Sometimes you just need a buddy
The Author Buddy provides reliable, professional, and affordable prepublishing services for Independent Authors, including Beta Reading and Cover Design. We are here to help, because once you’ve written that book, sometimes you need a buddy to help you through the rest!
Featured Premade Book Covers
Our Premade Covers are the perfect solution for authors who want gorgeous, quality covers at an affordable price. With now THREE full-time cover designers on our team, The Author Buddy always has a huge selection of covers ready for the perfect story!
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Premade Cover Drops
Check out our Newest Premade Book Cover Designs
Beta Reading Availability
Our team is ready to provide valuable feedback to take your story to the next level
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All of our latest deals, discounts, and even giveaways!
News & Announcements
New services, new team members, new add-ons, and more!
The Author Buddy 2024 in Numbers
2025 was wild and we haven’t updated this lol, so please enjoy this look back at all of the wonderful ways our team was able to help authors in 2024. Check it out!
And hopefully we’ll make time to put new numbers together at the end of 2026 🤣
129+
Premade Cover Dropped
61+
Custom Covers Designed
7.3 Million
Words Read
75+
Authors Served
Meet the Team
Life is so much better with a buddy
…and here at The Author Buddy, we get to work with ours, all while helping Authors on their journey to publishing success.
Not Sure What You Need? Don’t Know What To Do?
We have helpful guides for our Premade Covers, Custom Cover Design Services, Beta Reading Packages, and more!
Check Out Our Portfolio
We’re so happy to share some of our favorite projects!
Take a look through the portfolio to see these great projects, the wonderful authors we’ve had the pleasure to work with, and what they had to say about their experiences!
What Authors are Saying About The Author Buddy
Not to brag, but we think we’re a pretty great team!
Don’t take our word for it though… check out what our clients have to say! (they might be a little less biased than we are, lol)
I loved working with The Author Buddy so much that I just reserved a spot for a second book!
I used The Author Buddy for beta reading my cozy mystery. I’m so glad I did! I received a detailed letter of feedback and several incredibly helpful suggestions! The social media quote service was invaluable and saved me so much time!
I loved working with the Author Buddy!
I loved working with the Author Buddy!
A beautiful cover and a great value. Something I value highly is working with people who stand by their work and remain professional from start to finish and that’s exactly what I got working with The Author Buddy. 5 stars! Will most definitely work with them again.
Their work with me has been remarkable
Between my cover and the Ultimate Buddy Bundle, I was able to get my book published with so much more ease and comfort than I would have been able to otherwise. Being able to come to The Author Buddy for both was both delightful (working with them is a joy) and easy. Nothing about publishing your first novel is easy, that is for sure, but the experience was made far better through my work with this wonderful team of exceptional people. I was incredibly nervous to share my work with anyone, but they made me feel so much more confident that not only could I share my work with the world, but that what I was sharing was worth being seen.
Their work with me has been remarkable and I have plans to keep coming back for more of their help in the future with my future novels.
The Author Buddy Is Amazing!
I highly recommend all of their services, but especially their beta and teaser service. It is a fantastic resource for writers. They are absolutely wonderful to work with — supportive, fast, and so knowledgeable. They will help you make your book shine!
