# Author.Inc

> Author.Inc is a premium book publishing company for founders, CEOs and business leaders. We help experts find the right book, write it in their own voice, publish it under the Author.Inc imprint and put it to work as a business asset. Most books launch in six to eight months.

Author.Inc was co-founded by Charlie Hoehn and Miles Rote. Charlie is a 4x New York Times bestselling editor who has worked with authors including Tim Ferriss, Ramit Sethi, Noah Kagan and Codie Sanchez. Miles has consulted more than 2,500 business leaders on their books. The team has guided more than 500 authors into print. Those authors have generated more than $100 million in revenue and sold more than 50 million copies.

Authors speak their book in recording sessions with a Book Director, and the manuscript is built from their own recorded words, so the finished book sounds like them. Editing is led by a 4x New York Times bestselling editor. Authors keep full IP ownership and 100% of royalties.

Author.Inc serves founders and CEOs who use a book to build authority, win high-value clients, land paid speaking and open strategic partnerships.

## Pricing

- [Pricing](https://www.author.inc/pricing): Build your book and see your investment. Publish is $38,000 paid in full or $39,990 on the payment plan. Enhancements: Austin Studio Experience $8,000, in-person recording in your city $35,000, unlimited revision rounds $10,000, a bestselling developmental editor $15,000, Fast Track $4,500, a produced audiobook $9,000, a Kickstarter prelaunch campaign $5,000, 100 hardcover Founder's Editions $7,500, Keynote From Your Book $5,000, six more months of weekly advisory calls $5,000, and a book-to-client campaign $50,000.

## Services

- [Services overview](https://www.author.inc/services): Every Author.Inc service, mapped to where your book is today
- [Publish](https://www.author.inc/services/publish): Everything to write, publish and launch your book: the Book Blueprint with a Book Strategist, recording sessions with a Book Director, editing led by a 4x New York Times bestselling editor, custom cover and interior, publishing under the Author.Inc imprint, launch marketing, and six months of weekly advisory calls with Charlie Hoehn. $38,000 paid in full or $39,990 on the payment plan.
- [Draft](https://www.author.inc/services/draft): A publish-ready manuscript in your voice, built from remote recording sessions with a Book Director, for authors with a publisher or their own publishing plan. $23,500 paid in full or $24,990 on the payment plan.
- [Publishing Only](https://www.author.inc/services/publishing-only): Everything needed to take a finished manuscript to a professionally published book under the Author.Inc imprint, with six months of weekly advisory calls with Charlie Hoehn. $28,000 paid in full or $29,990 on the payment plan.
- [Book Blueprint](https://www.author.inc/book-blueprint): Work with a Book Strategist to map your book's big idea, reader, problem, business case, market and table of contents before you commit. Included in Publish. Also available on its own for $3,500, credited in full toward Publish within six months.
- [Scale](https://www.author.inc/services/scale): Book-to-client campaigns for business authors: a named buyer list, campaign creative, books bought and shipped by Author.Inc, follow-up and monthly reporting, aimed at new clients or paid speaking stages. $50,000: $20,000 to begin, then $5,000 a month for six months.

## Core pages

- [Homepage](https://www.author.inc/): What Author.Inc does, who it serves, and author results
- [About](https://www.author.inc/about): The team, founder bios for Charlie Hoehn and Miles Rote, and why Author.Inc exists
- [How It Works](https://www.author.inc/how-it-works): The process from strategy through recording, editing, design, publishing and launch
- [FAQ](https://www.author.inc/faq): Cost, timelines, recording sessions, ownership and marketing
- [Book ROI Report](https://www.author.inc/roi-report): What a business book returns to the company behind it, with case studies and an interactive model
- [Publishing Paths](https://www.author.inc/publishing-paths): A free guide from Charlie Hoehn comparing every publishing path for founders and CEOs
- [Kickstarter](https://www.author.inc/kickstarter): Pre-selling a book on Kickstarter with Author.Inc, an official Kickstarter partner
- [Author Stories](https://www.author.inc/author-story): Case studies from Author.Inc authors

## Comparisons

- [Author.Inc vs. Scribe Media](https://www.author.inc/author-inc-vs-scribe-media): Who writes the manuscript, cost, timeline, quality, and rights and royalties. Publish is $38,000 paid in full. Scribe Media runs $56,000 to $135,000.
- [Author.Inc vs. Forbes Books](https://www.author.inc/author-inc-vs-forbes-books): Cost, royalties, who writes the book, timeline and what happens after launch
- [Author.Inc vs. Kevin Anderson & Associates](https://www.author.inc/author-inc-vs-kevin-anderson-associates): Speaking your book compared with hiring a ghostwriter, on cost, voice, timeline and rights
- [Author.Inc vs. Greenleaf Book Group](https://www.author.inc/author-inc-vs-greenleaf-book-group): Cost, royalties, who decides what gets published, and timeline
- [Author.Inc vs. Manuscripts.com](https://www.author.inc/author-inc-vs-manuscripts): Who writes the manuscript, cost, your time, and what happens after launch

## Author stories

- [Geoff Woods](https://www.author.inc/author-story/geoff-woods): The AI-Driven Leader and $10M in new business tied to the book in its first year
- [Codie Sanchez](https://www.author.inc/author-story/codie-sanchez): How Main Street Millionaire became a #4 New York Times bestseller
- [Noah Kagan](https://www.author.inc/author-story/noah-kagan): Million Dollar Weekend, a New York Times bestseller
- [Ramit Sethi](https://www.author.inc/author-story/ramit-sethi): I Will Teach You to Be Rich, a New York Times bestseller
- [Tucker Max](https://www.author.inc/author-story/tucker-max): Years of collaboration across publishing and media
- [Magatte Wade](https://www.author.inc/author-story/magatte-wade): Publishing her book and building her platform
- [Craig Gauthier](https://www.author.inc/author-story/craig-gauthier): Rules: Optional, published by Author.Inc
- [Jayson Gaignard](https://www.author.inc/author-story/jayson-gaignard): Community Made and its Kickstarter pre-sale
- [Doug Liptak](https://www.author.inc/author-story/doug-liptak): Intelligent Wealth By Design and the launch of AutographFD
- [Jack Swift](https://www.author.inc/author-story/jack-swift): Level 7 Leadership
- [Harrison Tash](https://www.author.inc/author-story/harrison-tash): A book that wins a consulting firm's biggest contracts
- [Jason Connell](https://www.author.inc/author-story/jason-connell): A psychotherapist's book and the podcast invitations it brought
- [Michele Hammann](https://www.author.inc/author-story/michele-hammann): Running a private company with public-company discipline
- [Chris Jennings](https://www.author.inc/author-story/chris-jennings): Author story
- [Dr. Gene Tynes](https://www.author.inc/author-story/dr-gene-tynes): Author story

## Blog: Books That Scale

- [Should I write a business book?](https://www.author.inc/blog/should-i-write-a-business-book): How to decide whether a book fits your expertise and business
- [How to write a book as a busy CEO](https://www.author.inc/blog/how-to-write-a-book-as-a-busy-ceo): The time commitment for a CEO, phase by phase
- [Why most experts write the wrong book](https://www.author.inc/blog/why-most-experts-write-the-wrong-book): How to choose which book to write
- [Your book idea doesn't need to be original](https://www.author.inc/blog/your-book-idea-doesnt-need-to-be-original): What readers grade nonfiction on
- [You already have a book in you](https://www.author.inc/blog/you-already-have-a-book-in-you): Why the doubt is about typing, and what makes a book
- [Why structure determines what makes a great business book](https://www.author.inc/blog/why-structure-determines-what-makes-a-great-business-book): Getting the architecture right before you start
- [Why we built Author.Inc around speaking your book](https://www.author.inc/blog/why-we-built-author-inc-around-speaking-your-book): The method behind speaking your book
- [Your first draft doesn't have to take a year](https://www.author.inc/blog/your-first-draft-doesnt-have-to-take-a-year): How speaking your book shortens the first draft
- [Business book ghostwriters](https://www.author.inc/blog/business-book-ghostwriter): What ghostwriters cost and why drafts come back in someone else's voice
- [Using ChatGPT to write a book](https://www.author.inc/blog/use-chatgpt-to-write-a-book): What AI can and cannot do in publishing
- [AI and the future of how-to books](https://www.author.inc/blog/ai-is-killing-how-to-books-what-comes-next): What becomes more valuable as AI changes how-to books
- [You already have a manuscript. Now what?](https://www.author.inc/blog/you-already-have-a-manuscript-now-what): Editing, design, distribution and strategy after the draft
- [Interior design and finished books](https://www.author.inc/blog/atomic-habits-and-tiny-habits): Why the interior decides whether readers finish and recommend a book
- [What makes a bestselling book](https://www.author.inc/blog/what-makes-a-bestselling-book): Structure, covers and titles
- [Why most business books are forgettable](https://www.author.inc/blog/why-most-business-books-are-forgettable): What separates books that last
- [Book pre-launch strategy](https://www.author.inc/blog/book-pre-launch-strategy): How one founder pre-sold 2,000+ copies before launch day
- [Why the best book launches start six months early](https://www.author.inc/blog/why-the-best-book-launches-start-six-months-early): Pre-launch validation, title testing and cover design
- [Why we don't do your marketing for you](https://www.author.inc/blog/why-we-dont-do-your-marketing-for-you): The done-with-you marketing model
- [How to write, market and sell a book](https://www.author.inc/blog/how-to-write-market-sell-a-book): From idea to draft to thousands of copies sold
- [Your book is not a finished product](https://www.author.inc/blog/your-book-is-not-a-finished-product): Treating a book as business infrastructure
- [Copies sold is the wrong metric](https://www.author.inc/blog/copies-sold-is-the-wrong-metric): Measuring a book by business return
- [How to build authority in your industry](https://www.author.inc/blog/how-to-build-authority-in-your-industry): Becoming known to the people who need your expertise
- [How to get speaking engagements](https://www.author.inc/blog/how-to-get-speaking-engagements): Why organizers book authors, and the fee jump
- [Publishing wasn't built for experts](https://www.author.inc/blog/publishing-wasnt-built-for-experts): The tradeoffs of traditional and self-publishing
- [The $1.5 billion reason to write your book now](https://www.author.inc/blog/the-1-5-billion-reason-to-write-your-book-now): Your book's IP as a licensable asset
- [Books That Scale: The AI-Driven Leader by Geoff Woods](https://www.author.inc/blog/books-that-scale-the-ai-driven-leader-by-geoff-woods): How the book built an eight-figure business
- [Books That Scale: Main Street Millionaire by Codie Sanchez](https://www.author.inc/blog/books-that-scale-main-street-millionaire-by-codie-sanchez): Rebuilding a big-idea draft into a manual

## Contact

- [Book a strategy call with Miles Rote](https://www.author.inc/call): A free consult on your book, the right path to it, and what it should return
- [Contact](https://www.author.inc/contact)
- Email: hello@author.inc
- Phone: 512-777-1854