Free self-publishing tools, built by real book printers.
Plan, price and prepare your book with practical, free tools — every calculator is a real piece of software, not a marketing block. No account needed.
Book Printing Cost Calculator
Estimate what it really costs to print your book, from a single proof to a full short run.
Open tool →KDP vs Short-Run Calculator
See whether Amazon print-on-demand or your own short run earns you more per book.
Open tool →KDP Royalty Calculator
Work out exactly what Amazon pays you per paperback after KDP's printing cost.
Open tool →Book Profit Calculator
Work out exactly what you keep per book after print costs and retailer discounts.
Open tool →Cover Template Generator
Generate an exact full-cover spread with front, spine, back and bleed for print.
Open tool →Book Cover Mockup Generator
Turn your flat cover into a realistic 3D book mockup you can rotate and download.
Open tool →Book Spine Width Calculator
Calculate your exact spine width in millimetres and inches before you design.
Open tool →Print-Ready PDF Checker
Score your PDF against the exact checks real printers run before press.
Open tool →Cover PDF Checker
Check your cover PDF against the exact full-cover spread your book needs before you send to print.
Open tool →Interior PDF Checker
Check your interior PDF page size, page count and consistency against your chosen trim.
Open tool →ISBN Barcode Generator
Turn your 13-digit ISBN into a print-ready EAN-13 barcode for your back cover.
Open tool →ISBN Checker & Converter
Validate any ISBN and convert between ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 in seconds.
Open tool →ONIX Editor
Build a distributor-ready ONIX 3.0 metadata record from a simple form, then download the XML.
Open tool →Words-to-Pages Converter
Estimate your printed page count from your word count, so you can plan extent and cost.
Open tool →Book Title Generator
Generate original, genre-true title ideas, shortlist the contenders and check what's already out there.
Open tool →Pen Name Generator
Find an author name that fits your genre, sounds like a spine, and isn't already taken.
Open tool →Chapter Name Generator
Generate chapter title ideas that match your genre, and build a contents page that sounds like your book.
Open tool →Book Club Name Generator
Book club names by vibe — puns, wine, cosy, literary or full romantasy — with your own in-joke woven in.
Open tool →Picture Book Planner
Storyboard your children's book across the standard 32-page layout, spread by spread, word count and all.
Open tool →Children's Book Word Count Calculator
Enter your word count or paste your text to see which age group it fits — and how long the finished book should be.
Open tool →Children's Book Title Generator
Playful, age-appropriate title ideas and one-line story sparks for your children's book — generate, shortlist and go.
Open tool →Copyright Page Generator
Fill in your details and copy a ready-made copyright page for your book — no template wrangling.
Open tool →Book Dedication Generator
Example dedications for every relationship — pick who it's for, add a name, and make it your own.
Open tool →Author Bio Generator
Enter a few details and get third-person author bios to adapt — the about-the-author page, sorted.
Open tool →Character Profile Template
A fillable character sheet — fill it in, or hit randomise for a spark, then copy or download.
Open tool →Save the Cat Beat Sheet
The 15 beats of Save the Cat as a fillable template — mapped to your word count, and saved as you go.
Open tool →Novel Outline Builder
Build your novel outline from a proven method — three-act, hero's journey or snowflake — and save it as you go.
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