Kinds Of Books You Can Publish #

You can publish free or paid books, and keep them private or make them public depending on your goal.

A simple way to think about formats #

• Free + Public: audience growth and discovery
• Free + Private: internal reference and team enablement
• Paid + Public: revenue products
• Paid + Private: pre-release QA or controlled distribution

Great book types to consider #

• Instruction manuals. Clear documentation for software, hardware, or repeatable processes.

• Graphic novels and photobooks. Visual-first storytelling with image pages and captions.

• Employee handbooks. Policies, norms, and operating expectations for your team.

• Collections of short stories. Bring standalone pieces into one cohesive anthology.

• Curated blog collections. Turn your strongest posts into a tighter, more valuable volume.

• Internal technical runbooks. Keep procedures documented, structured, and easy to follow.

• Internal training notebooks. Onboard new hires, explain systems, and standardize how work gets done across teams.

• Family story archives. Preserve history, photos, and narratives in a shareable format.

Picking the right first book #

Start with the book most likely to create immediate value for a defined audience. Early reader wins give you momentum for everything that follows.

For many businesses, the best first win is internal: one clear notebook that saves the team time every week.