So Spotify and Bookshop.org dropped some big news this week. Who has been following along? 1) Draft2Digital and Bookshop.org have teamed up to sell self-published ebooks through Bookshop.org: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/99616-bookshop-draft2digital-deal.html 2) Spotify and Bookshop.org are teaming up to sell physical books through Spotify: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-02-05/bookshop-partnership-page-match-announcement/ 3) Spotify is releasing a Page Match feature which will let readers move seamlessly from print book reading to ebook reading to audiobook listening and back again. It's a one of a kind feature and is kinda revolutionary in how readers interact with books. https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-02-05/page-match-how-to/ Do you use Spotify for audiobooks currently? It'll be so interesting to see how this shakes things up in terms of discoverability. Spotify is making it so you don't ever have to leave their platform. Curious to hear what you think!

We’ve been working behind the scenes to find better ways to serve the brilliant authors in this community, so we’re offering something awesome for both free and premium tiers. 1. For premium members: We’re opening up 15-minute 1:1 calls with one of our experts—a quick, focused session to get clarity, feedback, or direction on whatever you’re working on. You’ll be able to book times with myself (digital marketing expert), @Sarah Bean (Marketing expert) and @Elissa Graeser (production and publishing expert) Together, we’ve worked with 100s of authors on their book launches, and these focused sessions will help you answer any questions you may have. You’ll be seeing these appointments populate in the Skool community calendar soon. Only rules are - 1 per person, per month. And it’s on a first-come, first serve basis. 2. For ALL members (including free members!) I’ll be hosting a live training for our entire community on how to make sure you’re doing everything you should be to be found online. I’ll share key marketing strategies for online platforms, and show you the technical setup required to rank on search engines, and be sure your social media channels are optimized. This is scheduled for Monday, February 9th @ 7pm ET/ 4pm PST (You can find the link to join on the calendar tab) Let me know in the comments if you have any questions. Look forward to to seeing you all soon!

Expresta also offers a hybrid model. You can print only 10 books, and they have a warehouse where they store them. The shipping is next-day, which is quite fast. They always keep the 10-book stock. It is a service in the EU. It could be a good place to sell your book if you have customers inside the EU. I took a quick look, and the issue is that their book sizes are not compatible with Amazon KDP. The book needs a new design to match the metric system. It could work for a hardcover version if there is a demand in the EU for your book. Any experience with the print quality, etc.

Should I contact someone to work on my book cover before or after I receive my copyright?

Hello everyone. I have come to the point where my book is published and is set for release this Thursday the fifth. I am very proud of my work. The title is "Boomers N Bitcoin" by Jerry Hutcheson. Anyone who would like to give me a review I really appreciate it? And I am working diligently on the marketing techniques I learned from Julie and her class. However I do have a question. In order to do a special promotional pricing for the new release I must join KDP select. But I have heard that KDP select keeps users from downloading the book in other formats like PDF etc. What is the tradeoff here and do you recommend it? What advice do you have?