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We covered the growing number of ghost categories on Amazon, the additional million more books that were published in 2025 over 2024, the changing state of Amazon ads and more! There is a lot of things to think about as an author and we fired through a lot of topics in today's state of publishing. If you missed this live ... the replay is below. Check the Calendar tab to put the April State of Publishing update on your calendar so you can join us live. Links we mentioned: www.booklaunchers.com/rocket www.booklaunchers.com/publishdrive www.booklaunchers.com/elevenlabs https://publishdrive.com/publishdrives-market-intelligence-report-2026 https://advertising.amazon.com https://press.barnesandnoble.com https://publishdrive.com/how-to-sell-ebooks.html Plus, here is the playlist for my recording of the audiobook version of Self-Promote and Succeed https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh6B5bRioc1xBijZsvgKUJYyuR8RKjylA

I’m thinking about running a small group workshop for ALK users soon so I can show how to get the most out of the software. It’d be 4–5 live calls where we walk through the tools together and apply them directly to your book marketing so you can start getting real results. It also gives me a chance to see what’s working, what’s confusing, and make ALK better… and you get some free coaching from me along the way. Would you be into something like this?

How big of a deal is it to pick a title that is already used by a few other books? These other books are not wildly popular. I am writing a book about digital addiction and how to help your child. The title I might use is Left to Their Own Devices: Six evidence-based approaches to help your screen-addicted child. The other books have different subtitles from mine. If that is a really bad idea, what about this title Screen Time Rescue: Understanding Your Child's Digital Addiction and How to Help Their Brain.

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