AuthorPass Launches Done-For-You Book Marketing Service for Self-Published Authors

https://www.selfpublishing.pro/authorpass has launched AuthorPass, a subscription service that builds and submits a full suite of book marketing assets for self-published authors without requiring them to create accounts, fill out forms, or produce any content themselves. Starting at $49 per month plus a $99 one-time setup fee per title, the service targets the structural disadvantage independent authors face against traditionally published books that arrive with in-house publicity teams, pre-existing retail relationships, and funded marketing budgets.

Self-publishing has grown into a significant share of total book output, yet most independent authors lack the time, technical fluency, or budget to execute the multi-platform marketing campaigns that give traditionally published titles their visibility edge. The tools that do exist for indie authors typically hand them a blank form and a tutorial video. AuthorPass is built on a different premise: the author selects a book once, and the service handles every subsequent step, from asset creation to platform submission, then emails a report with live links to every completed item.

The per-book launch package includes seven distinct deliverables built and submitted on the author's behalf. A book trailer is produced at 1080p with narration and hosted permanently on BookReelz. A press release is written and submitted to Google News via PitchBud. An AI-generated book summary with audio narration is published as a public page on BookGist. A full editorial review with AI audio narration is produced through FeedbackFrontier. The book is entered into an AI-judged award competition on BookyAwards, which generates a permanent public winner page. A course sponsorship placement is arranged through Virversity, matching the title to a live course in a relevant subject area. The package also includes a listing across a 28-site reader network and a complete metadata, PR kit, and book-club kit through SelfPublishing.pro. The stated retail value of these per-book launch assets is $245.

Beyond the one-time launch assets, AuthorPass establishes and pays for ongoing platform memberships each month on the subscriber's behalf. These include an author website on HostingAuthors, a mailing list on AuthorMailingLists, SEO pages and a reader community on Groops, a film and television rights listing on BookToScreen, and a course sponsorship slot on Virversity. The Single plan activates entry-level tiers of each membership; the Unlimited plan at $99 per month upgrades each membership to a higher tier and covers the author's entire catalog rather than a single title. Monthly SelfPublishing.pro labor credits — 15 for Single subscribers and 30 for Unlimited — can be applied toward additional services on the platform. Both plans include a 10% discount on SelfPublishing.pro and AuthorVoices.ai purchases, capped at $1,000 per year each.

The service's differentiation is operational rather than technological. Competing book marketing tools — whether DIY platforms, freelance marketplaces, or à la carte promotional services — require the author to manage vendors, maintain separate logins, and coordinate deliverables across multiple platforms. AuthorPass consolidates that coordination into a single subscription and removes the author from the execution loop entirely. The total stated retail value of the first-year package for one book, including launch assets, 12 months of paid memberships, and the available discounts, is listed at $3,625 for the Single plan and $5,785 for the Unlimited plan.

"Self-published authors write the same books as traditionally published authors, but they show up to market without the infrastructure," said Bo Bennett, PhD, founder of SelfPublishing.pro. "AuthorPass is that infrastructure — built, paid for, and running before the author has to think about it."

The service is designed to serve three overlapping author profiles. First-time self-publishers who have a finished manuscript but no marketing background can use AuthorPass to establish a professional presence across multiple platforms simultaneously without learning each one individually. Experienced indie authors with existing catalogs can use the Unlimited plan to bring backlist titles up to current marketing standards without investing weeks of administrative time. Authors who have previously published through traditional houses and are transitioning to self-publishing can use the service to replicate the multi-platform launch infrastructure they previously received from a publisher's publicity department. A live demonstration of the service's output is publicly accessible for the title Reason Over Rhetoric by Critical Thinker Press, with each completed asset linked directly from the AuthorPass page.

AuthorPass is available now at https://www.selfpublishing.pro/authorpass. The Single plan is priced at $49 per month with a $99 one-time setup fee per book and covers one title. The Unlimited plan is priced at $99 per month with a $99 per-book setup fee and covers an author's full catalog. Both plans can be cancelled at any time. Additional titles can be added individually from the subscriber dashboard. No sales call is required to sign up; the enrollment process is described as taking approximately 30 seconds.

AuthorPass is the first fully managed, done-for-you product in the SelfPublishing.pro ecosystem, which also includes a range of à la carte publishing and marketing services. The launch represents a strategic shift toward bundled, concierge-style offerings aimed at reducing the execution burden on independent authors rather than adding more tools for them to operate. Future development is expected to expand the network of platforms included in the per-book launch package and deepen the integration between AuthorPass memberships and the broader SelfPublishing.pro service catalog, including AuthorVoices.ai for audiobook and narration production.

SelfPublishing.pro, accessible at https://www.selfpublishing.pro, is a platform and services company built for independent authors. It offers book marketing, publishing support, and professional services designed to give self-published authors access to the tools and infrastructure typically available only to authors working with traditional publishing houses. AuthorPass is its flagship managed-service product.