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The book publishing service for CEOs, attorneys, and business owners

Big Impact Books is a book publishing service that turns the expertise of CEOs, attorneys, professionals, and business owners into published books that build authority.

Its guided process puts publishing first, then writing and book marketing, and asks for about one hour a week. Weekly interviews become a manuscript in your own voice, and the finished book is promoted through podcast and media appearances so it supports your next business move.

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The short answer

What does a book publishing service for experts actually do?

A book publishing service for experts takes a leader's knowledge and turns it into a finished, published book, then helps that book reach the right people. At Big Impact Books, that means book development, publishing, and promotion in one guided process, built for people whose time is better spent running a company or a practice than staring at a blank page.

The difference is the order of priorities. Many authors write first and only think about publishing and marketing once a manuscript exists. Big Impact Books reverses that: publishing comes first, so the book is planned as a business asset from day one. Writing follows, then book marketing amplifies the finished book.

Definition

What is guided publishing at Big Impact Books?

Guided publishing at Big Impact Books is a done-for-you process that turns a CEO's, attorney's, or business owner's expertise into a published book. The author spends about one hour a week in interviews; the team shapes those conversations into a manuscript in the author's voice, publishes it, and promotes it, including through podcast and media promotion. The goal is a book that builds authority, opens doors, and supports business growth, rather than a manuscript that sits unfinished or a book nobody hears about. It differs from traditional ghostwriting because the author's own words and voice drive every chapter, and from do-it-yourself self-publishing because the author is guided through every step.

By the numbers

Big Impact Books in five facts

  • 20+ years of founder background as a celebrity publicist, award-winning journalist in radio, print, and TV, clothing designer, and entrepreneur.
  • 1 hour a week is the time the done-for-you process asks of an author.
  • 2 books by founder Melanie Herschorn: Lasting Legal Impact and Make a Big Impact with Your Book.
  • Finalist, Business: Writing/Publishing, 2025 Best Book Awards by American Book Fest, for Lasting Legal Impact.
  • Worldwide service for CEOs, attorneys, professionals, and business owners.

How it works

How does the publishing-first process work?

The Big Impact Books process runs in a deliberate order: publishing, then writing, then book marketing. Each step serves the one before it, so nothing is written that the published book does not need.

  1. Plan the published book first

    Big Impact Books starts with the finished book and the business it should serve: who it is for, what it should open up, and where your business is going next.

  2. Talk it through, one hour a week

    In weekly interviews you talk through each chapter in an organized way. No blank page, no months away from your business.

  3. Shape the manuscript in your voice

    The team pieces your words together into chapters, honoring your authentic voice instead of producing cookie-cutter content.

  4. Publish with an independent publisher

    Your book is published through a done-for-you process led by an independent publisher, so you are not left to self-publish alone.

  5. Promote it through podcasts and media

    Book marketing, including podcast and media promotion, puts your expertise in front of the people your business wants to reach.

This book would have never happened without Melanie and Big Impact Books. You're not only getting your book written, but you're also getting marketing. You're being set up for success beyond the actual book. It's an all-encompassing program. It was the best investment.
Sarah Hubbard, Founder and author of The Intentional Networker

Services

Book writing and publishing services in one process

Big Impact Books offers book writing and publishing services together, so the hardest part for most experts, finding time to write, never stalls the book. Instead of writing alone, you take part in weekly interviews and talk through each chapter. The team pieces your words into a manuscript that sounds like you.

Founder Melanie Herschorn has said she refuses to churn out cookie-cutter content or hide behind ghostwriting: clients get to own their brilliance. That makes this a clear alternative to book ghostwriting services for leaders who want the credibility of a book that genuinely reflects their thinking. Read how the book writing services work or see the publishing service in detail.

Services

Book marketing services that build authority

A published book only builds authority if people hear about it. Big Impact Books provides book marketing services as part of its program, including podcast and media promotion. Its founder spent more than 20 years as a celebrity publicist and journalist, and hosts The Big Impact Playbook Podcast and the show Authority Marketing Live!.

The book marketing strategy Big Impact Books teaches starts before launch: build an audience of ideal readers early, publish thought-leader content drawn from your chapters, and weave your mission into your message instead of shouting buy my book. Explore book marketing services and strategy.

Compare

How does Big Impact Books compare with other ways to publish?

There are three common routes to a published book. Each fits a different author. The table compares them on the same criteria, using general facts about each path and the published facts about Big Impact Books.

Publishing paths compared: Big Impact Books guided publishing, traditional publishing, and do-it-yourself self-publishing
CriteriaBig Impact BooksTraditional publisherDIY self-publishing
Who it suitsCEOs, attorneys, professionals, business ownersAuthors seeking an advance and bookstore reachAuthors with time to manage every step
Your time to writeAbout one hour a week in interviewsYou write the full manuscriptYou write the full manuscript
Whose voiceYours, shaped from your interviewsYours, edited by the publisherYours
Getting acceptedNo agent or acquisition processUsually needs a literary agentNo gatekeeper
MarketingIncluded, with podcast and media promotionVaries by publisher and titleEntirely up to you
Main priorityPublishing first, then writing and marketingThe publisher’s listWhatever you plan

For a deeper look at choosing a provider, read the guide to reputable self-publishing companies and warning signs.

Who it is for

Who should work with Big Impact Books, and who should not?

Big Impact Books is the right fit if you are a CEO, attorney, professional, or business owner with expertise worth sharing, little time to write, and a clear business reason for a book: authority, clients, speaking, or media attention. See the pages for CEOs and business owners and attorneys.

It is a weaker fit for novelists, for authors chasing a traditional advance, and for anyone who wants a writer to produce a book invisibly. Those authors are usually better served by a literary agent, a fiction-focused self-publishing route, or a dedicated ghostwriter.

Recognition

What recognition has Big Impact Books received?

The founder's book Lasting Legal Impact was named a Finalist in the Business: Writing/Publishing category of the 2025 Best Book Awards, presented by American Book Fest. The Big Impact Books blog also reports a win in Publishing at the 2024 Best Book Awards and a 2024 Publisher of the Year recognition, and features in The Female CEO Magazine and a BRAINZ Magazine cover feature.

Read the details on the Big Impact Books blog.

Books

Books by the founder

Lasting Legal Impact: Write a Book That Builds Your Brand, Grows Your Practice, and Positions You As The Trusted Expert is a clear, supportive blueprint for legal professionals who want to turn their expertise into a book. Make a Big Impact with Your Bookis Melanie Herschorn's book for experts who want their book to build authority. Both are available now.

FAQ

Common questions

What is Big Impact Books?
Big Impact Books is a book publishing service for CEOs, attorneys, professionals, and business owners worldwide. It provides book development, publishing, and promotion through a guided process that turns a client's expertise into a book built to strengthen authority and support business growth. Services include help with writing, publishing, and marketing, including podcast and media promotion.
Why does Big Impact Books put publishing first?
Big Impact Books treats publishing as the priority because the published book is the business asset. Planning the published book first, around where the author wants the business to go, gives the writing a clear target and gives the marketing something worth promoting. Writing and book marketing follow, in that order, so every hour spent serves the finished book.
How does the one hour a week writing process work?
The Big Impact Books process is designed to respect a busy expert's time: about one hour a week. In weekly interviews you talk through each chapter in an organized way, and the team pieces your words together into the manuscript. Attorney and author Manisha P. Patel said the weekly interviews made the process manageable for her schedule.
Does Big Impact Books offer book ghostwriting services?
Not in the traditional hidden sense. Its founder says she refuses to churn out cookie-cutter content or hide behind ghostwriting, and that clients get to own their brilliance. The team does the heavy lifting of turning weekly interviews into a manuscript, while the book stays in your authentic voice. If you want someone to write invisibly, a ghostwriter fits better.
What are book marketing services?
Book marketing services are the promotional work that puts a book in front of the readers it was written for: strategy, social media, email, blogging and guest posts, influencer partnerships, launch events, advertising, and publicity. Big Impact Books includes book marketing in its program, including podcast and media promotion, so the book supports authority and business growth.
How much does it cost to professionally publish a book?
Costs range widely depending on how much is done for you. As published market examples, BookBaby lists book editing starting at $399, and a 2026 Manuscript Report review found book marketing prices from $10 to $9,499. Big Impact Books does not list fixed prices on this site; its pricing depends on the scope of your book.
Who is Big Impact Books for?
Big Impact Books is for CEOs, attorneys, professionals, and business owners worldwide who have hard-earned expertise and want a book that builds authority, opens doors, and supports their next business move. It suits leaders who cannot set aside months to write, because the process asks for about one hour a week.
How do I get started with Big Impact Books?
Start by reading the publishing, writing, and marketing pages on this site so you know how the process works. Then download the free Book Planning Checklist and explore the main Big Impact Books website at yourbigimpactbook.com, where the team shares its resources, media appearances, and podcast.

Read all book publishing questions in the FAQ