Reedsy

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Reedsy
Industry Publishing
Founded2014;11 years ago (2014)
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Website Official website

Reedsy is a British publishing services company.

History

The company was established in 2014 in Shoreditch, London, UK. [1] [2] The name was inspired by the reed-like sedge used to create papyrus. [2] It was initially funded by Seedcamp and DC Thomson [3] co-founded by Emmanuel Nataf, who became CEO. [4]

Contents

Reedsy received 7,000 applications for its marketplace in its first year. [5] It won the 2015 BookTech Gold Award [6] and the 2016 Quantum Publishing Innovation Award. [7]

Services

The company operates a marketplace of freelancers providing publishing services, such as editing, illustrating, translating, marketing, and ghostwriting. [8] Freelancers undergo background checks by the company to be listed. [7] Authors use the marketplace to identify freelancers to work with, comparing previous work and rates. [7] A parallel marketplace for publishers allows for outsourcing of editorial work. [3] Reedsy takes a 10% cut of profit from both the seller and buyer. [9]

Reedsy Studio (formerly Reedsy Book Editor) was launched in 2016. [10] Reedsy Studio is an online tool for book planning, manuscript development and collaborative editing. [10] [11] Companies using the tool include IngramSpark, Kobo Writing Life, and Blurb. [12] [13] Reedsy studio is free to use, but has been criticised for its connectivity issues. [14]

Reedsy Learning is a set of free masterclasses on writing. [15]

References

  1. ↑ Elaine Bateman (1 April 2022). "Ricardo Fayet". Indie Author Magazine.
  2. 1 2 Porter Anderson (6 September 2014). "Reedsy: Bending into digital self-publishing". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 Porter Anderson (16 February 2016). "Reedsy on a Roll: The UK Startup Expands To Serve Publishers". Publishing Perspectives.
  4. ↑ Baddeley, Anna (2015-05-18). "Reedsy could offer self-published authors a professional edge". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  5. ↑ Molly Flatt (29 October 2015). "BookTech Showcase: Reedsy". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Molly Flatt (9 December 2015). "The #FutureBook15 #BookTech Showcase: A 'richness of ideas'". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Alastair Horne (12 April 2016). "Reedsy Wins the 2016 Quantum Publishing Innovation Award". Publishing Perspectives.
  8. ↑ Yildiz, Dr Mehmet (2025-05-31). Substack & Beyond Combo for 5 Books in One: A Complete, Affordable System for Freelancers, Startups, & Lifelong Learners. Digitalmehmet.
  9. ↑ Pofeldt, Elaine. "This Startup Aims To Take The Pain Out Of DIY Publishing". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  10. 1 2 Michael Kozlowski (30 June 2025). "Reedsy has rebranded Book Editor to Reedsy Studio". GoodEReader.
  11. ↑ Romain Dillet (16 February 2016). "Reedsy Launches Book Editor To Seamlessly Turn Your Draft Into A Book". TechCrunch.
  12. ↑ Calvin Reid (26 February 2016). "Reedsy Grows, Launches Online Book Editor Tool". Publishers Weekly.
  13. ↑ Romain Dillet (7 June 2017). "Reedsy now lets you print your book on Blurb in no time". TechCrunch.
  14. ↑ Tabari, Rami (2023-12-03). "3 writing tools to use and 3 to avoid: What I've learned writing 55,000 words of my fantasy novel". Laptop Mag. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  15. ↑ Porter Anderson (12 October 2016). "International Industry Notes: Reedsy Offers Free Courses, Astro Society Offers Templates". Publishing Perspectives.
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