The Third Path

If you have spent any time Googling "how to publish," you have likely encountered two loud, opposing camps.

On one side, you have Traditional Publishing.

The Dream: You get an advance, prestige, and bookstore placement.

The Reality: It is incredibly slow (18–24 months), incredibly exclusive (rejection rates are over 95%), and you often lose the rights to your intellectual property.

On the other side, you have DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Publishing.

The Dream: Total control and 100% profit.

The Reality: You are now the project manager. You have to hire the editor, find the cover designer, figure out ISBN registration, and manage formatting. If the cover looks unprofessional, the book fails, and you have no one to help fix it.

The Middle Way: Professional Assisted Publishing

At Author Services, we believe there is a third path. It is for authors who want the quality of a traditional house but the speed and freedom of self-publishing.

We call this the "Service Provider" model.

Here is how it works:

You are the CEO. You retain 100% of your rights and 100% of your net royalties. We work for you, not the other way around.

We are the Team. Instead of you trying to learn Adobe InDesign at 2:00 AM, our professional designers (who work across our imprints like Xulon and Mill City) handle the layout and cover creation.

The Result. You get a book that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with "Big Five" publications, but you get to market in months, not years.

You shouldn't have to sacrifice quality to keep control of your work. The Third Path offers you both.