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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the platform for its ease of use and intuitive design, highlighting its effectiveness in organizing work, outlining, and formatting books. Many users appreciate the clean, distraction-free interface and the ability to export their work in various formats. The service is frequently described as a "game-changer" for authors, with many finding the staff to be professional, friendly, and highly skilled, making the writing and publishing journey much smoother. However, some people were dissatisfied with certain aspects of the service, particularly regarding the quality of some professionals found through the platform and the company's dispute resolution process. A few reviewers also mentioned difficulties in navigating certain features of the studio section and experienced issues with unresponsive or overly busy editors.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I give reedsy a high score because I genuinely like it and always use it. I started with word, then went to docs, discovered reedsy and it's just stuck. yes there's always room for improvement... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic company. My book has come to life using their cover designers, copy editors, proof readers, illustrators and formatters. A great choice of artists and an easy to follow system to choose and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I found Reedsy very easy to use. I was able to view the work of several professional cover designers and obtain quotes from them. All correspondence and payment went through the Reedsy platform, giv... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am loving Reedsy so far! The studio is by far one of the absolute best processors that I have used in my many years of writing. It helps me to keep my work organized with the plot tiles, while o... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Andy Ross took my money (outside of Reedsy) but didn't do the job, in my opinion. My Simon & Schuster editor's advice proves Ross didn't do much and missed a critical issue - the book was simply miscl... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reedsy Studio is really easy to navigate. With the ready-made template makes my work finished faster and saves time! I can also export my book in E-Pub and PDF with different customization with modern... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The editor was professional and gave me insightful information to improve my story and provided me with encouraging Feedback. The critique helped me to see what I needed to improve. The Price was a l... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love how it's organized, you can see the word count per chapter, or the whole book you've written so far, and also you can see how many words you've written in different days. The best thing is that... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Reedsystudio is a great platform. I enjoy using it and it is fairly easy to navigate. I have tried to write books before on Word, but never finished. Reedsystudio makes it easy to write and helps to f... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I mainly use Reedsy’s writing platform for outlining and formatting my books, and it’s become my go-to space to write. I love how easy it is to organize chapters and see the whole book laid out. The t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Found a professional who had all the skills I needed at a realistic price. The process was dead simple and clear. Communication was easy. The choice of experts is phenomenal and if one can't help t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Until I discovered Reedsy, I felt unsure about anything to do with my fiction project. The discovery was a turning point in my writing journey. I feel much more confident after having used Reedsy edit... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As a first-time author, having an intuitive platform that blends education with several practical tools needed at every stage of the writing process has been a god-send. This has made the writing jour... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am so grateful to have found Reedsy! I have always aspired to be an author and began working on my novel over the last year. I began struggling with motivation to complete my work because I didn’t h... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was so easy to find exactly what I was looking for on Reedsy! I was able to filter to find someone with expertise in the genre I was writing, and she has been a fantastic editor, really helping me... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reedsy Studio is fabulous! Been using it for a week now and I can use it for planning my book, which includes outlines research and so many other options that I haven't even explored yet, and also... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am a serious writer, but it's hard to be objective in assessing your own work. My instincts told me that there was something lacking in my latest book, so I went on to Reedsy and hired a profession... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is the third review of 2 of my books. The first review was very honest and very helpful and had received 3 stars. I went back and fixed a couple of issues and Reedsy did another review which gave... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The website was easy to navigate and understand the process especially as I am a debut author and this writing world is alien and new for me. The reply and response email were quick and I was updated... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve used a lot of writing tools, and Reedsy Studio is the first one that feels like it was built by people who actually write books. The interface is clean, distraction-free, and it stays out o... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was my first experience with Reedsy so I was a little anxious about it. I didn't need to be. Once I'd signed up, finding an editor suitable for my work was incredibly easy. The process wa... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've really been enjoying Reedsy for writing my first book. It is very well organized and has many tools to help make your writing experience the easiest and most enjoyable it can be. I really enjoy a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is the only one of its kind that I know of that makes the book format process seem worth the effort. The studio section took some time to figure out .I definitely had a few questions for chat GPT... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The entire process was very straightforward. As a first time consumer, this was extremely comforting! The illustrator for my project took time, care, and patience to ensure the best possible outcome!... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reedsy Studio is a game-changer for independent authors. Clean, intuitive, and purpose-built for book creation, it handles everything from manuscript formatting to export with zero friction. The inter... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This review is for the Reedsy editor (other parts of Reedsy are great as well, but this is specifically about the editor). I am co-writing a non-fiction business book with another writer. We star... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

At 74, and writing my first and probably only book, Reedsy has been a godsend. The information available and the quick responses from those who I asked to peruse my work to see if it had ANY possibil... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

everything on Reedsy is east to use and clear to the eye. my favorite feature is definitely the goals on the top right corner. it really help me stay on track and keep my goals in check. it also tells... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I Love this app. It’s made writing a book so much easier, and less daunting. I wish I had known about it 5 months ago when I started writing my book. It’s so intuitive. It’s even helped me find a bett... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

When my publisher hit problems, I decided to self-publish my book. I was expecting a steep learning curve. Then I discovered Reedsy. The process of editing and formatting the manuscript is e... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reedsy was an incredible help in writing and rebuilding my book . The platform made organizing chapters, fixing formatting , and correcting mistakes much easier than I expected . Even during stressful... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So far, this app has proven extremely useful. For my personal project i have been able to work on it without any features that are truly necessary being locked behind a paywall. I do wish that were w... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The application is easy to use. Being a first-time author, Reedsy Studio has been a game-changer. The interface is clean and distraction-free, helping me stay organized with its progress tracking and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reedsy has no shortage of tools to help us independent authors. They have saved me so much time and money in my journey as a self-published, independent author.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a complicated, disorganized platform designed for writers who aren’t—writers. You might as well ask a.i. to help. At least they won’t keep emailing you after you quit. Looking for formatting?... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reedsy has such a simple, easy-to-use editing app that is up there with some of the premium paid apps. I use Reedsy editor on just about every writing project.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

There are many marketplaces for freelance publishing services, but none come close to Reedsy. Everyone you work with is a genuine expert, with real experience in the publishing industry and reviews to... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reedsy is an awesome site!! It allowed me as a first time author to go to one spot to find highly qualified professionals to hire for every stage of my book’s production. Highly recommend!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

2 years ago I realized my need for a professional editor. Using Marketplace, I sifted through profiles of editors that let me, at a glance, see a photo, a brief biography, their location, an... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reedsy is an absolute wonder as a young author! I've been writing for eight years and independently published my first book two years ago, and I WISH I'd known about Reedsy earlier. They have a... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I got scammed for $2,200. Not by Reedsy, but by one of the 'professional' editors on it. I spent over $2,200 for a development review / feedback, and he barely touched my book. I thought... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything about the process is straightforward and easy to understand, with smooth communication throughout. Reedsy Studio is a solid platform that’s intuitive to use and simple to navigate. Up to no... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It is so easy to use!! I'm amazed at how much info, support, guidance and ease of writing platform is available for FREE!!!! I can't recommend this platform enough. If any one is in the process of wri... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I used Reedsy for book coaching. The editor I found was super helpful with my outline. She had so many ideas and offered great feedback -- now I'm ready to write! The platform was attractive and easy... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I found an amazing editor on this site. I highly recommend them if you are looking for a professional to work with on your manuscript.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Award-winning designer booted off the platform. I have worked for leading publishers on their books and I teach design to students and authors. I've been with Reedsy since 2017 and have wo... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worked with an editor on Reedsy for an editorial assessment of my novel, found it a simple, user-friendly process, and received some great, useful feedback in return. No complaints.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am so very stressed after my Reedsy experience, despite having had high hopes in the beginning. I am still waiting on help from Reedsy and am still holding out hope that they will care about m... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Extremely comprensive and excellent resource for aspiring writers. Easy to access what you need on their website. Responsive to queries. I have recently used the services of an excellent editor.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been struggling to format my book thought many different apps and sites. Reedsy is by far most intuitive and easy to use!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

As a first-time book writer, I know that I have a lot to learn about how the editing and publishing process works. After doing some research online, I found Reedsy, and readily joined (should... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My experience highlighted the importance of clarifying service definitions before accepting an offer on Reedsy. I requested structural manuscript feedback, but the formal offer used broader “editorial... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be careful with Reedsy. They do not support those who purchase services through their platform. An editor left me completely stranded with the editing of my book, and Reedsy refuses to respond, excusi... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As a self-published author, I turned to the Reedsy Marketplace to find vetted industry professionals for my novel, and it proved to be an excellent decision. I was searching for a copy editor and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This app is amazing, The team is always being helpful, kind, and super supportive, they check up on you every here and there, see if there’s anything you need, if your having difficulties or anything... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible experience. Don't waste your money. The Designers for hire, have to charge you more through Reedsy, they charge an extra 20% more. It's a rip off. Many of the designers aren't who they cl... See more

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Reedsy connects authors with vetted freelance editors, designers and marketers to create high-quality books. Over 1,000,000 authors are part of the Reedsy community.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Tool for an Indie Author

As an indie author, I've found the Reedsy studio so helpful. I've been able to easily format my book ready for publication and it included all the things I needed. Would definitely recommend.

April 7, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience, highly recommend

This was my first time working with an editor. Reedsy is a very user friendly platform, which allows you to filter to find an editor that fits your needs. You can read their bio, see books that they have previously collaborated on. I was really nervous and had no idea what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to find the editor I chose to work with. I started my search in December and by the end of March I had the report from my editor back in hand. I highly recommend Reedsy, and I will definitely use this site for future projects.

December 6, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So many good gadgets

I love using them to help with spelling and love how they order up the chapters to acutally seem in order with a real book and really like how they mangage the word count

April 5, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor treatment of suppliers

Bias towards cover art gallery not client work, as mentioned here by another designer. I’m a designer too and my profile was taken off their listings as my work wasn’t too the ‘standard’ of the newly created cover art gallery which promotes work created on Reedsy. I was contacted out of blue by a customer service rep who just announced this with no sensitivity or context. There’s no room for complaint or discussion.

The criteria for designers is that their authors must have 5 x 5* reviews on Amazon.com which is an impossible one to fulfil as it is not the designers responsibility to promote the book, but that of the writer, and is biased towards the non-U.K. platform of Reedsy.

Furthermore there is no guidelines for designers on the selection criteria upon which Reedy decide on the covers for the gallery. It’s impossible to determine what the budgets are for creating the work, increasingly my rates were rejected by hopeful authors whose had very low budgets. Reedsy claim to look at each brief which I find astonishing as there are so many, but in doing this, it goes on fact not context - I suspect AI has a hand in this new regime.

Disappointingly for the authors as they may wish to work with me, my reviews are 5*, my work has won awards and I’m heavily used by major publishers as an art director. Once made inactive, there appears to be no way back to being active. Designers are precious talent but Reedsy has zero respect for their skills, it’s rapidly losing respect in the design field as a place for quality work.

March 2, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great way to connect with professionals

I'm a new author working on my debut book and I desperately needed an editor and a cover designer. I found both on reedsy and I had an amazing experience. They were both professional, timely and extremely helpful.
The platform itself is very user-friendly and the team was always willing to answer my questions.
I highly recommend it!

March 31, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Finally A Site with Professional editors that are reputable

I am so grateful to have finally found an online platform filled with truly professional editors with reputable credentials to support me in my early stages as an author. The entire process was seamless and made doing business an absolute ease. I will definitely be a repeat customer for future projects.

March 9, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have had the worse experience and…

I have had the worse experience and their customer service was overwhelmingly and shockingly unprofessional. Just because it’s on a platform doesn’t mean you will get expected completed work, and if you don’t, just dispute it with your bank as you won’t get any help from the team on CS end. Be careful of the ones who say they can do your scope of work because they are itching for some cash and cannot actually fulfill their commitment even with “reviews” on their page (found out those can be fake and orchestrated as my illustrator later admitted). Reedsy probably won’t last much longer.

March 16, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have had an account with Reedsy for a…

I have had an account with Reedsy for a few years and have never lost anything (which has been an issue with other writing apps). It’s a great way to have your projects collected in one convenient location. I recommend Reedsy for new and establiahed writers, they won’t let you down.

March 29, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This app is amazing

This app is amazing, The team is always being helpful, kind, and super supportive, they check up on you every here and there, see if there’s anything you need, if your having difficulties or anything. I love this app and the team so much, they helped me write my dream novel, which is so much more then I could’ve asked for, and the creative/customization options are amazing. If your thinking of writing your own book, Reedsy is your go-to! Please check out Reedsy, have a good day/night.
-Jeremy Hanney

March 28, 2026
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I got scammed for $2,200. Editor faked the job.

I got scammed for $2,200. Not by Reedsy, but by one of the 'professional' editors on it. I spent over $2,200 for a development review / feedback, and he barely touched my book. I thought I'd break the bank to receive quality. The editor had over 90 5-stars. What could go wrong?

Well, he didn't offer ANY developmental feedback. He said the story is good as is. We're speaking about my first book! Best seller already? Ticking that developmental box was money wasted already.

Now, the correction part... He barely touched my manuscript. Fixed up some hyphenated words, some capitals on some words. That's it! I was surprised... Is my book THIS good? I am not an English native, no way my English is 100% correct. So I fed it into AI which found HUNDREDS of typos, mistakes and language mix-ups.

I went back to the 'professional' with my concerns. He said for a second review, I'd have to pay more. I spoke with Reedsy customer service, who said I am on my own, I had to deal with the editor directly. So I tailored a strong email response using the Reedsy policy. This worked. The editor agreed to do a second run. He fixed up 'some' issues. But then, guess what? No correction between chapters 10-16 (according to the correction tracker). He did not even touch them!

I launched an investigation. Turns out, you can buy fake 5-stars for Reedsy :) I am down $2,200 and I still need help before releasing my book.

Lastly, some of the correction he made was bad. I ended up changing a lot of what he was supposed to have fixed.

Yep, I got scammed. And I can't even give him 1-star feedback, because he could retaliate and send fake 1-star review once by book publishes.

Win-win for him.

January 13, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Reedsy Disovery Reviews throwing away $ 50

Let me be clear, the one star goes to Reedsy Discovery Book Reviews that charges $ 50 for listing your book somewhere to hopefully get a review. I have a niche market book, so I didn't think people would jump on it, Not a single expression of interest. Nothing at all, even after extending the deadline. In contrast, with other services I got from 1 to 5 reviews with the same book, same cover, same everything. I've used professional services from Reedsy before and was happy with them. However, their review service is a total waste of money. Go for a platform that actually delivers.

January 21, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very simple

Very simple, well thought details, making it very easy to write; making it possible to write personal books without concerning anything especially in this AI age; I'm using it collecting digital notes in a place (turning them mini books) ; for making it physical.

March 24, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The range of editors

The range of editors, connection with other writers, competitions and the experience on the Reedsy site was great. My editor Chris was fantastic.

January 14, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reedsy and Me= happiness

I enjoy how easy and intuitive the Reedsy website is and it's functionality. It's great to hire professionals as well through the website and extremely easy.

I highly recommend Reedsy to any writer because of it offers so many options and is a great resource!

January 8, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Three Experiences - SAME Great Outcome!

I've worked with the professionals at Reedsy 3 different times now - a book editing project, graphic design with technical preflight for KDP, and a marketing strategy collaboration. Every single time has been great, and I look forward to the next opportunity.

March 20, 2026
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