I've been preoccupied with finishing the second edition of Confessions of a Reformed Financial Advisor. What started as an edit to the first edition on KDP morphed into a major update. I used feedback and comments from many sources to close blind spots, improve clarity, tighten the format, and insert chapter infographics. The next hurdle is publishing and distribution, and so forth. Below is the new cover and one of my chapter graphics.

In the KDP Help pages under "External Links" it says "Links to web forms that request customer information (e.g., email address, physical address or similar)"are prohibited (see screenshot). But, I see tons of authors (including very successful independent publishers) that have a lead magnet link at the front of their book with a link to a landing page that collects emails to get the bonus. According to what it says in the KDP Help pages (see screenshot) are we really allowed to have a lead magnet link inside our ebook and paperback that requires an email address in order to get the bonus book? I don't know how we'd collect emails without it, so I just needed clarification on this. @Elissa Graeser @Yna Davis

Who else am I going to see at Reader Nation in November? @Kevin Hall I know it's on your list! VIP early bird tickets went on sale this morning and I snagged mine as well as hotel! Tickets go on sale publically in a week! See you there...? :)

Anyone here heading to AN26? I will be there and happy to say hello!

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