On the Press
You do not need to pay someone to do what you can learn to do yourself.
Sometimes learning parts of the publishing process yourself is what makes publishing possible in the first place.
Not because you dreamed of spending your weekend scream-whispering at bleed settings and PDF exports.
But because you care about your book too much to let money be the reason it never makes it into the world.
We help authors learn the pieces they WANT to understand, navigate the pieces that feel overwhelming, and save money where we can without sacrificing quality, creativity, or the heart of their book.
Because books created on a budget do not have to feel rushed, cheap, or forgettable.
They can still feel intentional. Beautiful. Interactive. Magical.
A Note from Miki
I lay out my own books. I obsess over details. I work closely with my illustrator because the experience of the book matters just as much as the story itself.
I believe books should feel cared for.
The kind of books kids come back to again and again because every reread feels a little different.
On the Press exists to help authors create books that still feel like theirs from the very first page to the very last.
HOw Does On The Press Work?
Ready for Print
Professional formatting and print prep for authors with a completed manuscript who need their files prepared correctly and professionally.
This includes:
- Paperback formatting
- Hardcover formatting
- Ebook formatting and conversion
- Trim size setup
- Margins and bleed preparation
- Font and spacing standardization
- Chapter headers and page numbering
- File export in platform-required formats
This is the checklist-driven, process-based formatting tier designed to make sure your files are clean, functional, and upload-ready without the panic spiral.
Pricing available upon inquiry
Bound and Beautiful
Publishing guidance and advisory support for authors navigating self-publishing who want an experienced partner alongside them without handing over their accounts, ownership, or decision-making power.
This may include:
- Metadata guidance
- BISAC and category setup
- Upload walkthroughs
- Platform organization
- Publishing prep
- Packaging review
- Launch coordination
- Sequencing and planning supoort
You stay in control.
We help you feel confident doing it.
Press Path
For authors who want clarity and sequence over full done-for-you execution.
A personalized self-publishing roadmap delivered as a written document with a sequenced checklist system designed around the publishing journey.
Built for DIY authors who need:
- An organized roadmap
- A clear order of operations
- Publishing guidance without overwhelm
Because sometimes the hardest part is not the work itself.
It is trying to figure out what the hell order everything is supposed to happen in while juggling seventeen browser tabs and mounting existential dread.
Ready to get your book to print?
Tell us where you are in the process.
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Every legend needs a Tourage.
The BookTourage is our crew.
Authors, readers, and book-obsessed exhausted humans who show up for each other.
Think Entourage but make it books. The camaraderie. The banter. The ride-or-die energy.
Join us and we will drop:
144 Ways to Market Your Book
straight into your inbox.
Free. No fluff. Just 144 actually useful ideas from someone living this author life right alongside you.
Plus you will be first for everything good happening in the BookBassadors world:
- New workshops.
- Playbook resources.
- Behind-the-scenes moments.
- All of it.