Keach Publishing Agency is a Houston-headquartered self-publishing agency serving a growing base of authors across Austin and Central Texas. Austin clients work with us primarily through video consultations and digital proof reviews, with in-person meetings available in Austin or at our Houston office by arrangement. Wherever you're writing from in Austin, you get the same flat-fee pricing, the same dedicated point of contact, and the same full publishing service.
We've published 500+ books with a 98% client satisfaction rate, and every project runs on transparent, flat-fee pricing, not a percentage of your future royalties.
Austin has one of the most active independent author scenes in the state, spanning literary fiction and poetry alongside a large population of entrepreneurs, coaches, and tech-industry authors self-publishing business and thought-leadership books. We work with both. Resources worth knowing about as an Austin author, whether or not you publish with us:
Texas's largest independent bookstore, on North Lamar downtown, hosting frequent author events
An Austin-based nonprofit running events like its monthly Third Thursday series and an annual literary agents conference for writers statewide
Held annually in Austin, partnering with local bookstores including BookPeople
For business and nonfiction authors especially, we build author websites designed to work as a lead-generation asset, not just a book listing, which matters a great deal in a market like Austin's.
Every service is available individually or bundled, billed at a flat rate with no royalty cut, and Austin clients get a single dedicated point of contact for the full project.
We create and configure your author accounts and manage the technical submission process across every major platform, so your book is available everywhere readers shop:
Professional interior formatting for both print and ebook editions, including chapter styling, front and back matter, table of contents, and platform-specific file preparation so your manuscript meets every distributor's technical requirements.
Custom front cover, full wraparound print cover, and ebook cover design, with concept variations, 3D and flat mockups for marketing use, and revisions until the cover is ready to sell.
Keyword research, category and subcategory selection, and book description copywriting built to help readers actually find your book once it's live, not just get it published.
Custom author websites in Basic, E-Commerce, and Complete packages, including direct book sales, secure payment processing, mailing list capture, and an events or press page for building a long-term author platform.
Sales and royalty tracking, price and promotion optimization, platform updates, and monthly performance reviews for authors who want a long-term publishing partner rather than a one-time transaction.
Most Austin projects run virtually: video consultations, digital manuscript and cover proof review, and physical proof copies shipped for your approval before anything goes to print. In-person meetings can be arranged in Austin for larger projects, or at our Houston office, about a three-hour drive or a short flight away.
A simple, fixed-fee process from first call to live book.
We review your manuscript and goals
A fixed-fee scope, agreed before any work begins
Formatting, cover design, platform setup, and metadata optimization
Your book goes live, with ongoing management available afterward
No hidden charges, no royalty cuts, no surprise upsells.
Full publishing packages for Austin authors start at $999, listed in full on our Pricing page, with no percentage taken from your royalties and no charge for the initial consultation.
View Full PricingStraight answers to the questions authors ask us most.
Our office is in Houston. We serve Austin authors through video consultations and digital proof review as our standard process, with in-person meetings available in Austin or Houston by arrangement for clients who prefer them.
Yes. Alongside fiction and memoir, we regularly work with entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants publishing business and thought-leadership books, including author websites built to generate leads, not just sell copies.
Packages start at $999 on a flat, transparent fee, listed in full on our Pricing page, with no percentage taken from your royalties.
Yes. Our Complete website package includes lead capture, an events or press page, and e-commerce options built around building a long-term author or expert platform.
Yes, by arrangement. Most Austin projects run virtually by default, but in-person meetings in Austin or at our Houston office can be scheduled for larger projects.
BookPeople for author events and local shelf placement, and the Writers' League of Texas for events, education, and its annual literary agents conference, are both excellent starting points regardless of who publishes your book.
Schedule a free video consultation and we'll map out exactly what your book needs to go from manuscript to market.
