Litfire Publishing

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| name = LitFire Publishing

| image = Litfire publishing.png

| caption = LitFire Publishing logo

| status = Active

| founded = 2008

| headquarters = Atlanta, Georgia

| topics = Thriller, horror, religious, inspiration, crime mystery, historical, poetry, business, personal finance, and self-help, how-to

| genre = Science fiction, fantasy

| url = {{URL|http://www.litfirepublishing.com}}

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LitFire Publishing is an Atlanta-based provider of book self-publishing services, including design, editorial, marketing, etc.{{cite web|title=Intermediate School Music Teacher and Jersey Shore Native Releases Intriguing New Book about the Invisible Wounds of TBI, PTSD, and Trauma|url=http://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle.php?ID=5311|work=New Jersey Stage| date=30 May 2015 |accessdate=15 December 2015}} Founded in 2008, it started as a publisher of eBooks.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} They expanded their services in 2014, wherein they started offering writers the option to self-publish their books. They now help indie authors to self-publish books in physical form (paperback and hardcover) and in digital form (eBook).{{cite news|title=LitFire Publishing Embraces Telecommuting, Hiring Writers and Editors|publisher=American City Business Journals|date=19 March 2015}}

Book publishing and marketing services

LitFire offers a print-on-demand service for authors who want printed copies of their books.{{cite web|title=Reading-Fleming Intermediate School teacher publishes book about brain injury and post-traumatic stress|date=6 May 2015 |url=http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2015/05/reading-fleming_intermediate_school_teacher_publis.html|publisher=NJ.com|accessdate=15 December 2015}} For digital publishing, authors are offered services like eBook publishing, eBook conversion, and eBook distribution.{{cite web|title=Traditional Book Marketing|url=https://www.bookworks.com/2015/02/self-publishing-best-practices-experts/|publisher=Book Works|accessdate=15 December 2015}}

As part of the Sponsor of a Youth Program, LitFire signed Barky the Mouse, inspired by 6-year-old kindergartener Carson Stanley. The book started off as an e-book and was later sponsored by LitFire Publishing through a book signing event, where copies of the book were donated to the whole class.{{cite web|title=Elementary Authors at Shirley Hills Elementary|url=http://www.13wmaz.com/news/elementary-authors-at-shirley-hills-elementary/97159058|publisher=WMAZ-TV|accessdate=26 October 2016}}

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