Newbie Question - Has anyone ever put out a press release for a book launch?

Wanna know how to really burn a guy's a....good attitude? Find out half the giant manuscript is done with bullet points and the other half is not.

I submitted my manuscript in a pdf file to the printer. They emailed me that what looks 100% black on my screen is really less than that and will print gray-ish. They didn’t really offer a solution, other than “click on black” in font color selection. I’m using Word in Win 11 (then converting to pdf). Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks in advance.

I have a lot of people who ask if my books are available to be listened to. Should I invest the time and money to make them into Audio books?

For 2026 my focus will be to: 1) "Build a recognizable point of view" as part of an online presence whereby others will begin to identify me as an authentic content contributor in a specified area or someday be considered an authority (so to speak) in a certain arena 2) Commit focusing on developing content ready for posting to a social media platform throughout this year on a schedule that is doable for me and incorporate where appropriate components relative to my forthcoming book or books 3) Post above referenced content to one social media platform each week and, if feasible, build towards posting daily throughout the week. 4) Being committed to being done with "waiting to feel ready". Over the years I've held onto numerous ideas, researched those areas, but never really took any serious actions towards implementing. Today I am resolving that those days are over.