YoPublico

What YoPublico does

YoPublico was a for-profit, privately held company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Miraflores, Peru, operating at a micro scale of 1-10 employees. Per its own positioning, YoPublico offered resources and tools for authors to publish books in either digital or printed format, positioning itself as a self-publishing platform serving Spanish-speaking authors and writers. No further detail on the underlying publishing technology, production workflows, distribution channels, or revenue mechanics is documented in available sources.

The company's current operating status is highly uncertain. Its primary digital asset, the yopublico.com domain, is actively listed for sale on the HugeDomains marketplace at $1,695 (one-time) or $70.63 per month over 24 months. This listing is the only substantive web presence recoverable for the YoPublico brand and strongly indicates that the entity is no longer operating its original self-publishing service, has rebranded without preserving the domain, or is in the process of monetizing residual digital assets. There is no evidence of an active product, active customer base, management team, funding, or revenue generation in the current data set.

Name

YoPublico

Website

https://yopublico.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

YoPublico was a small Peruvian self-publishing platform founded in 2013 that helped authors publish books in digital or printed formats; its primary domain is currently listed for sale, indicating non-operational status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Self-Publishing Services

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Publishing Platforms (KDP-style Marketplaces & Portals) (MPAJAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Self-Publishing & Author Platforms (BPAMAJAF)

Keywords

• Self-publishing platform
• Book publishing services
• Digital publishing
• Print on demand
• Author services

Headquarters

HQ city

Miraflores

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D

Pricing tiers

Core offering

YoPublico is a self-publishing platform where authors can publish their books in either digital or printed format. The platform provides the tools and services needed for authors to bring their books to market. However, current source evidence indicates that the YoPublico.com domain itself is listed for sale on the HugeDomains marketplace at $1,695 (one-time) or $70.63/month for 24 months, and no active products, services, or operating business under the YoPublico brand are documented in available sources.

Product overview

YoPublico.com is a domain name listed for sale on HugeDomains marketplace. The company has no active product/service offering documented in available sources — the domain is currently being sold as a digital asset with no associated products, modules, or services currently operating under the YoPublico brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• YoPublico.com Domain

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Draft2Digital: Self-publishing distribution and conversion service that has absorbed Smashwords, offering e-book and print distribution to hundreds of retailers. Functionally equivalent to YoPublico's marketplace/distribution layer.
• Lulu: Self-publishing platform offering print-on-demand, e-book distribution, and author services. Closely comparable to YoPublico in multi-format publishing workflow and SMB/indie author target market.
• Smashwords (now part of Draft2Digital): E-book distribution and self-publishing service aggregating indie author titles across major retailers. Directly comparable to YoPublico's digital publishing function and indie author focus.
• BookBaby: Self-publishing services company offering book production, printing, e-book distribution, and marketing for indie authors. Closely comparable bundled author services model.

Emerging players

• Reedsy: Marketplace and toolset connecting self-publishing authors with vetted professionals (editors, designers, marketers). Comparable in serving the indie author workflow, though positioned as a services marketplace rather than a publishing platform.
• PublishDrive: E-book and audiobook distribution platform for indie authors and publishers with global store reach. Functionally similar distribution and aggregation layer to YoPublico.

Broad incumbents

• IngramSpark: Ingram Content Group's print-on-demand and e-book distribution platform, providing access to a global network of bookstores and libraries. Overlaps with YoPublico's print and digital publishing mission but at much broader distribution scale.
• Apple Books for Authors: Apple's self-publishing portal for distributing e-books and audiobooks through the Apple Books store. Competes with YoPublico in the digital indie author onboarding flow.
• Barnes & Noble Press: Self-publishing imprint of Barnes & Noble offering e-book and print-on-demand services to indie authors, with distribution into B&N's retail ecosystem. Comparable self-publishing model.
• Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP): The dominant global self-publishing platform operated by Amazon, enabling authors to publish e-books and paperbacks directly. Direct functional overlap with YoPublico's stated offering, but at vastly greater scale, reach, and tooling.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/yopublicolatam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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