A couple of weeks ago, I read a post from one of our colleagues here who gave a simple piece of advice: save your content somewhere else because things can disappear. Today I can pass that same advice on from my own experience. Before I continue, I want to say that I really like the Publishing Flow software. I also understand that it is still a relatively new platform, and improvements and adjustments take time. My goal with this post is simply to share a lesson I learned the hard way. For the last two days, I've been having problems with the Visuals Tool. I had a front cover, back cover, and even a completed full cover that I was happy with. They had already gone through several refinements and were exactly what I wanted. The mistake I made was not downloading them. Yesterday, the finalized versions suddenly disappeared. Since then, I have not been able to finalize my covers again. When I click Finalize, the system says the images have been re-finalized, but the green Print Ready label never appears. The covers remain marked with the red Not Finalized status, so I cannot generate the full cover and continue the publishing process. If I had downloaded the finalized versions when I liked them, I could at least have rebuilt the cover myself in Canva. Right now, my publishing process is basically on hold because I cannot finalize my cover and continue my work. I was able to publish the eBook, but I can't finish the paperback or create my A+ Content until this issue is resolved. I'm hoping Publishing Flow can help solve the problem, but meanwhile I wanted to share this lesson with everyone: As soon as you get a front cover, back cover, or full cover that you like, download it immediately and keep a backup copy. It only takes a minute, and it may save you a lot of time and frustration later. Just thought I'd share in case it helps someone avoid the same mistake I made.

✅ Since you guys liked the last Skool Exclusive video with Roman, I figured I’d record a new one. The topic is a concept I’ve been mulling over for weeks. And one I’ve already teased a bit in earlier videos. It’s primarily about one thing: 👉🏼 How to combine branding and hype. The two main approaches of successful publishers can be broken down into these two: 1. Brand building, thinking long-term 2. Capitalizing on hype, making a lot of money in the short term Especially over the past two years, hype has become very lucrative. People like me, who do a lot of branding, have therefore been keeping an eye on hype publishers for quite some time. The biggest problem so far was that hype and branding weren’t really compatible. At least, that’s what we all thought. 😅 But last year in Q4, I combined the two... and it was so successful that I’ve spent the last six months racking my brain trying to figure out what the systematic strategy behind it really is. That’s what this video is about. Or rather, the script I’m skimming through in this video. The long-term goal is to create a longer video for YouTube, in which I’ll explain this topic in even greater detail. Until then, though, here are my thoughts on the subject Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Any input helps me further develop the concept. 🙌🏼 Best Andrey 🔴 P.S. We just released the new Meta/Facebook Ads Creative Tool in the Visuals Suite. All Pro users can now create Facebook ad creatives for their ads. I built this mainly for myself because I was sitting there a few weeks ago and waited 30 mins to create 10 split test variants for my new facebook campagin. Now I can create those 10 in less than 5 minutes with this tool :D I hope you like it as much as I do. If you run any Facebook ads, test reader or sales-driven ads, for example, this will definitely help you a lot! 🎉

I really need help finding what books are my competitors. I watched a few videos already, but I guess I'm just slow 😶‍🌫️. Andrey showed Amazon screen with books in a niche (ex: inner child healing) he quickly scrolled the page and chose 3 competitive books. He chose them lightning fast, and I didn't fully understand his thought process 😃 I understand about point of attacks, but he spent 5 seconds analyzing the whole page like he was the ai himself 🤣👍🏻I barely had time to see all the books on the page, and he already chose 3. lol. I feel like it will take me half an hour+ looking at each book, carefully comparing BSR, reviews, book image.... He did it so fast that I literally had to slow down the playback speed to try and figure out what he saw that made him choose those specific 3 books.😆 I'm afraid I'm not built for this 🤣 Just me or is everyone on his level now? haha

Welcome to the KPD Publishers by PublishFlow Skool community! This Skool brings together both PublishFlow users and external self-publishers who are eager to learn more about the software or KDP publishing in general. To get the most out of the group, please follow these 3 steps if you're new here: ✅ 1. Make a post to introduce yourself: - Your name - How long have you been doing Self Publishing? - Are you an active PublishFlow user? - What is your 12-month goal with Self Publishing? - How can PublishFlow & I help you reach this goal? ✅ 2. Ask questions and help each other. In my experience, a community thrives because of its members. So be active, ask questions, and help one another. I was a member of the KDP School community for years and was always one of the most active members because I learned so much myself by asking questions and helping others. My goal is to create a lively, supportive atmosphere here. ✅ 3. Join our live calls where we talk publishing and create books together. We host weekly or biweekly live streams here in the community where we discuss publishing, brainstorm ideas, and write books together in real time. Click on the “Calendar” tab to find the date of our live calls. I'm glad you're part of this community, and I look forward to getting to know you through posts or calls! If you've never heard of PublishFlow, take a look at our website here

Hi everyone, I am fairly new here and plan on making valuable contributions. Today I have a question. I believe I recently read something here about "building an ARC reader list." I have never done this, and I'm sure it is an excellent idea prior to launching. Is there any training, advice, or threads here that I can be pointed to that would share or teach the best way to do this today, in 2026? Thanks.