Actually, @Marzena Krawczyk described the optimal system yesterday: "I use ProtectMyWork site to upload all my book before publishing, and for my bestseller I also got US copyright certificate (took me 3 month to receive it) so I hope this to be bulletproof strategy." @Laura Diaz @Elena Baldwin @Martin M. I will add a little bit to it. Protect My Work is a service that immediately generates a digital certificate with a unique reference number and the registration date, providing independent, credible proof of your copyright. At any point in time, if Amazon's bots ask you for proof of your copyright, you can instantly make them happy by providing a nice document. It's a really good idea to protect your manuscripts before uploading to review services and before sending them to freelancers on Fiverr, Upwork, etc. Also, non-conventional tricks, like collecting readers' emails by selling your coloring books on Etsy, can be protected. But wait, there's more! For Premium tier members of the Guild, we got 20% discount (£8.50 to be exact) for the first year. You can get the link in the Classroom

Publishing demands critical decisions: choosing your topic, organizing your content, designing your cover, and crafting a compelling title. When publishing, you might be dealing with The Thought Trap (rumination over risk), which often leads to Analysis Paralysis, resulting in stalled book releases and missed market opportunities. Here are 3 core strategies to help you stop overthinking and start acting 1. Embrace "Done is Better Than Perfect" Perfectionism is a sneaky form of overthinking fueled by the fear of criticism or poor sales. The key is to let this burden go. Recognize that "Done is better than perfect, every single time." Your goal is to move the product (the book) forward to gather real-world market feedback, not to achieve an unattainable ideal. Embracing The Concept of 'Good Enough' (for a specific milestone) unlocks immediate action and escape from the overthinking loop. 2. Initiate Momentum with the Smallest Step When faced with an overwhelming decision To break this cycle, identify the Very First Tiny Action (VFTA). This action should be so simple that it reduces the perceived effort to almost zero (example: writing one sentence, proofreading one page). - Benefit: Taking this action creates psychological momentum, shifting your team from thinking about doing to actually doing. Crucially, action acts as the Spark for Clarity, rather than waiting for certainty before taking action. 3. Use the L.A.G. Framework for Feedback, Not Failure The fear of failure Adopt a Growth Mindset and redefine "Failure" as Feedback. When facing setbacks, immediately apply the L.A.G. Framework: - L: Learn from the experience: "What did you learn from this experience?" - A: Adjust your approach - G: Grow from the challenge This approach protects you from emotional spirals and ensures every outcome, positive or negative, contributes to powerful breakthroughs in your list strategy. And remember you've got this 💪🏼

It’s still so quiet in all communities, but that cannot stop the development of new features at RoyaltyGuild.com Today, we introduce a small, yet handy tool: PDF Cover to JPG Converter. You can create a Kindle-height JPG (2560px height) from your Amazon cover PDF – basically in one click. There are many cases where we need an image of our cover: for review services, social media, etc. The conversion can now be done effortlessly.

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Hi everyone, I’ll keep this clear and respectful of the space. My name is Adriano, and I’m the founder of BookVillage.pub Today I had a long and very in-depth conversation with Igor, lasting about two hours. We discussed openly the current state of self-publishing, what is happening on Amazon right now, and especially the many things that are not working in the existing review models and platforms currently on the market. During the call, we went deep into the critical weaknesses of today’s systems, why many of them are starting to break under Amazon’s increased controls, and why they are becoming unreliable in the long-term. I also shared concrete and logical evidence of how BookVillage was designed specifically to address these issues and why it is intended to become the new reference point in this space. After that discussion, @Igor O kindly gave me permission to introduce myself here directly. I want to be very clear from the start: I’m not here to turn this group into a BookVillage promotion channel. I’ll be present to answer questions of general interest, especially around topics that are currently creating a lot of confusion and mixed information. For very specific or account-level questions, I’ll usually suggest contacting us directly at [email protected], or joining our official Facebook group, which we’re finalizing right now. That group will also allow anonymous questions and will help us collect and clarify the most common doubts people have at this moment. Right now, if you look around, you’ll find very few clear ideas and a lot of confusion, even from people who are supposed to guide authors. There is a noticeable silence around these issues, as if certain problems did not exist, while in reality many authors have already stopped using "review platforms" altogether because they don’t understand how to move forward safely. In my personal opinion, as someone who genuinely loves self-publishing and has been working in this space for seven years, too often the services offered to publishers are poorly structured or simply inadequate. It sometimes feels as if the main goal is short-term profit rather than providing real, well-built, and durable solutions that authors can rely on over time.