Folio was built by publishing people who got tired of watching good manuscripts get lost in slush piles and equally tired of watching confusing, faceless tools stand between authors and their books. We took 100+ publishing professionals' combined years of experience and turned it into software: get your assessment, formatting, cover, and publishing in a single click. Every manuscript stays yours.
Folio was created by publishing professionals editors, book designers, and publishing consultants with 100+ years of combined experience who kept watching the same thing happen: talented authors either waited months for a form-letter rejection, or handed their manuscript to a confusing, faceless tool with no clear process.
We didn't think either option was good enough. So we took everything we'd learned across editing, design, publishing, and marketing, and built it into a platform: upload your manuscript and get an instant assessment, formatting, cover design, and publishing no waiting, no guesswork about who's looking at your file or what happens to your rights.
Folio runs on that expertise by default. If you ever want a publishing professional to weigh in personally, you can request one at any stage but you're never required to.
An author should be able to see exactly what happened to their manuscript, exactly where their file lives, and exactly what happens if they walk away tomorrow.
100+ publishing professionals' years of experience power your assessment, formatting, cover, and publishing instantly, in a single click. Want a person involved? Just ask, at any stage.
We never claim rights to your work, we never use your writing to train anything, and you can delete your files from our systems whenever you choose.
No slush pile, no submission fees, no six-month silence. You get a straight answer on your work instantly, and you decide what happens next.
Encrypted storage, restricted internal access, and clear disclosure whenever a tool touches your file. Privacy isn't an add-on plan it's how we're built.
We're not owned by a publisher or ad platform with competing incentives. Our only customer is the author in front of us.
No confusing dashboards, no jargon-filled reports. If we can't explain a recommendation in plain English, we don't send it.
Independent when you want. Expert support when you need it.
Folio turns 100+ publishing professionals' years of experience into software: your manuscript assessment, formatting, cover, and publishing setup happen instantly, in a single click no human involved unless you ask for one. Whenever you want guidance or a professional opinion, you can request an experienced publishing expert at any stage.
Assessment, formatting, cover design, and publishing setup run automatically no waiting on a person.
A publishing expert only gets involved when you specifically request one never by default.
Manuscripts are processed to help you, full stop not repurposed as training data.
Your manuscript is often the only copy of years of work. We treat it that way.
Uploads are encrypted the moment they leave your device, and stay encrypted in storage.
Your manuscript is processed automatically a person can only open it if you request their help, and that access is logged and limited by design.
Uploading to Folio never transfers ownership or licensing rights. It's your book before, during, and after.
Ask us to remove your manuscript and account data, and we will no retention loopholes.
100+ publishing professionals with backgrounds across fiction, nonfiction, and genre publishing built the standards behind every instant assessment. Want one of them personally involved? Just ask.
The team responsible for encryption, access controls, and making sure your files are handled the way we say they are.
Support who answer questions, walk you through formatting or publishing, and connect you with a publishing expert whenever you request one.
Upload your manuscript and get an instant, professional-grade assessment free, secure, and entirely yours. Want a publishing expert involved? Just ask.
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