# PublishDrive

> PublishDrive is a subscription-based publishing platform for independent authors and publishers. It distributes ebooks, audiobooks and print-on-demand books, combines store reporting and promotions in one dashboard, and sells separate royalty-management and AI-assisted metadata tools. Its defining bet is a fixed platform fee rather than a cut of each net royalty.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Redwood City, United States
- **Founders:** Kinga Jentetics (CEO and co-founder), Robert Csizmar (CTO and co-founder), Adam Rendes (VP of Engineering and co-founder)
- **Products:** PublishDrive Distribution, Abacus, Print-on-demand distribution, Publishing Assistant, Free ebook converter
- **Notable:** Apple Approved Aggregator status in 2016., Kinga Jentetics selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Media in 2017., Google Launchpad Accelerator participation in 2017.

## Products & services

- **PublishDrive Distribution** — One dashboard for ebook, audiobook and print-on-demand distribution, localized pricing, store updates, analytics and promotions.
- **Abacus** — Imports sales reports, calculates contributor royalty splits and shares statements, including for titles distributed elsewhere.
- **Print-on-demand distribution** — Print-ready conversion and distribution of physical books without an upfront print run.
- **Publishing Assistant** — Credit-priced AI help for descriptions, keywords, categories, pricing suggestions and genre-oriented covers.
- **Free ebook converter** — Converts DOCX manuscripts into ebook files for commercial publishing.

## Achievements

- Apple Approved Aggregator status in 2016.
- Kinga Jentetics selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Media in 2017.
- Google Launchpad Accelerator participation in 2017.
- 2022 Series A led by Lead Ventures.
- Company-reported reach of 50+ stores and 240,000+ libraries in 100+ countries on its current home page.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Free distribution for new accounts narrowed to three ebook channels: Apple Books, Barnes & Noble and Kobo.
- **2026** — Published a Market Intelligence Report based on its own network data; Amazon and Amazon Print accounted for 77% of sales value in that dataset.
- **2025-04** — Marked ten years since public launch with a founder retrospective on products, US expansion and customers.

## Links

- Website: https://publishdrive.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/publishdrive
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/publishdrive
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PublishDrive
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/publishdrive.bsky.social
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/publishdrive
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/publishdrive/

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Last updated: 2026-09-29