I recently found out about a company called Curios.com who help authors sell direct. My plan going forward is to have US copyright and sell on a platform such as Curios. I will also be selling physical books. I think most people expect you to have books on Amazon. But going forward, Amazon is going to be a very minor part of my strategy. I also recognise that women’s history is not a massive niche. I do the books because I want to do talks. I want to talk about women from the past such as Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë. There are many people out there who do enjoy that. I have promised myself to have my current books on Curios within 2 weeks. My new books coming out at the end of May will also go on there.

Is there any benefits to go Audible exclusive? I know that the royalty fee is higher by going exclusive. However, don't you shut a lot of potential doors that way?

Sat in on her class A Post-Funnel Approach to Book Marketing (with AI) at IBPA PubU and I can only say she rocked the room and drop the mic and left the audience wanting more

I have my hardcover set up as case laminate. It looks great. But for clients I think adding a dust jacket might be nicer. Instead of creating a new hardcover with a new ISBN, I’m thinking of just printing dust jackets and putting them on the case laminate copies. Has anyone printed just dust jackets without the book? I found https://mixam.com/custom-dust-jackets. They are reasonable priced. I looked at 48 Hour Books but they are expensive ($50 set up plus over $3 a dust jacket). Having said that, they have some nice options. I could print books at Lulu or 48 Hour Books without an ISBN but the cost per book is pricey for small print runs. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Let's give a big congrats to @Issac Lawrence Jr for the release of "Big Steps: Navigating Life After High School" this week. If you have a rising senior in your life (or someone graduating this spring)this would make a great gift. Let’s show him some love in the comments! 👏