Publish Your Purpose

What Publish Your Purpose does

Publish Your Purpose is a hybrid publishing company founded in 2016 by Jenn T. Grace and headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The company serves nonfiction authors seeking to write, edit, design, publish, and market books while retaining creative control and 100% of royalties, distinguishing its offering from traditional publishers (which pay 4-10% royalties) and competing hybrid publishers (which typically pay 50-85%). The core product is a tiered publishing service package priced by manuscript word count, ranging from $19,500 for up to 40,000 words to $25,000 for up to 80,000 words, with full distribution to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and Bookshop.org, plus eligibility for traditional review outlets. The company operates an application-based, selective acquisition model and emphasizes emotional support and author education throughout the publishing journey.

The business supplements core publishing packages with a portfolio of add-on author development programs (Getting Started for Authors, Write Your Purpose writing circles, 30-Day Writing Challenge), educational content tools (Book Cost Blueprint, Book Publishing Revenue Calculator), the Invisible Stories Podcast, and the PYP Academy Press imprint. The company has published nearly 300 books across leadership, memoir, advocacy, and personal growth categories, reports a 70% bestseller rate, and engages a community of 2,500+ authors through workshops and seminars. The customer base spans the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

The company is privately held, structured as Jenn T. Grace International LLC d/b/a Publish Your Purpose, with no external funding rounds disclosed and full founder ownership. It maintains Certified B Corporation status, NGLCC LGBT Business Enterprise certification, and IBPA membership, which collectively position the brand within the purpose-driven author segment. Headcount is listed at 1-10 employees, consistent with a lean, founder-led professional services operation.

Name

Publish Your Purpose

Legal name

Jenn T. Grace International LLC d/b/a Publish Your Purpose

Website

https://publishyourpurpose.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Publish Your Purpose is a hybrid publishing company that helps purpose-driven nonfiction authors write, edit, design, publish, and market books through tiered packages starting at $19,500, retaining creative control and 100% of royalties. The company serves individual authors across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Publishing Services

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Publishing & Author Platforms (BPAMAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Editorial & Production Services (Copyediting, Proofreading, Formatting, Typesetting) (MPAJAJAG), Cover Design, Illustration & Book Interior Design Services (MPAJAJAH)

Keywords

• Hybrid book publishing
• Nonfiction publishing services
• Author publishing packages
• Book editorial design services
• Author royalty publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Publishing Services Packages: Publish Your Purpose generates revenue through one-time publishing packages where authors pay upfront fees for comprehensive publishing services including editing, design, distribution, and marketing support. Authors retain 100% of their book royalties while the company earns revenue from the service package fees. Package pricing scales based on manuscript word count.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Publish Your Purpose is a hybrid publishing house that sells tiered, upfront-fee publishing packages to nonfiction authors, bundling professional editing, cover and interior design, distribution to major retailers, and collaborative marketing strategy. Authors retain 100% of royalties and full creative control, while the company earns service-fee revenue per manuscript published.

Product overview

Publish Your Purpose is a hybrid publisher for nonfiction authors offering a unified publishing platform with tiered service packages. The core offering combines hybrid publishing services (editorial, design, distribution) with educational programs including Getting Started for Authors, Write Your Purpose writing circles, and the 30-Day Writing Challenge. Additional support includes the Book Cost Blueprint, Book Publishing Revenue Calculator, and the Invisible Stories Podcast. The company operates under the Publish Your Purpose brand and PYP Academy Press imprint, with packages starting at $19,500 for manuscripts up to 40,000 words, scaling based on word count and scope of support needed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hybrid Publishing Services One-time publishing package for nonfiction authors combining professional editing, cover and interior design, distribution to major retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Bookshop.org), and collaborative marketing strategy. Pricing scales by manuscript word count: $19,500 (up to 40,000 words), $22,500 (up to 60,000 words), $25,000 (up to 80,000 words). Authors retain 100% of royalties and full creative control.
• PYP Academy Press Publishing imprint under the Publish Your Purpose brand for titles published through the company's hybrid publishing service.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of books published become bestsellers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Michelle Bogan FefermancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Michelle Bogan Feferman, Founder and CEO of Equity At Work, launched her book 'Do DEI Right' through Publish Your Purpose in October 2025. The book offers organizations a framework for embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies using the Equity At Work™ DEI Maturity Model, aligning with PYP's mission to amplify purpose-driven voices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• She Writes Press: Hybrid publishing imprint (sister to SparkPress) focused specifically on women nonfiction authors. Direct competitor for the same purpose-driven, underrepresented-voice author segment that PYP serves, with similar service-package economics.
• Berrett-Koehler Publishers: Independent publisher of business, leadership, and personal development nonfiction. Strong overlap with PYP's Business/Leadership and Personal Growth author segments and similar values-driven positioning around progressive business content.
• Disruption Books: Hybrid publisher for business and thought-leadership nonfiction. Directly comparable service package model and target author (executives, entrepreneurs, consultants) to PYP.
• BookBaby: Self-publishing services company offering editing, design, and distribution packages to independent authors. Competes with PYP at the lower-priced end of the author-services spectrum for nonfiction authors considering alternatives.
• New World Library: Independent publisher focused on personal growth, spirituality, and social change nonfiction. Comparable values-driven positioning and target reader/author profile to PYP's purpose-driven publishing brand.
• Page Two Books: Hybrid publisher working with experts, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders to publish nonfiction. Operates a similar curated, author-paid service model targeting the same thought-leadership and business-book customer segment.
• Hay House: Established publisher in self-help, mind-body-spirit, and personal transformation. Significant overlap with PYP's Personal Growth and Memoir segments; also operates Balboa Press, a hybrid imprint directly competing on service model.
• Forefront Books: Hybrid publisher for business, leadership, and personal development books. Comparable service package model and target author profile to PYP, with similar distribution and editorial positioning.
• Greenleaf Book Group: Hybrid publisher offering author-paid publishing services for business and self-help nonfiction. Closest direct competitor on service model (hybrid package pricing, author retains rights, retail distribution), targeting the same executive-author customer.

Broad incumbents

• AuthorHouse: Large assisted/self-publishing services provider (now part of Penguin Random House). A scaled incumbent in the author-paid publishing space; competes on price and brand reach rather than PYP's curated, values-driven positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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