Episode 122 – Purpose, Harry Potter, and Universal Book Links

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Question of the Week: When did you figure out that you were meant to be a self-publishing author, and what made you determine this?

Jim Kukral and the Magical Fishing Trip ended, allowing him to return to the show to chat about tips like hunting down book reviews, using Facebook Live, and learning what millionaire self-publishers have in common. After welcoming Derek Siddoway from Book Review 22 for a lab segment, and thanking their patron P.G. Kassel (and his book Black Shadow Moon http://bit.ly/brammistake), the dynamic duo took on the news. Stories included the recent Harry Potter launch, editing and moral rights clauses, faulty indie bookstore data, Universal Book Links, and the passion vs. purpose argument. This week’s Question of the Week, “When did you figure out that you were meant to be a self-publishing author, and what made you determine this?”
What You’ll Learn:
  • How you can learn more about using a VA
  • How authors can retrieve book reviews from obscurity
  • How Facebook Live’s new features can help authors engage with readers
  • What the most successful self-published authors have in common
  • What the Harry Potter launch blowback means for the publishing industry
  • Why authors should take a closer look at editing and moral rights clauses
  • Why some think indie bookstores are thriving and others aren’t convinced
  • How authors can improve discoverability with Universal Book Links
  • Why your existing and learned skills factor into your success in self-publishing
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Question of the Week: When did you figure out that you were meant to be a self-publishing author, and what made you determine this?

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