Your Own book. As Unique as You are.
Have you always dreamed of publishing your own book? Then why not take matters into your own hands and make it happen – with us by your side every step of the way!
Unlike other providers, we advise and accompany you all the way. From the draft text to the editing to the cover design and the finished printed book.
Just 3 steps to your own book
It doesn’t matter if you’re publishing your first book or you’re already an old hand. The path to your own book is easier than you think.
Upload your manuscript
and select your publishing package.
We will review your manuscript, advise you,
prepare everything optimally
and print your book.
Soon you too will have your own book in your hands!
Why self-publishing with GRIN is worth it:
- Over 25 years of publishing experience: We’re not newcomers. For over two decades, our passion has been academic publishing – and we bring all of that know-how into your book project.
- A real person for your project: You’ll have a dedicated contact from day one, personally supporting you throughout the publishing process.
- Fair royalties: Earn up to 50% – because your work deserves fair compensation.
- Tailor-made design: From your cover to the interior layout – everything is custom-designed to fit your book. Professional, elegant, and made to match your vision.
- Print & Digital: Your book will be published as both an e-book and a printed edition – with its own ISBN.
- Worldwide distribution: Your book will be available in over 300 online shops – from Amazon to Thalia. Your readers will find you everywhere.
- Open to all genres and voices: Whether it’s nonfiction, guide book, fiction, children’s books, or memoirs – we support a wide range of genres and themes.
- Your identity, your choice: Publish under your real name, a pseudonym, or stay completely anonymous – it’s entirely up to you.
Your story. Our genres.
Whatever your heart beats for: We serve and support all genres and are very familiar with the individual requirements for tonality, layout, typeface and cover design.
Our publishing packages:
Package SILVER
Start smart. Publish strong.Package GOLD
Because your story deserves the best.Additional services (optional):
GRIN Cover Plus 50 € | No cover idea yet? No problem. Our graphic designer searches for motifs and designs your individual book cover – creatively, professionally and matching your story. As part of this service, we also include your author’s photo on the back of the book. |
GRIN Proofreading from 3 €/page | Flawless is better: We check spelling and grammar so that your text comes across as clean and professional. |
GRIN Editing (with plot check) from 5 €/page | Flawless is better: We check spelling and grammar so that your text comes across as clean and professional. |
Our book formats
Whether it’s a handy guidebook, a gripping novel or a colourful children’s book – at GRIN you have three formats to choose from. For non-fiction books we recommend DIN A5, for fiction the paperback format is ideal, and for everything with a little more space (e.g. children’s books) there is an extra wide format.
And the best part? We’ll give you free Word templates to get started – no experience needed. Just drop in your text and upload!
Current contract for self-publishing authors
This contract is valid since 25.04.2025.
You can easily download our current contract here:
You’ll find our current royalty overview here: https://www.grin.com/selfpublishing/autorenhonorare/
Frequently asked questions about self-publishing with GRIN
Yes, of course! As long as your book does not violate any third-party copyrights and has an ISBN – and we automatically get it with publication – you can sell it in bookstores.
Unfortunately, we are not allowed to publish fanfictions, i.e. stories that are based on an already existing, published template (book, film, series). The authors of the original story have the copyright to their creations: to characters, worlds, plots, invented places. Accordingly, the explicit permission of the copyright holders would be required for the publication of the fanfiction.
In most cases , however, you are allowed to publish your fanfiction in a private, non-commercial setting. There are some sites that have a large fanfiction readership, including Fanfiktion.de (the best portal for German-language stories), Wattpad or Archive of our own (but which are more suitable for English-language stories).
You can learn more about this topic here: Fanfiction: Methods and Legal • tredition.com
Yes. Before your book is published, we check it for minimum formal and content standards. In doing so, we ensure that it does not contain any illegal, discriminatory or problematic content – e.g. racist, violence-glorifying, pornographic or extremist content. Plagiarism or hate speech also lead to rejection. Of course, your creative freedom will be preserved – as long as it remains within the framework of our ethical and legal guidelines.
No. You decide how much you want to do yourself – and what you need support with. Whether layout, cover or editing: We are there when you need us.
Silver is your perfect start: covers, a basic style sheet, personal support and worldwide distribution of your book are included.
Gold is our all-round carefree package – you get everything from the Silver package and we also take care of a high-quality layout and an appealing blurb.
No problem! With Cover Plus, our graphic designer takes care of the design for you - individually, professionally and tailored to your book.
Our proofreading team not only checks spelling and grammar, but also style, expression and plot. We make sure that your text is not only correct, but also consistent and round.
No, this is not a must, the main thing is that the format corresponds to one of the three book formats that we can serve. We provide you with free Word templates for any book format. No design knowledge required – just open, write, done.
Depending on the package and additional services, your book can be published in a few days to weeks. We'll keep you up to date – step by step.
Our Silver package is available from €99, the Gold package for €499 (regular). Extras such as editing (from 5 €) or Cover Plus (50 €) can be booked flexibly.
Yes – you remain 100% the author of your work. We'll help you publish, but all rights remain yours.
Do you have any questions or need support?
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