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Your story, safely held.

The most personal stories are the hardest to hand over. They carry a truth that took courage to tell, and they need someone who understands the responsibility of being trusted with it. Ameline is a boutique publishing studio for those stories, and for those brave enough to tell them.

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Ameline Books turns your life's story, or a part of it, into a beautifully made book, entirely on your own terms. You bring a finished manuscript, and from there we turn it into a book worthy of the life inside it.

That means a careful edit and proofread that strengthen your voice rather than change it, a cover made for your story, and all the technical work you've been dreading - formatting, ISBN, barcode, and a home of your own online where readers come to you directly, with no one else in between.

Nothing is decided for you. You keep the final say on every choice, from the first edit to the last.

There are two packages to choose from, starting at $4,900. Whichever you choose, everything comes home to you: your name on the cover, your rights, your royalties, your readers. No one takes a cut of your life's work.

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“The quality of the writing, editing and proofreading was impeccable, catching every tiny error while preserving my unique voice.

While at times the journey to the end product was overwhelming, Cass allowed me to air my fears, always transparent with her suggestions and with gentle guidance and dedication bringing this book to life.”

— Catherine Van Nesch, author of I didn't want to be a saint
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Questions

What kind of books do you take?
Non-fiction. If you've written the true story of a life or an experience, yours or someone else's, that's the work I do. Feel free to reach out if you are unsure if Ameline is the right fit.
Are you a publisher?
No. A publisher, by definition, takes ownership of your ISBN (your individual book number), and with it a share of your rights and royalties. I'm not willing to do that to your work. Ameline Books gives you the publishing services that help you self-publish, the editing, the design, the technical craft, while the book itself stays entirely yours. Your ISBN, your rights, your royalties, your name. That's the whole belief Ameline is built on - full ownership should stay with the author.
How is this different from publishing it myself?
You're not left alone with a hundred technical decisions and no one to read the work with care. It's a supported, hands-on process, and you keep everything you'd have kept doing it alone. The ownership is the same. The support isn't.
How are you different from other publishing services?
Ameline is built on author sovereignty. You keep full control and every royalty, every right stays yours, right down to your book reaching readers through your own author website. It belongs to you, completely. I take on only a small number of books at a time, so the work stays craft rather than volume. And I stay close to you through all of it, the human side as much as the technical. I can hold the hard chapters alongside the good ones.
Do you take on every book?
No, and that's deliberate. Not every manuscript is going to be the right fit. I will be honest with you about whether the book and I are right for each other, never a judgment on the story itself just whether Ameline is the right home for it.
I'm ready to get started. What do I do?
Wonderful. The first step is simply to fill in the contact form and tell me a little about your book. From there, we'll find a time to talk it through properly. There's no commitment in reaching out, just a conversation, and a place to begin.
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Your book, and what comes next

If you have a manuscript, and you've been wondering where it goes from here, this is where it starts. There's no commitment in it. You fill in a few details about your book, and we find a time to talk it through properly.

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