Your book. Your name. On Amazon.
A done-for-you authority book for local business owners. We write the book for you. You get a real paperback and Kindle book on Amazon, under your name, that positions you as the authority in your market.
Get the Questionnaire$1,997 flat. One price. No upsells. Published by Grind & Ink.
What this is
You're the expert in your trade. Your customers don't know that yet — they pick whoever shows up first on Google. A published book changes that. When a homeowner is choosing between two plumbers and one of them wrote the book on plumbing, the choice is already made.
Not a memoir. Not a sales brochure. A helpful guide your customers would actually want to read. The formula: 80% genuinely helpful advice for the reader, 20% positioning you as the trusted expert. The reader finishes thinking, "This person knows what they're talking about."
Plumber: What Every Homeowner Should Know Before Calling a Plumber
Roofer: The Homeowner's Guide to Roofing
Dentist: What Your Dentist Wishes You Knew
HVAC: Stay Cool: A Homeowner's Guide to Heating & Air
Auto shop: Don't Get Ripped Off at the Mechanic
How it works
All communication by email. No calls, no meetings, no wasted time.
You fill out a questionnaire
Your story, your expertise, the questions your customers always ask. Takes about 30 minutes. No calls.
We draft the book
2–3 weeks. Written in your voice, from your answers. 8–12 chapters, 100–150 pages. A real book, not a pamphlet.
You review it
Two rounds of revisions included. Nothing goes live without your sign-off.
We publish
Cover, formatting, Amazon listing, KDP setup. Your book goes live on Amazon. Typically 4–6 weeks from questionnaire to live.
Who this is for
Local business owners who know their trade cold and want customers to know it too. Plumbers, roofers, HVAC, electricians, dentists, chiropractors, auto shops, contractors, landscapers — if your customers have to trust you before they hire you, this is for you.
Who this is not for: if you want a book that's just an ad for your business, this isn't it. Readers can tell. The book has to actually help people — that's what makes it work.
What it costs
Authority Book
Everything — writing, cover, formatting, listing, setup.
- A full book, written for you — 8–12 chapters, 100–150 pages
- Cover design — professional, clean, built for your trade
- Formatting — paperback and Kindle, ready for Amazon
- Amazon listing — title, description, categories, keywords
- Author bio — written from your story, in your voice
- KDP setup — your book live on Amazon as paperback and Kindle
- You own it. Copyright is yours. Royalties are yours.
One payment. You keep 100% of the royalties. Amazon pays you directly. Order author copies at print cost to hand to clients, leave in your waiting room, or give away at events.
Questions? Good.
No. You answer the questionnaire. We do the writing.
Yes. Your name is on the cover. You own the copyright. We wrote it for you — that's ghostwriting, and it's how most business books are made.
Yes. You review the full draft and approve it. Two rounds of revisions are included. Nothing publishes without your sign-off.
Typically 4–6 weeks from questionnaire to live on Amazon.
That's what the revision rounds are for. We work with you until it sounds like you.
No. Most of our authors haven't. That's the point.
We include appropriate disclaimers in every book. For regulated industries (medical, legal, financial), the book carries a standard "for informational purposes" disclaimer. We do not include any claims you can't back up.
Grind & Ink handles publishing. Your name is the author. Grind & Ink is the publisher.
Be the one who wrote the book.
Fill out the questionnaire and we'll get started.
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