Become a Published Author
Write, Publish + Launch your book with expert editing, proven bestseller strategies and tailored support every step of the way.
You've written your book. Now what?
It’s Time To Publish + Launch it!
A personal letter from me, to you.
Hi soon-to-be author,
My name is Dave Thompson.
I am the founder of Inspirational Book Writers.
We believe our words can change the world.
We believe our words can change the world. As leaders, if we don't speak up, if we don't share the magic, the know-how, the wisdom inside of us, then as Wayne Dwyer says, we will die with the music still inside us.
It's so important that you share your message with the world.
You’ve got a big mission.
You see the problems out there. You see the people hurting through lack of knowledge, lack of a compelling vision, lack of know-how, lack of consciousness, and you have the gold to help them!
Of course, when I say ‘you’ve got the gold’, I’m referring to the unique talent, skills, knowledge, methodology, modality, principles, tactics, strategy or stories (or a combination of all of the above) that you’ve gained or been blessed with - this is the unique gold that we want to capture in your book.
Throughout human history, books have stood the test of time as humanity's primary way of passing down wisdom.
This is your opportunity to contribute to humanity's evolution, while simultaneously taking your authority, credibility, influence, income and impact in your industry to a whole new level. Your inspirational book is your golden handshake, that will open doors to wherever you want to go. Whether that means using your book to attract high-ticket clients, selling bulk copies internationally as you speak on different stages around the world, or as grass-roots as your book making an impact on your local community - I have seen it time and again - books have the power to accelerate your personal and business evolution.
Publish + Launch has been specifically built for revolutionary change-makers, creative transformational rebels, passionate, dynamic, intelligent, tapped in, connected entrepreneurs, speakers, coaches and inspiring humans with a game-changing story, set of ideas or methodology, framework, tools or message that people need to hear. If that is you - you have come to the right place.
We have built the Publish + Launch program FOR YOU.
We have worked with 300+ experts across dozens of niches, since 2014.
If this page, and our approach to publishing resonates with you, I sincerely hope we can collaborate to give wings to your inspirational book.
If you have any questions after reading the material on this page, you can email me direct at writeabook@inspirationalbookwriters.com
I look forward to hearing from you, and making your book a great success.
Best regards,
Dave Thompson
INSPIRATIONAL BOOK WRITERS
use a modern, hybrid publishing model.
At Inspirational Book Writers (IBW), we use a modern, hybrid publishing model to bring books to the world.
This means we bring together the best of traditional publishing, and the best of self-publishing. Traditional publishing is great because you get a high quality product, but it’s tough to get a publishing deal unless you already have a big following (like 50k subscribers +). Traditional publishers do it this way, because you are a profit centre for them - unless they can make profit off you and your book sales, they are not interested. On top of that, traditional publishers will take the majority of your royalties. You might end up with $2 from the sale of a $20 book. Plus, it can take 18-36 months to complete the process, and your writing often gets heavily edited, altering your natural voice. For the majority of coaches, experts, speakers and entrepreneurs who value freedom and independence, the traditional publishing model doesn’t make sense because it means giving up too much control (if you can get a deal at all).
On the other side of the industry, self publishing can be great because it is fast to market - you can get a book live in weeks, not years. You keep 100% of the royalties, and you get 100% of the creative control, and you retain 100% ownership of the copyright. However, it can be difficult if you don’t have an established team of experts to guide you through the complex publishing process. Finding quality editors, formatters and a cover design team can be a bit hit or miss as well, and can take your time, your energy and your focus to project manage the book production process. Our internal company checklist has 180 tasks that need to be completed for every book. Some steps are more complex than others, but if you did it yourself, you would have to find out what the steps are, then learn how to take each step! The backend details of publishing a book often stop a lot of people in their tracks, meaning some great books with great messages never see the light of day.
Publishing your book with IBW means
You get the benefits of both worlds in our Modern Hybrid publishing model. You:
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Are guided through a precision engineered, step-by-step process where you literally just need to take ‘one step at a time’ (of course the high achievers will take step after step after step - and we encourage that too).
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Keep 100% of the royalties. When you make sales of your book on your website, Amazon, iBooks, Kobo or any of the other platforms, you keep all the royalties. They get sent directly from the retailer platform to your bank account. They don’t flow through IBW, and we don’t take a cut. (This is BIG - a lot of other publishers will take a cut of your royalties). We operate on a fee-for-service model, where you pay us once for our program, and you get 100% of the financial upside and benefit from your book - for the rest of time.
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You retain 100% of the copyright and creative control. A lot of our authors have a strong creative flair, and know that the key to a great book, and indeed building your personal brand and business off a book, is to let your natural, spirited voice out onto the page. If that means allowing some creative embellishments that technically aren’t perfect English, but are perfect for you - we are fully behind that.
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You get a high quality product that you are proud of. Our expert team of editors, formatters, cover designers and project managers work together and colloborate with you, to ensure a high quality book you are proud to go to the world with.
You get our expert guidance and support to launch your book to best-seller. We have launched over 250+ Amazon Best Sellers, and you will be the next! -
If you have a business, we show you how to monetize your book, get exponential ROI and accelerate your business evolution.
We value transparency and integrity, so I'll be straight with you.
This Program Will Help You To:
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Publish a high quality book, with professional editing, formatting, and cover designs that make people go WOW.
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Launch your book to great success, as you receive professional guidance on how to Launch your book, in a way that will best suit your purpose, your vision and your message.
We use a done-for-you approach to the publishing of your book. We have an expert team that will take loving care of your masterpiece at every step of the publishing journey, through editing, formatting and cover designs. The Launch stages are done-with-you, meaning you receive expert coaching, guidance and support from our team as you prepare and execute your launch.
As Zapheria Bell, IBW author of the international best-selling Blue Diamond Souls book, famously once said
“I feel like if I just hang around you guys long enough, my book will pop out of me!”
Sure enough, 12 weeks after starting with us, Zapheria launched her book to international best seller status in the USA and Australia.
PUBLISH + LAUNCH.
Who is this program for?
Got a big message the world needs to hear?
Publish + Launch was built for YOU.
Specifically, you are a revolutionary change-maker, a creative, transformational rebel, a passionate, dynamic, intelligent, tapped in, connected entrepreneur, speaker, therapist, healer, educator, coach, consultant, or inspiring human with a game-changing story, set of ideas or methodology, framework, tools or message that people need to hear - if that's you, you have come to the right place!
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If you wrote your book with IBW at our Online Book Writing Intensive event, Publish + Launch is the next step for you to continue the momentum and see your book through to completion.
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If you have a manuscript that is 60% or more complete and you are well on your way to completion, Publish + Launch is for you. It has everything you need to feel confident that you've written a superb book, publish it, and launch it to great success.
The truth is – you could spend weeks and months and even years trying to do it yourself - I know you're a smart cookie - and I'm sure you could figure it out given enough time.
But trying to figure out how to publish your book in a confusing publishing industry that has just as many exceptions as general rules is a pain and drain that most smart humans know it's easier to get expert help, so it's done right.
Save yourself the headache and expense, and join the Publish + Launch vortex where publishing success is just what we do.
Publish + Launch is...
A precision engineered, done-for-you publishing system, backed by world class coaching and a community that champions your success.
"Dave Thompson's Inspirational Book Writers delivered on every promise. Need a creative and nurturing space to write in? - done. Need support, encouragement, collaboration and challenge to turn your book from a mess of ideas into a finished book? - done. Need to know how to market and launch your book and become an Amazon Best Seller? - done. I always thought it would be hard to write and publish a book. It wasn't. It was far easier than I imagined and it's because Dave and his team make it that way."
Dr. Stacey Ashley
Award-Winning Leadership Coach, Linkedin Top Voice and 4-time Amazon Best Selling Author.
IBW's Precision Engineered Publishing Process
When you join Publish + Launch, you are getting a precision engineered, done-for-you publishing system, backed by world class coaching and a community that champions your success.
Our Proprietary, Precision Engineered, Done-for-you Publishing System
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Publishing and launching a book is often overwhelmingly challenging - unless you are following a process. In building our process in 2014, IBW Founder Dave Thompson employed his father, Steve, a legendary project management engineer, to work with us to develop IBW's precision-engineered publishing process.
Your book will pass through 13 major stages, encompassing 184 tasks that are involved in the production of each book. Don't worry - our team take care of these steps for you. As our publishing manager Davina Davidson says, "Most first time authors have no idea what goes on behind the scenes, and it's best that way. Let us handle the details and you focus on what you do best."
World Class Coaching
Our world class coaching team is what sets IBW apart. We know books, and we know business.
Our coaching team has decades of experience, and we know the inner journey of writing a book is often even bigger than knowing the strategic steps to take make your book a success.
We know what shifts are required, we can see where you need to grow, or what step you need to take to get where you want to go.
We frequently get feedback that the twice weekly business coaching sessions we hold are worth the price of admission just on their own, let alone the full book production process that is included as well!
MEET YOUR
BOOK COACHES
DAVE THOMPSON
DAVE THOMPSON
FOUNDER OF THE INSPIRATIONAL BOOK WRITERS
Hi! I'm Dave Thompson, founder of the Inspirational Book Writers and the master at making ideas REAL in the physical world. I can ‘see’ and ‘feel’ your book oftentimes even before you can, with a clarity and precision of the message coming through for you. With a background as a lawyer, and with 13+ years in the personal growth industry, I know what it takes on every level to write a unique, well-positioned book that accelerates your authority, impact and income. Since 2014, I’ve helped over 300 people bring inspirational, bestselling books to the market from coaches like Deidre Sirianni, Dane Tomas, Sigourney Weldon, Joanne Antoun, Michele Jones, Jean Sheehan, Salena Kulkarni, Stacey Ashley and Em Cambell-Pretty.
DAVINA DAVIDSON
DAVINA DAVIDSON
IBW PUBLISHING MANAGER
Davina Davidson, IBW Publishing Manager, has been hands-on in leading over 200 authors to write, publish and launch their best-selling books. She is known as ‘The Oracle’ for her other-worldly wisdom and intuition, which has added a special touch to the books she has supported. Davina is also a 2-time published, best-selling author, including the hit title: Resilient As F*ck; the subtle art of bending not breaking.
DAVINA DAVIDSON
Culture of Success
You are stepping into a community who buy each others books.
Who cross-promote each others offers.
Who appear as guests on each others podcasts.
Who support each others launches.
Our community culture of championing success is a cornerstone of our program.
Meet Our Authors Using Their Books To
Accelerate Their Personal And
Business Evolution.
Check Out The Results!
What Our Clients Say About
Working With Us
What's Included?
Publish A High Quality Book
Included is a full publishing package, including everything you need to publish a high-quality book.
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High-level Read & Review of your Manuscript. In-depth feedback on your structure, flow, and impact, with clear guidance for elevating your work.
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Detailed line-by-line Copy Edit. Our experienced editors elevate your manuscript while honouring your unique voice. Editing is included 30k words (Core) or 40k words (Diamond). Extra editing billed only as needed ($70AUD/1000 words).
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Professional Formatting for ebook and paperback. Formatting, type-setting and layout handled by our expert team - we produce a sample and then roll out the fully formatted manuscript.
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Professional Cover Designs. High impact cover designs by our brand-driven creative team who understand business and personal branding.
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Step-by-step publishing instructions. Clear instructions and personalised feedback at each step in the publishing process. No guesswork on your end - just laser focus on the next right step.
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The Cover Jam Workshop, live workshop to help you create the vision for your book's cover design.
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5 x Paperback Proof Copies. Express shipping to your address. Review, revise and celebrate with the physical copy finally in your hands!
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ISBNs and barcodes for print and ebook. Full guidance and set up included.
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Global Online Distribution. Amazon KDP (done-with-you), Lulu Press (done-for-you), and expanded online retailer access. Hardcovers included for Diamond, available for an extra fee for Core.
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Print-On-Demand Set-Up - No minimum order quantity, global printer network, worldwide shipping, get author copies at cost price, printing time 1-2 weeks.
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Weekly group coaching with Davina. Intuitive book and business coaching with Davina, known as "The Oracle" - for clarity, breakthroughs and personal support during the publishing journey.
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Weekly Q&A with Founder Dave Thompson. Live publishing, book launch strategy and mindset support.
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Ongoing accountability. Regular check-ins in our private community to keep you moving and supported at every step.
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Full creative control and rights ownership - you keep 100% of the creative control, 100% of the royalties and 100% of the upside - for life.
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Recognition as an IBW author. Join a community of 300+ transformational authors, with your book carrying the IBW mark of quality.
The aim is to produce a high-quality book that you are proud of sharing with the world.
Launch Your Bestselling Book to Accelerate your Personal & Business Evolution.
Get your message out, grow your brand and open new doors with your bestselling book.
Want to hit #1 on Amazon? Our launch process has produced 280 #1 Amazon Bestsellers.
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3 x Live Online Workshops. “The Best Seller Book Launch 4-Step Strategy” - this works for any book, any niche, with or without a big following. All sessions recorded.
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Book Launch Promotion. We buy your book and promote it across our channels, tapping into our engaged IBW audience. Includes a supportive first Amazon review.
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Book Launch Support on release day. Real-time updates, ranking snapshots, and strategic advice to maximize your launch.
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30 minute one-on-one Bestseller Launch Strategy Call. Tailor proven launch strategies to your book with expert guidance.
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Success Case Study Videos. Step-by-step breakdowns of top IBW launches so you can model what works.
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Sell Direct To Reader. Learn how to sell your book from your own website and keep all royalties and customer details.
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Amazon Category Analysis. We use specialist software tools to find the best categories for your book, boosting its visibility and bestseller potential.
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Amazon Author Central set up. Build a professional author page for added credibility.
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The IBW Publish + Launch Membership Area. 12 months access to templates, tools, and resources for a successful book launch.
Here's What Our Clients Have To Say About Working With Us!
IT'S TIME TO TAKE YOUR
CREDIBLITY, AUTHORITY, INFLUENCE, INCOME AND IMPACT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
There is great power in your message.
February 2026 Authors Bonus: Enrol by 20 February—get one free Intensive ticket for June 2026 with Core (valued at $1,495), or two (June and October 2026) with Diamond (valued at $2,990).
Publish + Launch (Diamond)
All-in Publish + Launch experience with 40k editing, hardcover, audiobook and bestseller launch—personally led by founder Dave Thompson
$17,000 or
$1500 per month for 12 months
Publish + Launch (Core)
Core Publish + Launch essentials, 30k editing, bestseller launch—guided by our expert team.
$12,000 AUD or
$1000 per month for 13 months
Finance option subject to approval. Australian residents only. Terms apply.
Ready for your next step?
Book a Publishing Pathway Call with founder Dave Thompson- get expert feedback and a personalised plan to publish and launch with impact.
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