Publishing.com vs Breakthrough Publishing: what is different?

Breakthrough Publishing offers three kinds of help as you decide what comes next: a 12-month coaching program, software subscriptions and separately ordered publishing services. It is also honoring unused Publishing.com manuscript credits as Breakthrough Manuscript Writer credits.

Publishing.com was a self-publishing education company and has closed. Some students had unused manuscript credits. Affected students are being contacted by email. If you think you qualify, claim them on our claim page with proof of purchase.

What are your options now?

With Publishing.com closed, the useful comparison is between the kinds of support you can choose next. Start with your book's current stage and the help you want.

You can look at each option separately. The right choice depends on the work still ahead of you.

What does the coaching program include?

The 12-month coaching program includes live workshops, a publishing roadmap, feedback on your book materials, six one-to-one strategy calls and a done-for-you manuscript. You can book a discovery call through the homepage if you are considering the program.

Coaching may help when you want guidance across several decisions: choosing a topic, making the book's audience and promise clearer, reviewing its materials and planning the work.

Explain where your book stands and ask how the support would apply to it. If you have already settled the audience and finished the text, you may need less help than someone starting a publishing plan.

Ask about the coaching program's terms separately. The prices below cover software subscriptions, so they do not tell you the cost of coaching enrollment.

What do the software plans include?

Breakthrough Tools pricing separates access into Starter, Plus and Elite. The monthly prices are $49, $119 and $229 respectively, in US dollars, excluding applicable sales tax or VAT.

All three include unlimited Topic Research. Starter adds five credits each month for each of Humanizer, Metadata Keywords, Ads Keywords and Book Description, plus two Translator credits. AI Coach, AI A+ Content and manuscript drafting are not included in Starter's monthly allocation.

Plus includes AI Coach and adds twenty credits each month for each of Humanizer, Metadata Keywords, Ads Keywords and Book Description, ten Translator credits and two AI A+ Content credits. It does not include monthly manuscript credits.

Elite includes AI Coach and unlimited use of those text tools and Translator. It adds two AI A+ Content credits and one manuscript credit each month. Unused finite credits roll over on all plans. The monthly A+ Content and manuscript credit additions are finite, including on Elite.

Choose for the work you expect to complete and review. If editing or production is holding up your book, deal with that before generating more material.

How do services differ from software?

Software helps you do a task yourself. A service supplies an agreed piece of publishing work. Check what you will receive and what you will still need to do.

Standard formatting is listed at $59 for print-ready PDF and reflowable EPUB deliverables. Custom formatting is listed at $450 for more specialized interiors, such as workbooks or cookbooks. Applicable tax is additional. These are separate service prices, outside the software-plan allowances.

Editing can address structure and prose. Proofreading focuses on smaller errors in text that has already been reviewed. Settle the book's direction before either stage.

Choose help in the order the book needs it. Write a missing chapter before laying out the interior. If your manuscript is complete and clean, focus on preparing it for publication.

What about your unused manuscript credits?

Breakthrough is honoring unused Publishing.com manuscript credits as Breakthrough Manuscript Writer credits. Affected students are being contacted by email. If you think you qualify, use the claim page.

Our unused-credit guide brings the information together. Ask support about your own credits and any questions about subscription requirements. The public plan allowances above do not tell you your individual credit amount.

A manuscript draft still needs your review. Check completeness, accuracy, examples and audience fit, then plan for editing, preparing files and checking the final edition.

If you already have a manuscript, read it before replacing it. You may have plenty of useful work and only a few gaps to close.

When might another approach suit you better?

If you only need help with a retailer's upload instructions, start with its official help pages. That may answer your question without a new course or subscription.

For detailed feedback on a manuscript, compare editors or coaches with relevant experience and a clear scope. If you enjoy working independently, self-study may fit. If you have a settled workflow and need regular research or drafting support, consider software.

Keep the knowledge and work that still help you. Look for support where you need it now.

How do you choose your next step?

Write down your book's current stage, what you want to finish next, and the decision holding it up.

For example, an unfinished nonfiction draft may need content review and revision before formatting. A finished manuscript may be ready for print and ebook files.

Compare each offer with that short description. Ask about scope and cost, then choose the help that moves your book to its next stage.