Books written, edited, published, and printed — in Chicago and Glasgow.
Jinnx Book Press exists for authors who want a straight answer to "what will this cost and how long will it take" before they commit to anything.
How Jinnx started
Jinnx Book Press started in 2011, in a shared office on Chicago's West Side, when a former acquisitions editor and a working ghostwriter got tired of watching first-time authors sign with agencies that couldn't say what a book would cost until the invoice showed up.
The fix wasn't complicated: agree on a clear scope and fee, assign a named writer or editor instead of routing you through a support pool, and tie payment to milestones a client can actually hold in their hands. That's still how every project here runs. Chicago is still home; a second studio opened in Glasgow in 2017 to work UK hours with UK authors instead of funneling everything through one time zone.
A future where an author outside the traditional publishing industry has the same access to real editorial talent, cover design, and retail distribution as one signed to a major house — without giving up their rights or their voice to get it.
Take a book from a recorded conversation, a rough draft, or a finished manuscript through to a shelf — with a named team, a fixed price, and the copyright staying exactly where it started: with the author.
Who this is for
Most people who end up here are writing something for the first time — a memoir, a business book, a novel they've been carrying around for years — across pretty much every genre a bookshelf holds. What they have in common isn't the book; it's that they don't yet know what any of it should cost, and they're wary of agencies that make you ask twice to find out. If you've already published and just need one specific service, that works too — the author guide and every service page here stand on their own.
What we hold ourselves to
Four commitments that shape every page on this site, not just this one.
Prices on the page
Every project starts with a clear scope: the work, the deliverables, the review stages, and an agreed fee.
A named team, not a pool
Your writer and your editor are assigned people, introduced when your project starts — not an anonymous 'expert team.'
Milestones, not a deposit
Payment is tied to delivered work you can hold: an outline, a chapter batch, a printed proof.
Rights stay with the author
Copyright, ISBN, and retail accounts are registered to you. We're the team that does the work, not the one that owns it after.
How a project starts
The same four steps whether you're bringing an idea, a draft, or just a question.
Inquiry
Send an outline, a finished draft, a question, or just an idea — through the contact form or the author guide, whichever helps you explain your next step.
NDA & discovery call
Signed before anything you share gets read, on a free call that a publishing lead follows up on within one business day.
Named team assigned
Your writer or editor is introduced by name and stays on your project — not a support ticket routed to whoever's free that week.
Milestone plan agreed
A schedule and payment structure tied to delivered work, written into the agreement before anything starts.
Want to talk to the team directly?
Get in touchYour name on the cover. Your voice at the center.
Publishing a book is personal. A useful creative partnership makes space for your reasons for writing, your questions about the process, and the boundaries you want the work to respect.
Talk through your book with us ↗
A whole new chapter.
Begin by listening
A conversation about the book should start with purpose. Who are you writing for? What has brought you to this point? What would make the finished project feel right to you? These answers create a more useful brief than a genre label alone.
Make the work understandable
You should be able to see how an outline leads to a draft, how editorial decisions improve the manuscript, and how design prepares it for readers. Ask questions at each stage and use the agreed review points to keep the work aligned.
Build toward a useful handover
Think beyond the release date. Discuss the files, access, and practical information you will need to maintain your author presence and manage the book later. Agree on the deliverables before the project begins.
The people on your book work here.
No subcontractors, and no anonymous expert team. The people who scope your project are the people who deliver it, and you keep your copyright and your royalties either way.
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