Independent publisher led by Melanie Herschorn

Book publishing services for CEOs and business owners who want to be known for their expertise

Last updated: November 2026

Big Impact Books offers done-for-you book publishing services that turn a leader's expertise into a published, promoted book in about one hour a week.

Big Impact Books is an independent publisher and book marketing service for CEOs, business owners, attorneys, and professionals worldwide. You talk through your ideas in weekly guided interviews; the team shapes them into a manuscript in your voice, publishes it, and promotes it through podcast placements and media coverage.

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What do book publishing services from Big Impact Books include?

They include the whole path from idea to promotion: planning the book, developing the manuscript through guided interviews, publishing it, and promoting it. Most book publishing services stop once the files are uploaded. Big Impact Books treats the book as the foundation of your authority, so marketing is part of the plan from the first conversation, not an add-on after launch.

The process is designed to respect a busy schedule. Instead of blocking out months to write, you spend about one hour a week answering questions in your own words. The team pieces those conversations together into organized chapters, which is why the finished book reads like you rather than a generic business title.

Definition

What is done-for-you book publishing?

Done-for-you book publishing is a service in which a publishing team carries the writing structure, production, and promotion of a book while the author supplies the expertise. At Big Impact Books, that means you remain the author and the voice, and the ideas come from your guided interviews. Melanie Herschorn has said she refuses to churn out cookie-cutter content or hide behind ghostwriting: clients own their expertise on the page. The goal is a high-impact book that attracts the clients and media attention your business is built for, produced without the author having to manage editors, designers, and platforms on their own.

The facts

Big Impact Books by the numbers

About 1 hour a weekof guided interviews is the author's core time commitment.
20+ yearsof Melanie Herschorn's experience as a celebrity publicist, award-winning journalist in radio, print, and TV, and entrepreneur.
2 books by Melanie: Lasting Legal Impact and Make a Big Impact with Your Book.
2025 Best Book Awards finalist: Lasting Legal Impact, in the Business: Writing/Publishing category, presented by American Book Fest.
First in her class:Melanie's master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.

“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 HubbardFounder and author of The Intentional Networker

How the Big Impact Books process works

Four stages take your expertise from a conversation to a book that works for your business. Each stage is handled with you, not handed to you.

Step 1: Plan the book
Clarify who the book is for, what problem it solves, and where your business is going next, so the book supports your next move rather than only your past.
Step 2: Create the manuscript in interviews
Talk through each chapter in guided interviews of about one hour a week. The team pieces your answers together into organized chapters in your voice.
Step 3: Publish
Big Impact Books, an independent publisher, takes the manuscript through publishing so you are not managing platforms and production on your own.
Step 4: Promote
Promotional support such as podcast placements and media coverage puts you and your book in front of the audiences you want to reach.

Want the details of the interview stage? Read about our business book writing services.

Book marketing services built into the plan

A book only builds authority if the right people hear about it. Big Impact Books provides book marketing services alongside publishing, including podcast placements, media coverage, and content drawn from your own chapters. The team's long-standing advice is to start marketing before the book is published, because an engaged audience at launch is what turns a book into clients, speaking invitations, and press.

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Ready to publish my book? Where to start

If you have been asking how to publish your own book, the first decision is which path fits your time and goals: do it yourself, pursue a traditional publisher, or work with a done-for-you publisher. Our guide walks through each path with real royalty and timeline figures, then shows how publishing with Big Impact Books works step by step.

Read: how do I publish my book?

Who Big Impact Books serves

First priority

CEOs and business owners

Leaders who have built something and want to be known for how they think. A book gives clients, partners, and media a clear reason to see you as the authority in your space, and the interview format fits around running a company.

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Also serving

Attorneys and other professionals

Professionals whose reputation is their business. Melanie Herschorn wrote Lasting Legal Impact for legal professionals, and the same approach helps consultants, advisors, and other experts who want a book that builds their authority.

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How book publishing services compare

Every path to a published book trades time, control, and cost differently. The table below judges each on the same five criteria. See the full comparison, with who should choose each path, on our ways to publish a book compared page.

Big Impact Books comparison of publishing paths, judged on the same criteria. Published by Big Impact Books.
Path	Who writes it	Your time	Publishing work	Marketing included	Cost model
Big Impact Books (done-for-you)	You, through guided interviews the team shapes into a manuscript	About one hour a week of interviews	Handled by Big Impact Books	Yes: podcast placements and media coverage	Not listed on this site; ask on a call
DIY self-publishing (KDP, IngramSpark, Draft2Digital)	You	All writing plus project management	You upload files and manage each platform	Only what you do or hire	Platform setup is free on KDP; you pay for editing, design, and any help
Traditional publisher	You	All writing, plus a proposal and agent search	Handled by the publisher	Some publisher support; authors are often expected to promote	Publisher pays the author an advance and royalties
Hybrid publisher	You	All writing	Shared; the publisher manages production	Varies by contract	Author pays production fees; terms vary
Ghostwriter plus separate publishing	A hired writer, in your name	Interviews and reviews	Arranged separately	Arranged separately	Writing fee, plus separate publishing and marketing costs

“Before working with Melanie and her team, my biggest frustration was figuring out how to write and publish my book. ... The weekly interviews made the process manageable.”

Manisha P. PatelAttorney and author of End Your Marriage Peacefully

Common questions

Short, direct answers. Read all of them on the full book publishing FAQ.

What is Big Impact Books?: Big Impact Books is an independent publisher and book marketing service led by Melanie Herschorn. It helps CEOs, business owners, attorneys, and other professionals worldwide plan, create, publish, and promote books that build authority and support business growth. The process combines guided interviews to develop the manuscript with promotional support such as podcast placements and media coverage.
Is Big Impact Books a ghostwriting service?: No. Melanie Herschorn has said she refuses to churn out cookie-cutter content or hide behind ghostwriting. Each book is built from your own words, captured in guided interviews, so the ideas, stories, and voice are yours. Clients own their expertise on the page, while the team handles the structure, shaping, and publishing work around it.
How do I write a book if I have no time?: Talk it out instead of typing it out. Big Impact Books develops manuscripts through guided interviews that take about one hour a week, so busy CEOs, attorneys, and business owners can produce a book without blocking off months to write. Attorney and author Manisha P. Patel said the weekly interviews made the process manageable alongside her schedule and commitments.
How do I publish my book with Big Impact Books?: Start by reaching out through the contact page at yourbigimpactbook.com/contact. From there, the work moves through planning your book, developing the manuscript in guided interviews of about one hour a week, publishing, and promotion such as podcast placements and media coverage. You can also download the free book planning checklist on the Big Impact Books website first.
What are book marketing services?: Book marketing services help authors reach readers and turn a book into visibility. Big Impact Books supports authors with promotion such as podcast placements and media coverage, alongside strategies including social media, email marketing, blogging and guest posting, influencer partnerships, book signings and launch events, and, once messaging is working, targeted ads on Amazon, Facebook, or Google.
How much do book publishing services cost?: Costs vary widely by what is included, and Big Impact Books does not list a set price on this website, so ask through its contact page. For context on marketing alone, Manuscript Report found published prices from 16 book marketing companies running from $10 to $9,499 in 2026, and noted that $500 to $2,500 buys a freelance marketer's time.
Who is Big Impact Books for?: Big Impact Books is built first for CEOs and business owners, then for attorneys and other professionals who want a book that builds their authority. It suits experts who have deep knowledge and limited time, and who want the book to attract clients, speaking invitations, and media attention rather than sit on a shelf.

Turn your expertise into a book that builds authority

Tell Big Impact Books about the book you want to write and the business it should support. For a quicker response, email or text the team directly.

Contact Big Impact Books Email hello@yourbigimpactbook.com