Potter Publishers exists because hybrid publishing has a transparency problem. Most "hybrid" publishers charge an upfront fee, then keep a cut of your royalties for the life of the book. We do not. Authors pay once for the services they choose, we deliver the work, and every dollar their book earns afterward goes to them. Our team is based in Hobart, Tasmania, with editors, designers, ghostwriters, and marketing specialists.
Potter Publishers began in 2019 with a simple frustration. Our founder, John Potter, had watched too many talented writers hand their books to hybrid publishers and quietly lose control of their rights, their royalties, and often their money, with little to show for it. He believed authors deserved better: a publishing partner that works for them, not off them.
So he built one. Potter Publishers runs on a straight, transparent deal. You pay once for the services you need, you keep 100% of your royalties, and your rights stay yours. No fine print, no surprises. John assembled a team of editors, cover designers, ghostwriters, and marketers who treat every manuscript as if it were their own, because they know what it took you to write it.
Since 2019, we’ve guided over 2,000 authors from first draft to finished book, across fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and children’s titles. We’re proudly based in Hobart, Tasmania, and we’d be honored to help you publish yours.
Our editors come from trade publishing, academic publishing, and indie-imprint backgrounds. They handle developmental edits, line edits, copy edits, and proofreads. Genre coverage spans literary fiction, thriller, romance, memoir, business non-fiction, self-help, and children's literature.
Cover designers and interior typesetters working in InDesign, Affinity Publisher, and Adobe Illustrator. Every cover is delivered as a print-ready PDF (with correct spine width for your page count), an Amazon-spec ebook thumbnail, and source files. Children's-book illustration work is delivered in both spread and individual page formats.
Our marketing team runs Amazon Ads campaigns, BookBub feature submissions, and launch-week coordination. The distribution side handles retailer account setup (Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Apple Books, Kobo, Audible ACX), ISBN registration in the author's name, and metadata optimization for category placement.
“I wasn’t really sure where to start with publishing my book, but Ethan, my Senior Publishing Consultant, helped me figure it out step by step. He was easy to talk to and kept things simple.”
Sarah Mitchell, Verified author
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