21 Black Street is a boutique self-publishing shop catering exclusively to the African American market. Authors and publishers self-manage their own inventory and content online, earning revenue from each copy sold. Our digital reader is just like reading a paperbound book, with an optional PDF version available to readers who want content sent directly to their cell phones.
Get all of the tools you need to self-publish your non-fiction, poetry or novels in a range of popular genres. 21 Black Street puts your name and voice into readers’ hands worldwide. We help you overcome the obstacles faced through traditional publishing avenues, empowering authors who simply don’t have the time or desire to wait for a publisher to pick up their book.
Drastically Reduce Publication Delays
Traditional publishers require authors wait six months to a year just to see their work in print or on bookshelves. During this time, authors might be asked to change their message to reflect the voice of the publisher or to better address its target market. Shelve the drawn-out publishing schedules. 21 Black Street publication is instant, and authors retain complete creative control over their work.
Eliminate the Middle Man
Traditional publishing requires team collaboration with multiple editors, marketing assistants and other parties. Your book is then distributed through bookstores and libraries after months of changes. But working with so many people creates the potential for content mistakes and can make the publishing process challenging. Authors completely eliminate this when self-publishing on 21 Black Street. We remove the middleman and put full creative control and greater proceed percentages in your hands.
Choose What Content You Publish
Traditional publishers reject thousands of submissions every year. Yet many of those manuscripts are exceptional, page-turning reads. With publishing houses driven by profits and executives motivated to sell the titles that appeal to their buying audience, it can be difficult for an author to get his or her work into the hands of interested readers. But self-publishing through 21 Black Street means you select what content you publish without ever having to wait for publisher approval.
Collaborate with Friends
21 Black Street lets you collaborate with friends to create, publish and sell quality content. Using the site’s built-in collaboration tools, members can team-up with friends or colleagues to write separate book chapters or anthology works within the same manuscript.
Start Selling Immediately
Unlike print publishing, which involves months of waiting before bound books are ever printed and distributed, 21 Black Street provides a means for selling your work the same day you sign-off on content. So you start generating revenue faster and boost book sales in a shorter period of time.