For academics, researchers & experts
Citations, figures, indexing and rigorous editing — nonfiction has special needs, and we handle all of them, then publish your work to print and digital.
One team, four simple steps — we handle the hard parts. See all five stages of the process.
A quick call (or our questionnaire) — we learn your book, goals and audience.
Ghostwriting or editing, a professional cover, and print-ready formatting.
Live on Amazon & major retailers — you keep 100% of rights and royalties.
Launch strategy, reviews and promotion so the right readers actually find it.
A novel asks readers to feel something; a nonfiction book asks them to believe you. That trust is built in the details a general publisher often skips — accurate citations, cleanly laid-out figures, a real index, and prose that's authoritative without being a slog. Get those right and your book reads as credible to the exact audience whose respect you want: colleagues, clients, reviewers, the serious reader. Get them wrong and even brilliant research looks self-published in the worst sense.
Two related paths, handled differently:
We publish to Amazon and retailers with paperback, hardcover and ebook options, properly formatted so librarians, colleagues and readers take it seriously. Your research or expertise stops being a manuscript and becomes a book that builds your reputation.
Nonfiction publishing is quoted after a free 15-minute call; you can add rigorous editing, with indexing and complex figure work quoted by scope.
Most nonfiction books take about 8–14 weeks — references, figures and indexing add care, not chaos.
Each package is quoted to your manuscript after a free call. Every one includes 100% ownership rights, unlimited revisions, an ISBN and barcode, and a dedicated project manager.
Everything a finished manuscript needs to become a published book.
Senior-level craft, plus the website and Amazon groundwork for a real launch.
The full launch: trailer, press kit, social media and a custom campaign.
Done for you, end to end. Writing, editing, cover, formatting, publishing and marketing handled by one coordinated team — not a dozen freelancers you manage.
You keep everything. 100% of your rights and 100% of your royalties stay with you. We publish under your name to Amazon KDP and Barnes & Noble.
Built to be found. A professional cover, clean formatting and a real launch plan — so your book competes in its category instead of disappearing.
What working with us felt like, in their own words.
Working with Zeal Publishers made the publishing process far less intimidating than I expected. Mike Wolford took the time to understand my goals, answer my questions, and guide me through each step. I always felt that my book and my vision mattered.
From concept to published book in just 4 months. The entire process was seamless, and the quality exceeded my expectations. My book has opened doors I never imagined.
I had spent years writing my manuscript and was nervous about trusting anyone with it. Sam Taylor and the production team were extremely professional and detail oriented. The final presentation of my book gave me real confidence.
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Or reach us however suits you
Yes — monographs, thesis-derived books, reference works and expert nonfiction. We handle rigorous editing, citations, figures and indexing, and publish to print (paperback/hardcover) and ebook. You keep 100% of the rights.
Yes — footnotes/endnotes and bibliography formatted consistently in your discipline's style, clean figure and table layout, and a professional index so your book can be navigated and cited.
Nonfiction has to earn credibility: accurate references, well-designed figures, an index, and authoritative editing. Those details are exactly what make serious readers trust the book — and what general publishing services often skip.
Always — 100%, unlike many academic presses. You own all rights and royalties and publish under your own name.
Publishing is quoted after a free 15-minute call; you can add rigorous editing, with indexing and complex figures quoted by scope. You'll have a clear quote first.
