If you do not use NotebookLM in your book production, just postpone everything and watch this video. This is the essential tool for nonfiction book creation. If you are already using NotebookLM, please share the tasks you are using it for.

Today I was a bit disappointed with the performance of one of my books. Not many sales, BSR not so good (35k) and competitors with much lower BSR occupying the adspace on my details page. Then I started my old and trusted Publisher Rocket for my main keyword, where all these nasty competitors show up as well. When I looked at the results, I was happy again. You not always have to chase reviews, ratings and BSR. Have a look at the attached screenprint and you know why :)

Just wanted to warn you about scams going on in the publishing community. For instance, yesterday I received a dm from someone wanting to kindly gift me with his book bounty points because he was leaving KDP - of course, this smells scam all around, so I didn't even bother replying. However, I just wanted to make you aware of things like this. As always, there will be someone out there trying to get advantage, so use good judgement. And if you are aware of other kinds of scams going, please share, so we are all well aware.

The last two weeks were unusually slow and silent in the Guild. I am not sure, but it feels like there was less activity in most of the communities I am involved in. Is it just my perception, or have you experienced the same? Anyway, the Guided Publishing System is now built and fully operational. I am in the process of creating the new book with the system, and it works exactly as it was supposed to - "blank page syndrome" gone. Every time I come back to the book, I know exactly what the next step is. The same thing applies to the Review Catalyst tracker - it removed a lot of hustle and ambiguity from the process. I used the Paperback 3D Mockup for the A+ content for a few of my books, and it totally changed the experience of creating marketing materials. I am not sure if it's interesting to anybody except @Yannick Di Mondo, @Sven Georgiev and me. Anyway, it's OK for me to continue developing the tools, even if only three of us will use them. Slowly, without a rush, providing functionality that publishers are interested in. So, what is on your mind? What are you doing now? What are you aiming for? P. S. @Ana-Rita Piirainen It's so nice to see you back!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KjPcw64Izg