Editing, layout, and Amazon publishing for authors. Specializing in permaculture, natural building, regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, ecological living, and the wider alternative world.
I’m Gayla Groom, an editor and publisher with a specialty in books on sustainable technologies. I’ve edited titles for New Society Publishers, Chelsea Green Publishing, and other independent presses, and I run Gems Press. I like to work with books that aim to make the world a better place.
From Manuscript to Paperback and Kindle
This usually runs about $3,000 to $4,000 USD.
- Assessment and developmental edit: big-picture feedback on structure, argument, pacing, and audience
- Copyedit: clarity, consistency, grammar, style, and fact-checking
- Image preparation
- Interior layout for paperback
- Kindle edition
- Cover layout for paperback and Kindle
- AI-assisted proofread
- Amazon KDP setup and proofing for both paperback and Kindle
- Project management and a reasonable number of correction rounds
Optional add-on: IngramSpark setup, for wider bookstore and library distribution, for an additional $400.
Editing Only
Already have a publisher or a layout designer? I also offer developmental editing and copyediting on their own.
Some of the Books I’ve Edited
Click any title to see the published book on Amazon.
- The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change by Albert K. Bates, New Society Publishers
- Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home by Alex Wilson, New Society Publishers
- The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage by Ianto Evans, Michael G. Smith and Linda Smiley, Chelsea Green Publishing
- Alcohol Can Be a Gas! Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century by David Blume, International Institute for Ecological Agriculture
- Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use by Art Ludwig, Oasis Design
- Monday Night Class by Stephen Gaskin, Book Publishing Company
Let’s Talk About Your Book
Every manuscript is different, so let’s start with a conversation. Send me an email and tell me about your book. If you want to attach the manuscript, I’ll have a quick look. I’ll then get back to you with my thoughts and, if appropriate, an estimate.