Get hired by the authors and publishers already here.
Editors, cover designers, illustrators, formatters, translators, and marketers: publish a profile, sell services, win jobs, and get paid through funded milestones.
A profile, a shopfront, and a pipeline
Everything from first profile to paid invoice happens on BookNami — next to the authors and publishers who need the work done.
A professional profile
A public profile with your headline, skills, categories, location, availability, portfolio, and rates.
See professionalsServices clients can buy
Package your work into fixed-price services with a price, delivery time, and revision count — clients order directly.
Browse servicesBrowse and win jobs
Find open jobs from authors and publishers, filter by category and budget, and send proposals.
Browse jobsVerification
Get verified to show a verified badge on your profile and services. Clients can filter to verified professionals only.
Two-way reviews
Reviews are double-blind: yours and the client's are only revealed once both are in or the window closes.
Reputation and badges
Completed work, ratings, and reliability build your reputation, badges, and leaderboard standing.
See leaderboardsHow a service order runs
Fixed-price services are the fastest way to get started: the client pays up front and you both work to a clear brief.
- 1
Client orders your service
They pay up front and fill in your brief.
- 2
You accept the order
Review the brief and accept, or request more information or files first.
- 3
Start the work
Everything happens in a shared workspace with files and messages in one thread.
- 4
Deliver
Submit the deliverable. Need longer? Request a delivery extension.
- 5
Client approves
Revisions are bounded by the revision count on your service.
- 6
Funds released and reviews exchanged
The order is marked complete and both sides review.
How a contract job runs
Bigger pieces of work run as jobs with proposals and funded milestones.
- 1
Find a job
Browse open jobs by category, budget, and deadline.
- 2
Send a proposal
Explain your approach, price, and timeline.
- 3
Get awarded
The client picks you and the contract begins.
- 4
Client funds the milestone
Funds are held before you start, so the work is covered.
- 5
Deliver in the shared workspace
Milestones, deliverables, files, and messages in one place.
- 6
Approved and released
The client approves and the milestone funds are released to you.
Funded before you start. Paid after approval.
Clients fund a milestone or pay for a service before work begins, so you're never chasing money for work already delivered. Released funds pass through a clearing period, then you request a payout to your Stripe account.
- Milestone funding held before work starts
- 7-day clearing period after release
- Stripe Connect payouts from your finance dashboard
One place per project
Files, messages, milestones, deliverables, revision requests, and status all live in a shared project workspace with the client. No lost email threads, no guessing what was approved.
- Deliverables and file sharing
- Messages and information requests in context
- Milestones with a visible status trail
How buyers see your packages
- Package name, scope and price
- Delivery time and revisions
- Verified badge and availability
- Orders currently in your queue
- Reviews from completed work
Good work compounds
Double-blind reviews keep ratings honest — neither side sees the other's review until both are submitted or the window closes. Ratings, completed jobs, response time, availability, and queue depth all show on your profile.
- Double-blind two-way reviews
- Badges and marketplace leaderboards
- Availability, response time, and queue depth on your profile
Compass for your practice
Compass tracks your professional journey — finishing your profile, publishing services, getting verified, sending proposals, completing work, setting up payouts — with a success score, next steps, and milestones as your practice grows.
- Professional success journey and score
- Verification and payout setup tracked as steps
- Clear next action instead of a blank dashboard
What to fix to win more work
- Profile completeness
- Portfolio and service coverage
- Response time and availability
- Review history
Frequently asked questions
Become a BookNami professional.
Free profile and service listings. Fees only on paid work, shown up front.