Active release line
Skinny Library
AI Builder Books under one Skinny Library banner: short, practical books for builders shipping with AI tools, code agents, databases, GitHub, and modern workflows.
KDPGumroadAudiobook bundle
IDC Publishing
Books, Audiobooks & Legacy Libraries
4 Products0 LiveHuntsville · IDC Venture
The publishing arm of Island Development Crew — practical builder books, faith-rooted works, memoir, poetry, legacy archives, and audio editions organized by library instead of one-off listings.
Key Capabilities
Library-first catalog structure
KDP + Gumroad + audiobook bundles
Hosted author lanes
Royalty and rights tracking
Author review and legacy recovery editions
December-event package planning
Products
SoonIDC Publishing Catalog
Library-first public catalog coming online
SoonJoyce Ann Ashford Library
Hosted-author lane for memoir, poetry, children’s work, and legacy recovery editions
StoreAI Money Playbook
Direct digital product by Pulse Vibe Daily
SoonAuthor Intake
Rights, metadata, audio, and release packaging
Publishing branch structure
Libraries & Series
The public catalog is organized by libraries first, then individual titles. That keeps the Skinny line, Joyce Ann Ashford's archive, devotionals, memoir, poetry, and audiobook editions clean instead of mixing everything into one generic storefront.
Author archive intake
Joyce Ann Ashford Library
A dedicated hosted-author catalog lane for Joyce Ann Ashford's completed, developing, poetic, memoir, and legacy works.
KDPDirect catalogAudio editions
Structured for expansion
Women's Memoir Series
Memoir, testimony, resistance, family history, and deeply personal nonfiction works carried with dignity.
KDPIngramSparkAudiobook
In production lane
Devotionals & Faith Works
Faith-rooted books and devotionals with clear theological boundaries and careful source treatment.
KDPGumroadSubstack
Cataloging lane
Poetry & Legacy Archives
Poetry collections, raw/unfiltered editions, oral-history fragments, and legacy preservation projects.
Etsy printablesKDPDirect
Release Surfaces
The order stays practical: KDP for legitimacy, Gumroad/direct for speed, audiobook retail when audio is truly finished, then broader distribution when a title earns it.
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Amazon KDP
Amazon retail legitimacy for Kindle, paperback, hardcover, proof copies, ASIN/ISBN records.
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Gumroad
Fast direct digital sales, bundles, buyer updates, PDFs, and book + sample audio offers.
03
ACX / Audible / Spotify / Findaway
Audiobook retail distribution after final chapter masters and QA logs exist.
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Draft2Digital
Broad ebook distribution to non-Amazon retailers and library-adjacent channels.
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IngramSpark
Bookstore, library, and wholesale print distribution for titles that deserve wider print reach.
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Payhip
Direct digital sales backup/alternative for PDFs, bundles, and simple storefront experiments.
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Lemon Squeezy
Digital product checkout candidate for software-like offers and licensing experiments.
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Etsy
Printable workbooks, study guides, devotional cards, templates, and visual companion packs.
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Substack / Beehiiv / Patreon
Audience, serialization, paid newsletters, devotional sequences, and recurring release energy.
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IDC Owned Site + Stripe
Brand home, catalog pages, future Stripe Connect routing, and author-hosting infrastructure.
Representative Works
Matched for His Success
Grandpappy’s Legacy
Mom is a Foreigner
The Price of Tea in China / Collage
With Ifs, You Can Put Paris in a Bottle
Damaged Goods
Montage
Ride the Wave
Cursor Skinny
AntiGravity Skinny
RLA Executive Magnification Engine
Joyce Ann Ashford Library
Immediate Release Order
The Joyce Ann Ashford lane is structured as a real publishing branch: flagship memoir first, then legacy booklet, children’s-book recovery, and poetry/prose chapbook. Status labels stay honest so review editions can move without pretending every title is permanently final.
Matched for His Success
Flagship memoir
Grandpappy’s Legacy
Legacy booklet
Mom is a Foreigner
Children’s legacy recovery
The Price of Tea in China / Collage
Poetry + prose chapbook
December 4 target
Spelman / Morehouse table package
The goal is a professional package, not a frozen final archive: one flagship proof, one legacy booklet, one children’s-book recovery sample, one poetry/prose chapbook, plus author and IDC Publishing one-sheets with QR paths into the catalog.
Matched proofGrandpappy bookletMom sample dummyPoetry chapbookAuthor one-sheetQR catalog path
Bundle logic
Book + audiobook pathways
Every title can move through three honest offers: book-only, book plus audio sample, then book plus full audiobook only after final audio masters and QA are complete.
Book-onlyBook + audio sampleBook + full audiobook
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