PublishingRoom.com, a Do-It-Yourself Book Publishing Web Site Powered by Wordclay, Launches General Availability

Innovative partnership offers authors “best self-publishing service available” 

Bloomington, Ind., [August 1, 2008] – WritingRoom.com, an online writing community welcoming all walks of writers, now offers members and aspiring authors the opportunity to publish with the launch of their DIY publishing solution, PublishingRoom.com.  

“So many authors struggle with trying to get published,” said Lindsay Preston, founder of WritingRoom.com. “Now with PublishingRoom.com, these writers can not only see their works in print, but also gain the unique opportunity to market their books to a built in audience at WritingRoom.com.” 

Born from the creative partnership between WritingRoom.com and Author Solutions (ASI), PublishingRoom.com is the natural evolution of the fast growing DIY publishing experience. Authors who choose to publish with the help of PublishingRoom’s free online publishing wizard, can easily upload their manuscripts, design a personalized cover, select pricing and royalties, and publish their book in less than an hour.  

With the help of PublishingRoom’s extensive Services Store, budding authors can also pick and choose only the options that will best suit their publishing needs, including channel book distribution and marketing support. Unlike traditional publishers, PublishingRoom.com grants their authors the unique advantage of remaining in control of their work. 

“By partnering with ASI, PublishingRoom.com will bring its authors and WritingRoom.com members the best self-publishing service available,” Preston said. “(ASI) is the best in the business. Their technology, customer support, and expertise in the area cannot be matched.” 

Supported by ASI’s extensive publishing expertise of more than 80,000 titles, PublishingRoom.com is able to offer top-of-the-line publishing services to its current and future members.  

“We are making it easy and affordable for communities and publishers to enter the DIY publishing market without the costs, complexities and headaches of actually running the day-to-day operations,” said Dave McCauley, Wordclay president. “By rebranding our technology and services we are allowing communities and publishers to enter the DIY publishing model quickly and easily.” 

For more information, please visit www.publishingroom.com.  

Wordclay.com is a free DIY self-publisher focused on providing a simple and independent Internet publishing experience for authors. The Wordclay DIY self-publishing wizard formats manuscripts for e-publishing and digital printing. Authors who publish their work via the Wordclay publishing wizard have their books available for purchase in Wordclay’s online Bookstore. Authors who select Channel Book Distribution have their books available for sale at more than 25, 000 retailers worldwide including Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Wordclay is an Author Solutions company. Business partners interested in monetizing their communities with an ASI DIY publishing solution can contact Scott Walters at bizdev@authorsolutions.com.