Reedsy

Where beautiful books are made

4.8•126 reviews•

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Where beautiful books are made

4.8•126 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 126 reviews

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Reviewers mostly see Reedsy as a practical, writer-friendly hub that makes drafting, organizing, formatting, and publishing feel simpler, especially for first-time and self-published authors. The most repeated praise is for its clean editor, easy chapter management, goal tracking, strong export options, and access to vetted editors, designers, and other publishing professionals through a clear, secure workflow. Educational resources and responsive support also come up often. Criticism is limited but specific: some users mention missing planning or customization features, occasional saving or access issues, weak spellcheck, language limitations, and a few very poor service experiences.

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freelancer marketplace (51)

vetted professionals (51)

user-friendly interface (36)

educational resources (24)

project organization (21)

book formatting tools (18)

customer support (13)

affordable services (12)

free version (12)

goal tracking (12)

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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 (36)reliable platform (2)free version (12)time-saving (4)export options (9)book formatting tools (18)educational resources (24)typesetting features (11)affordable services (12)creative control (6)

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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19 views9mo ago

•2 reviews

What's great

user-friendly interface (36)free version (12)export options (9)typesetting features (11)goal tracking (12)

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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15 views11mo ago

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What's great

user-friendly interface (36)free version (12)export options (9)project organization (21)book formatting tools (18)typesetting features (11)

Reedsy helped me organize my book, which I started writing on google docs.
Importing my manuscript, controlling and moving parts and chapters was incredibly easy, the table of contents and export to epub and pdf make it a no-brainer.

What needs improvement

It fulfilled all my needs.

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I can't remember, it was over a year ago, but not all competitors allowed this easy controlling of chapters.

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19 views9mo ago

•2 reviews

What's great

user-friendly interface (36)free version (12)export options (9)typesetting features (11)goal tracking (12)

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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15 views11mo ago

•1 review

What's great

user-friendly interface (36)free version (12)export options (9)project organization (21)book formatting tools (18)typesetting features (11)

What needs improvement

It fulfilled all my needs.

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I can't remember, it was over a year ago, but not all competitors allowed this easy controlling of chapters.

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8 views5mo ago