We talk a lot about books📚 in here (and I 💙 that), but I’ve noticed something interesting 👀 People really light up when we get a little more personal and talk about life outside of publishing. So let’s do that for a minute. I’d love to know where everyone is from — city, state, country, wherever you’re calling home right now. 📍 I live in Illinois not too far from Chicago. Along with @Jeff Baer @Steve Gast @Susan Wright @Tara Adler @Angel Conway and probably a handful more!! I know @MJ Berst is in Wisconsin. I know we have @Bradley Deacon living in Vietnam / @Nicole Lesley in Australia Would love for everyone to drop it in the comments 👇 It’s always cool to see how global (and diverse) this community really is.

We have been growing like crazy here, and attracting so many new members. I want to give you the opportunity to share what it is that you do. Don't overthink it. Just sum up what you do in a simple sentence below. ⬇️ If you find someone's post that is interesting to you, strike up a conversation!

One thing I want everyone here to understand is just how much opportunity exists outside of Amazon when it comes to selling your books — and TikTok Shop is a big one right now. That’s why I invited a fellow author @Gwen Taylor into the community. Her journey is a real example of what’s possible when you treat your book like an asset instead of a one-time project. FOLLOW GWEN ON TIKTOK Gwen started on TikTok in 2025 with one clear goal: sell her book. We worked together on creating some video content, then she was able to get connected with a network of content creators. No complicated funnels. No huge audience. Just consistency and positioning. Then her book “The Burnt Out Bitch” went viral. She has sold close to 4,000 💰 copies directly on TikTok alone. What most people miss is the second-order effect: those TikTok sales didn’t just stay on TikTok. They boosted her visibility, credibility, and momentum — which then supercharged her Amazon sales as well. This is proof of something I say all the time: As an independent publisher, you are not limited to one platform. 📖 One book = an asset. 🏪 Multiple marketplaces. 🚀 Scalable opportunities. If you’ve been thinking too small about what your book can do, let this be your reminder that publishing is leverage — but only if you’re willing to use it. 👇Want to know more about what it takes to be successful on Tiktok shop?

People love listening to books! 📖 In 2025, this screen tells a simple story: 8,017 audiobook purchases. Audiobooks aren’t priced by you—they’re priced by length. Most of mine average about $3.50 per sale, which puts me right around $28,000 from audiobooks alone last year. This is why I love Amazon KDP. One book isn’t one income stream. When it’s positioned correctly, the same content can earn across multiple formats (ebook, paperback, hardcover, audio) and multiple marketplaces—without creating something new every time. The numbers are climbing and i'm ready to continue to GROW in 2026! Are you ready to grow with me? One day it would be amazing to get $100k annually just from audio, and the truth is I know it is doable I just have to stack more books and repeat the process.