Self-Publishing Company MINDSTIR MEDIA™: An Award-Winning Self-Publisher Providing Mind-Stirringly™ Easy Book Publishing Services
MindStir Media™ is an award-winning self-publishing company that helps people from all walks of life self-publish, distribute and market their books. We have published many bestsellers, and some of our notable projects include forewords by Mariel Hemingway (actress & granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway) and Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington. USA Today called MindStir Media the “leading provider of self-publishing and book marketing services in the United States.” In 2023, 2024 and 2025, MindStir landed on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
Authors at MindStir Media receive ongoing mentoring from USA Today/Wall Street Journal bestselling author & MindStir Media founder J. J. Hebert. A dedicated, friendly author representative (aka project manager) is also assigned to every MindStir author to help with the book publishing process. We even provide book designers, editors, illustrators and marketing experts to authors who require services rendered by those professionals. MindStir authors retain their publishing rights — and copyright — and enjoy royalty rates from 50-100%. Books published by MindStir Media are distributed and made available through renowned booksellers such as Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and thousands of other retailers in over 190 different countries.
To learn more about our Mind-Stirringly™ Easy book publishing services and processes, please study our self-publishing services packages.
Industry Awards & Accolades
About J.J. Hebert, Founder, MindStir Media
- J.J. Hebert is a USA Today, Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author. His 6 bestsellers have won 10 literary awards. His debut novel, Unconventional (released 2009), is one of the most successful self-published inspirational books in the world, enjoying #1 Amazon bestseller status in several categories and attracting over 100,000 sales/downloads. His second novel, The Backwards K (released October 2017), debuted as the #1 bestseller in baseball books on Amazon. Hebert’s children’s picture book, Weepy the Dragon (released 2012), also spent time in the #1 spot for the Dragon Stories category bestseller list. His hit children’s book, My Daddy Might Be A Wizard, launched November 2019 and quickly became the #1 Amazon bestseller & #1 Hot New Release in the Fatherhood category. Success Mindsets, distributed by Simon & Schuster, became a #1 Amazon Best Seller in Entrepreneurship as well as a USA Today/Wall Street Journal Best Seller in November 2021. Hebert was most recently part of the book Mind-Stirring Business Secrets (released 2023) with Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington. That book hit #1 Amazon Best Seller in several business categories.
- He’s been featured in major publications and TV such as USA Today, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc. Magazine, Yahoo! Finance, Business Insider, International Business Times, Fox Business, and ABC Action News.
- He is a prominent blogger who writes about self-publishing and book marketing.
- In his role as Founder and Owner of MindStir Media LLC, J.J. has helped thousands of authors throughout the United States and abroad. Many of the books he’s helped produce are bestsellers and even award winners.
- J.J. has provided thousands of publishing consultations.
- The Good Men Project hailed J.J. as “The Self-Publishing Guru.”
- J.J. is also a contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine and a member of the Forbes Business Council.
- Named “Entrepreneur to Watch in 2023” by Entrepreneur Magazine for his work helping indie authors.
- Selected by Influencive as one of the Top Entrepreneurs to Follow, alongside Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran and Jordan Belfort.
- As an influencer and business leader, he has over 1 million followers on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter combined.
MindStir Media At A Glance: Celebrating Over 15 Years of Publishing Excellence
Founded: January 2009
Founder & President: J. J. Hebert, USA Today, WSJ and #1 Amazon bestselling author of 6 books
Growth: MindStir Media has experienced rapid growth since its inception in 2009. In 2023 and 2024, MindStir Media hit the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
Affiliations: MindStir is a proud member of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA); Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce – Mindstir Media; and Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce – Mindstir Media.
Type of Business (description): Self-publishing and book marketing company.
Headquarters: 1 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 125, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Contact: 800-767-0531 or info@mindstirmedia.com
Philanthropy: Mindstir Media supports many charities. To learn more about Mindstir Media’s recommended non-profit charities, click here.
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