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We launch indie books like a publisher would.

A 600-page epic, launched like a blockbuster. Trailer, site and films, all from one manuscript.
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Stolen Genesis: built manuscript to launch in under two weeks, and live now.

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Stolen Genesis: the live launch site, delivered in under two weeks
The craft, annotated

Watch us bring a book to life

We build complete launch campaigns for public-domain books and show every creative decision in the open. Six worked examples below: a standalone Gothic novel (Frankenstein), a series (The Sherlock Holmes Collection), and four further classics spanning Regency romance, Victorian horror, literary nonsense, and scientific romance. Cover artwork, launch sites, taglines, copy: every element is annotated inline, so you can see exactly how we would approach yours.

These are demonstrations we made ourselves, not client commissions. The real client work is further down in "Our Work".

Demonstration concept

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley · 1818 · Public domain

A full launch campaign built from Shelley's own text: Gothic cover artwork, bespoke site, tagline and blurb, and a mailing-list hook, all with every creative decision annotated so you can inspect the reasoning behind each choice. This is exactly how we would work on your book.

  • Cover design rationale and alternatives considered
  • Tagline strategy derived from the manuscript
  • Site copy and structure decisions, annotated inline
  • Full campaign assembled from a single source text
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Demonstration concept

The Sherlock Holmes Collection

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1887 & 1902 · Public domain

A series campaign demonstrating how we keep one world consistent across two books. A Study in Scarlet and The Hound of the Baskervilles, shown as one persistent canon: every design decision annotated, every quote receipted from Doyle's own text across both stories.

  • Series framing with a persistent-canon band (Books 1 and 2)
  • Dual receipts proving character consistency across fifteen years
  • Period-faithful Victorian gaslit visual identity
  • Complete series campaign from two public-domain sources
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Demonstration concept

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen · 1813 · Public domain

A Regency launch campaign built from Austen's own text: cover artwork, tagline, blurb, and a cast of seven characters, all grounded in the novel rather than any adaptation. Every creative decision annotated inline.

  • Regency cover artwork derived from the novel's register
  • Tagline strategy built from Austen's own language
  • Seven character cards with text-grounded descriptions
  • Full campaign assembled from a single source text
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Demonstration concept

Dracula

Bram Stoker · 1897 · Public domain

A Gothic launch campaign built from Stoker's own text: cover artwork, typographic cast dossiers grounded in verbatim descriptions from the novel, tagline, and social copy. No Lugosi. No Universal monster. The real Dracula, from Chapter 2.

  • Cover artwork derived from Stoker's physical description
  • Six character dossiers with verbatim source quotes and citations
  • Tagline built from the novel's archival, epistolary register
  • Complete Gothic campaign from a single public-domain source
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Demonstration concept

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll · 1865 · Public domain

A launch campaign for Carroll's classic built from the text itself: cover artwork, cast of Wonderland characters, tagline, and social copy, all grounded in the novel's own logic and language. Curious, not cute. Every decision annotated inline.

  • Cover artwork capturing Carroll's precise, unsettling curiosity
  • Character cards built from the novel's descriptions
  • Tagline strategy derived from Carroll's own language
  • Full campaign assembled from the original 1865 text
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Demonstration concept

The Time Machine

H. G. Wells · 1895 · Public domain

A Victorian scientific-romance campaign built from Wells's own text: cover artwork, cast dossiers for the Traveller, the Eloi, and the Morlocks, tagline, and social copy. Every decision grounded in the novella's language and visual register.

  • Victorian scientific-romance cover artwork from Wells's descriptions
  • Character dossiers covering the Traveller, Weena, Eloi, and Morlocks
  • Tagline strategy built from Wells's own language
  • Complete campaign from a single public-domain novella
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Launch your book like a publisher would: a bespoke website, a cinematic trailer, and launch content that gets your story into the world. Built for indie authors, and fast. Clear, honest pricing.

  • Book websites
  • Cinematic trailers
  • Character films
  • Social content
  • Launch marketing
Where do you want to go?

Two ways we can help

Bring It To Life

A cinematic trailer, a launch website, and social content designed to give your book the launch it deserves. We handle everything: creative direction, production, copy, and delivery. You keep full ownership.

Show Me My Book

A living canon bible that lets you see your whole book at once: characters, timeline, locations, setups, payoffs, continuity. It never writes your novel. Your words stay 100% yours.

Services and pricing

What we build for authors

The figures below are typical spend, not rigid quotes, and you can see exactly what that spend delivers in the examples below. We know every book is different, as is every budget, so we will always shape a package around yours.

Book Website

For authors who need a home for their book online.

£100 / $100 example (typical)
  • Bespoke one-page launch site, built to your brand
  • Mobile-first, fast, and deployed to a custom domain
  • Cover reveal, synopsis, author bio, and buy links
  • Reader contact or mailing list sign-up form
  • Delivered within 5 working days
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Book Trailer

For authors who want a cinematic film for their launch.

£50 / $50 example (typical)
  • Cinematic book trailer, 60-90 seconds
  • Voiced characters from your story
  • Original score and atmospheric edit
  • Delivered in HD, ready for YouTube and social
  • Delivered within 7 working days
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Media Pack

For authors building momentum before and after launch.

£50 / $50 example (typical)
  • 5 short-form social videos (Reels / TikTok / Shorts)
  • Character-reveal posts and atmospheric clips
  • Launch week social copy and caption templates
  • Ready to post, sized for all major platforms
  • Delivered within 7 working days
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Fully Hosted

A complete managed service, so you never have to touch the technical side.

  • We register your domain
  • We host your website
  • We provide ongoing updates as required

Prices vary depending on requirements.

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Real work, for a real book

See exactly what you get

Everything below was delivered for the novel Stolen Genesis. Three deliverables, one author, built from manuscript to live in under two weeks.

Book Website  /  £100 / $100 example (typical)

Two directions. One book. Your choice.

We don't hand you a single take-it-or-leave-it design. For Stolen Genesis we developed two complete cover-and-site concepts, and the author chose the one that felt right: the Deep Time edition, now live at stolengenesis.com. Both concepts are still online, so open each one and see for yourself.

Stolen Genesis website, first design concept: dark cinematic launch site
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Stolen Genesis website, the chosen Deep Time edition: engraved gold title on midnight navy with an antique star chart
Chosen · live now Visit the live site →
Book Trailer  /  £50 / $50 example (typical)

Cinematic trailers with voiced characters

Three cinematic films for Stolen Genesis: one for the book, and a character trailer each for Kaelen and Malik. Voiced cast, original atmospheric edit, scored and delivered in HD, ready for YouTube and social channels.

The Book

Kaelen

Malik

Media Pack  /  £50 / $50 example (typical)

Short-form social videos for TikTok and YouTube

Vertical clips built for the Stolen Genesis launch: character reveals, atmospheric moments, and story hooks sized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. The kind of content that travels.

Social Short

Social Short

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Fill in the form and we will come back to you within one business day. No obligation, no pressure. We will ask a few questions, then give you a clear picture of what we can do and when we can start.

  • Clear, typical pricing up front, no hidden costs
  • You own everything we make
  • Fast turnaround (typically 5-7 working days)
  • We have done this before: see Stolen Genesis above
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