Write the book.
Build the readership.
For your memoir
Velmont is a full-stack book house. Genre-specialist ghostwriters and editors write the book with you. Our publishing and growth teams take it to market with SEO, Facebook and Instagram. You watch every chapter and every sale move in real time.
Manuscript
Launch signals · day 14
Activity
Ch. 4 draft uploaded by your writer
Cover v3 ready for approval
Instagram Reel +42k views
Meta ads moved $120 to top creative
More books than ever. Fewer found.
Publishing has opened to everyone, so attention is the scarce resource. A book now needs craft and a growth plan from day one.
book titles released in 2025, up 32.5% on 2024 [1]
of Amazon ebook sales come from self-published titles [1]
global book market in 2024, heading to $192B by 2030 [2]
projected U.S. self-publishing market by 2033 [3]
[1] BestWriting, Self-Publishing Statistics (2026) · [2] selfpublishing.com, Publishing by the Numbers 2026 · [3] Grand View Research, U.S. Self-Publishing Market (2026)
Four layers. One accountable team.
Most authors stitch together a writer, an editor, a designer, a distributor and an agency. Velmont runs all four layers as one system, with one director who owns the outcome.
Your voice, on the page.
A ghostwriter who specialises in your genre interviews you, studies how you speak and drafts chapter by chapter. Prefer to write it yourself? A coach keeps you moving.
Four authors. Four different roads.
Every plan starts from where you are. These are the journeys we see most, with typical timelines and the services each one uses.
The founder
Wants a book that wins clients and stages, with almost no time to write.
- Route
- Signature ghostwriting → hybrid or traditional
- Time
- About 9 months
- Uses
- Write · Publish · Amplify
The first novelist
Has a finished draft and no idea whether it is ready.
- Route
- Assessment → developmental edit → independent launch
- Time
- About 5 months
- Uses
- Refine · Publish · Amplify
The memoirist
Has a life story the family keeps asking for.
- Route
- Memoir ghostwriting → hardcover family edition + retail
- Time
- About 8 months
- Uses
- Write · Publish
The published author
Book is out, sales have stalled.
- Route
- Marketing audit → growth plan
- Time
- First report in 30 days
- Uses
- Amplify
36 weeks, mapped.
Layers overlap on purpose. Marketing starts while the book is still in edit, so launch day arrives with readers already waiting.
The market splits the job. We don't.
We studied the leading ghostwriting agencies, nonfiction publishing firms, freelance marketplaces and AI writing apps. Each solves one piece. Here is the typical picture.
| What authors need | Velmont | Ghostwriting agencies | Nonfiction publishing firms | Freelance marketplaces | AI writing apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genre-specialist ghostwriting | Usually | Usually | Varies | Varies | Rarely |
| Fiction & children’s books | Usually | Varies | Rarely | Usually | Varies |
| Developmental editing | Usually | Varies | Usually | Varies | Rarely |
| Publishing & global distribution | Usually | Rarely | Usually | Rarely | Varies |
| SEO + Facebook & Instagram marketing | Usually | Rarely | Varies | Rarely | Rarely |
| Live author dashboard | Usually | Rarely | Varies | Rarely | Varies |
| Published, fixed pricing | Usually | Rarely | Usually | Usually | Usually |
| Human-written manuscript | Usually | Usually | Usually | Usually | Rarely |
| 100% rights & royalties | Usually | Usually | Usually | Usually | Varies |
● usually included ◐ varies or extra ○ usually not offered. Typical category patterns from public websites, October 2026; individual firms differ.
Marketing that learns every week.
Search brings readers with intent. Facebook and Instagram bring readers with interest. Every click, signup and sale feeds back into the next week's spend.
Search. Amazon keywords, an author site built to rank and answer-first articles that AI search can cite.
Social. Reels, carousels and creator partnerships that build an audience before launch.
Capture. Lead ads, sample chapters and email, so you own your reader list.
Convert & learn. Retargeting and Amazon Ads, with budget moved weekly to what sells.
genre
Authority that outlasts any keynote.
Frameworks and stories shaped into a book that wins clients and stages.
PLAYBOOK · Proposal for traditional deals, LinkedIn launch, bulk sales, speaking kit.
Promises, in numbers.
Every Velmont contract includes these commitments, tracked in your Author OS.
Machines run the logistics. People write the book.
Your manuscript is written and edited by people with published work in your genre. We never pass off generated text as writing.
Transcription, research organisation, scheduling and campaign analytics, disclosed in your contract.
Interviews and drafts are never used to train anything. Retailer and ad accounts are opened in your name.
Every package and starting rate is published. No countdown timers, no fake discounts.
For organisations, and for writers.
Books for founders, firms and institutions
Thought-leadership books, company histories and member editions, with bulk printing and speaking kits.
EXPLORE → JOIN THE BENCHFor ghostwriters, editors and designers
Steady, well-paid projects matched to your genre, with a team behind you.
APPLY → TRUST & SECURITYNDAs, copyright and your data
How we protect your story, your rights and your money from day one.
READ →Do you use AI to write books?
No. Every word of a Velmont manuscript is written and edited by people. We use software for transcription, research organisation, project tracking and marketing analytics, and we tell you exactly where.
How much does it cost?
Studio publishing packages run from $499 to $3,999 for authors with a manuscript. Signature ghostwriting starts at $45,000 and Premier at $95,000. Every project gets a fixed quote.
Do I keep my rights and royalties?
Yes, all of them. Books are published under your own imprint and accounts.
Do you only do nonfiction?
No. We write and publish across 16 genres, including fiction, children’s books, poetry and cookbooks.
Your book is a ten-year asset. Start it right.
A 30-minute strategy session with a publishing director. You leave with a written plan, whether or not you work with us.