Publish your book your way.

Keep your work private

Create a private project and invite only the authors, editors, designers, translators, and reviewers who need access.

Your manuscript, drafts, discussions, and publishing files remain private until you decide otherwise.

Sell through your preferred channels

Prepare professional EPUB, print, cover, metadata, and retailer packages from the same book.

Use the finished files with Amazon, Apple Books, Ingram, another distributor, a local printer, or your own sales channel.

Codal helps prepare the book. You decide where it is sold.

Publish directly to readers

Create a complete web edition that readers can access without installing a special application.

Choose whether the book is publicly readable, downloadable, restricted, or available only through the channels you select.

Publish openly when you choose

Make books freely available under an open license, publish public-domain editions, or allow others to translate and adapt your work.

Open access is available when it fits the book—it is not required.

Create every format from one source

Publish web, EPUB, accessible PDF, print-ready PDF, cover files, metadata, library records, and preservation packages from the same reviewed content.

Updates can produce a new edition without rebuilding every format by hand.

Keep ownership and control

Codal does not require exclusivity, add DRM, or trap your book in a proprietary format.

Export and preserve your content, metadata, files, and edition records so the book can continue beyond Codal or any individual retailer.