The Book Shelf

Before I first spoke to Ameesha at The Bookshelf Limited, I knew precisely nothing about self publication.Ameesha guided me through The Bookshelf Ltd’s action list to prepare my book for self publishing through KDP. Through video calls, phone conversations, emails and WhatsApp, she explained, nudged, reminded, encouraged and critiqued empathetically and constructively.Ameesha coordinated the input of her design team to deliver elements that I could not: creating the cover that I had envisaged, checking and re-checking until I was satisfied; creating a perfect graphic solution to a unique formatting request that just finished off the book for me.As publication drew near, Ameesha interviewed me in detail about my book to identify Amazon keywords and categories, which were an unknown mystery to me, but are vital to the marketing of a book. The success of this element was evidenced in my book spending a weekend at #1 in 6 of the categories that we identified.As a technophobe, I even had the facility of team at The Bookshelf Ltd carrying out the upload of my book to KDP and then in securing additional Amazon categories and coordinating marketing strategies (free days) through KDP. At each step, Ameesha ensured that I should be able to attempt it next time for myself.I am truly delighted with the result!

Loved working with Ameesha.She's a great communicator, has super useful tips on how to improve any non-fiction book, and is very pleasant to work with!

Amazing team! Working with them was a pleasure. They are well informed, give great tips and guidance on the process and above all, are very professional and produce high quality work :) If I happen to write a second book, will be reaching out to The Book Shelf :)

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm grateful to have found my way to Ameesha and her team. When we met, I didn't know where to start in terms of professionally writing and publishing a book. I had started (and stopped) writing over the years but the discipline of the practice was never something I was able to commit to. On signing up to work with The Book Shelf, they gave me a structured plan on what I had to achieve, by when, in order to hit my self-imposed publishing deadline. Ameesha, your considered feedback has made this book far better than I could have ever achieved alone. I ABSOLUTELY recommend to anyone looking to write or publish a book to work with The Book Shelf.

To work with Ameesha on the publication of my book was a beautiful and exciting process. She gave me the incentive that I needed to make my book come true, came up with many great ideas to improve it, gave me all the instructions I needed in order to do myself some steps of the publication that I wanted to try to do on my own, and all the support with my story. She helped me to make a dream come true - and now I'm an author!! I would have never achieved it without her. I am so grateful for having found Ameesha and for our work together. If I ever write a book again, I will definitely want her as my proofreader again.Thank you so much Ameesha!I actually miss our work together!.

I came to Ameesha with what was frankly a mess. I was a first-time author and had very little insight into how to publish a book. In fact, at the time, I didn’t even know there were different types of editing! The front half of my first draft was stronger than the back half. Ameesha took me through the entire process and guided me to the finish line, which was incredibly helpful as afirst-time author. Her insights on what content and sections needed more support, how to better order the flow of the book, and her ability to catch nitty gritty grammar edits made the Your Next Big Idea resonate (and be mistake-proof)! It is very obvious and clear to me that without Ameesha’s help with Your Next Big Idea, it would not have been as successful as it was. It is aprofessional product that could be compared to any other book out there. Because I took the time to invest in Ameesha, it opened up doors for me in the future that I could not haveimagined.

I really enjoyed working with Ameesha. She made me feel calm and confident and swiftly sorted out the best words, in the right order, and made it seem so straightforward. I highly recommend spending time with her to support you with communicating effectively with your target audience.

Ameesha is very friendly and professional, and was so helpful in editing and helping me create a pitch. Without her I wouldn’t have been able to produce one to such a high standard. I highly recommend her services to anyone else looking for proofreading, content and copy editing, as well as the other services she provides.

I worked with Ameesha and the team as a social media assistant/executive at the beginning as a kickstart employee, with no prior experience in this industry I had zero hopes in terms of securing a role within an understanding environment, however during my time here my view on working boundaries was altered. Ameesha was my first employer and my BEST to date, she's incredibly open-minded, passionate about nonfiction, patient and skilled. She's eager to work with both employees and authors on their development and help people move forward in one way or another. I've had the pleasure of working with some of the team including Shelby and I only speak from a positive experience. Here I was able to learn, develop and grow and meet some incredible people. THEY REALLY DO CARE. Each project is like a new passion for them and their heart and souls go into the business. I had the best time here, and I would thoroughly recommend them for both their services and as an employer.

Ameesha was excellent as always. We received an audit on our web design and areas that can be improved. Recommendations were put in a simple format for us to follow and make those changes. Thank you again for all your help