interface feels intuitive and lets me focus on the writing instead of the formatting.

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Because of its convinient options.

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user-friendly interface (37)reliable platform (3)free version (13)time-saving (5)export options (9)book formatting tools (19)educational resources (24)typesetting features (11)affordable services (13)creative control (7)

Reedsy is probably one of the best platforms I’ve ever used for writing books. It’s clean, simple, and beautifully designed, which makes the actual writing process feel lighter and more focused. The Studio editor removes unnecessary friction and lets you concentrate on structure, ideas, and storytelling instead of formatting headaches.

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I chose Reedsy for its simplicity, quality, and focus on writers. The Studio editor is intuitive and well-designed, and the marketplace gives direct access to experienced editors, designers, and marketers, which removes a lot of friction from the publishing process.

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user-friendly interface (37)free version (13)export options (9)typesetting features (11)goal tracking (13)

I've been using Reedsy for a while now to write a book about my memoirs in my profession. It's not necessarily intended to be a published book, but I found this site so easy to use that it makes me want to write more. It's easy to use, intuitive. I like that you can structure the book however you want and can easily go back from one chapter to another for completions. Lots of useful tools. Overall very good experience.

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 I like that you can structure the book however you want and can easily go back from one chapter to another for completions. Lots of useful tools.

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Because of its convinient options.

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•2 reviews

What's great

user-friendly interface (37)free version (13)export options (9)typesetting features (11)goal tracking (13)

I've been using Reedsy for a while now to write a book about my memoirs in my profession. It's not necessarily intended to be a published book, but I found this site so easy to use that it makes me want to write more. It's easy to use, intuitive. I like that you can structure the book however you want and can easily go back from one chapter to another for completions. Lots of useful tools. Overall very good experience.

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 I like that you can structure the book however you want and can easily go back from one chapter to another for completions. Lots of useful tools.

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