For authors with something worth holding onto
Publishing, rooted in community.
A social platform designed strictly for book lovers. Share writing progress, validate reader demand, and launch your book with confidence.
The Concept
A publishing model with the reader in the room.
The best books are not made in isolation. They are shaped by conversation, anticipation, and the quiet confidence that someone is waiting for them.
Longpress brings authors and readers together early, so a print run can be ambitious, intentional, and supported before a single box arrives.
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Start with the work
Share your work-in-progress—excerpts, chapter notes, cover concepts—so readers can see the book taking shape. Want to collaborate? Start a poll for their opinions!
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Gather your people
Create your fan base while you write. Then, offer pre-orders at Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum support tiers when it's time to publish.
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Make it real
Once you're ready to print, we hand off to trusted print partners in the US and UK, and ship directly to your readers.
From the community
Project spotlight
Reader-backed books in progress, one turning page at a time.
The shelf is quiet
The next story starts here.
For authors and readers
A little less gatekeeping. A lot more making.
Authors set the vision.
Create a project, and share the story behind it. Build momentum while you write, and get the work off the screen and into the hands of readers.
Readers make it possible.
Follow for free—then pledge at Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum to pre-order the book with author-defined perks. Help bring a book from vision to reality, and populate your own bookshelf with the works you helped produce.
The social side
Find your community.
Invite readers into the story—and help authors bring books to life.
For Authors
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Share the Process
Post excerpts, chapter notes, and word-count milestones without turning every update into a sales pitch.
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Build Momentum
Gather a dedicated audience around your work-in-progress long before launch day.
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Focus on the Work
Connect directly with readers without fighting algorithms, chasing trends, or performing for attention.
For Readers
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Watch Books Being Born
Follow authors behind the scenes and experience stories as they take shape from draft to final print.
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Fuel Creative Journeys
Follow along for free, or pledge at Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum for author-defined perks.
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Hold the Finished Book
Watch a project take shape, support its print run, and get a real, printed copy delivered to your door.
Questions, answered
The practical details.
The books you wish existed are waiting for a beginning.
Find a project to back, or bring your own work to a community ready to read it.
Have a question? Email us at admin@longpresspub.com.