Some of you have taken advantage of this already, but every Monday here in Skool I host a Book Marketing Lab where I do some free group coaching to anyone who attends. This is a great opportunity for you to get some insight on book marketing and meet some of your fellow Author-Labbers. You joined a community to meet like-minded people...right? 😃 Here's a recording of a previous one if you want to get an inside look: https://www.skool.com/selfpublishingbooks/classroom/7ad1e6a9?md=99046c6399be43b5bb14962e1adef647 If you're an author who's already published, or working on a book currently, feel free to hop in next Monday and bring some questions, or just listen in and learn a few things! No need to stay for the entire hour, you can pop in and out when you'd like. The only requirement to attend is that you have to be at least level 2 here in Skool.

Three significant changes to KDP policies, effective for new preorders starting today: 1. You can now set preorders for up 18 months instead of 12 months 2. You can delay a preorder up to 6 months instead of 1 month 3. You can delay a preorder twice before penalty instead of once

All, I was on Matty Dalrymple's The Indy Author Podcast. Matty is known in the Indy publishing world and had such folks as Jane Friedman, Dale Roberts and Mark Leslie Lefebvre, etc. Dale, Mark and Jane have spoken at Author Nation and will be doing so again this year. After I was on Matty's podcast, Mark Lefebvre was the next guest. Our episodes aired one week apart. I decided to issue a fun challenge to Mark in the form of who could get the most views. Marks and mine views were around 40 at the time. Mark graciously agreed and he set the goal at 100 views. It was back and forth for a week, and I was posting about it every day. Soon Matty stated posting about it, then Dale Roberts joined in by posting on his Discord channel and soon I pulled ahead in views and was able to get to 100 views first. It's been 3 weeks since my episode aired and I now sit at 147 views and growing. BUT - here is my next challenge. During this last challenge, Dale Roberts jokingly said that - yeah, you beat Mark - but you still have a way to go to beat me. Well, at the time he was like 70 views ahead and climbing. Now he sits at 197 to my 147, and I want to catch him - maybe even pull ahead. Again, doing so in a very nice and fun way as Dale is a good sport about these things. I am wondering if you'd be so kind as to listen to the podcast, maybe even share the link around in order to drive views. Bottom line is that regardless of who comes out ahead - Matty's podcast gets further promotion. Thanks everyone and here is the link: Book Marketing on a Budget with Kevin Hall - #345 - YouTube

Today's video is a key one for anyone who isn't just writing 'a book' ... you want your book to the be 'the book' in your space! As I state in the video, AI has made it mandatory that you write a unique perspective not just a how to book.

Hi everyone! I'm Laura Nespoli, founder of a strategic storytelling consultancy with the purpose of helping brands, individuals and leaders articulate their stories for business and personal growth. I'm self-publishing my first book, Threads of Me and You in May 2026. It is a memoir/manual that combines my personal transformation story with practical exercises that help readers unravel limiting patterns and weave growth into their existing lives without burning everything down. I'm new to this community and I want to get the most out of it, but know that I will struggle without some structure. On top of publishing my book, I'm also in the process of creating an app that combines my go-to-market storytelling expertise with personal transformation work. (Most ambitious leaders don't realize self-doubt and lack of confidence in owning their brand story is one of the biggest barriers to marketing success in their business.) And on top of the app, I also have a 9-5 job leading strategy at marketing consulting firm. I'm curious to hear if anyone has any guidance on how to make the most of this community for time-limited people. I haven't been good about leveraging communities I've been a part of in the past because I'm so limited on time and have an ever-growing to-do list. Time blocking? A regular schedule? What works for those of you who are juggling many roles? (Assuming that is most!) Happy to be here! Thank you.