Put your promise on the cover
Your cover is the first thing your readers will see — be sure to communicate who your book is for, and how it will help them.
Video
byUseful Books
published Focus on a problem, not a topic
Write the best book in the world — not for everyone, but for someone
Article
byUseful Books
published Amazon KDP setup
How best to handle the confusing KDP options
Guide
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Jermey Matthews (Acquisitions Editor @ MIT Press)
Tradpub nuance, popular science, market research vs. timing, and entrepreneurial authors
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Strategic Email for Authors with Brennan Dunn
Brennan's personal playbook for using email to drive his book launch
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Nir Eyal on selling a million copies via curiosity, learning, and sharing
Q&A with the bestselling author of Hooked and Indistractable
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Don’t bet your book's success on “winning the PR lottery”
How to unlock long-term organic growth by designing around a strong Recommendation Loop
Article
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Jake Knapp on designing nonfiction worth reading
Lessons & insights from a master product designer
Interview
byDevin Hunt
published Bulk printing options
For bulk sales to events, corporates, and universities
Guide
byRob Fitzpatrick
published The Bad / Good Design Pattern for nonfiction that teaches
Why so much “right advice” fails to stick and how to teach better
Article
byRob Fitzpatrick
published How an Academic Turned Innovation Expert Created Massively Successful Books
Tendayi Viki on sounding pretentious and other mistakes authors make
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published How to Turn 12-year olds into Published Authors
Emma Barnes on the publishing industry and its future
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published How Janel Loi Sold Thousands of Dollars With her Notion products
Advice on pricing, positioning, and getting started
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Editor Adam M Rosen on How Authors Screw Up Their Books
The traps self-publishing authors fall into
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Jeff Gothelf on Becoming Forever Employable
Lessons from a 4x author
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Why most nonfiction fails to make money
Four royalty-wrecking blunders & how to fix them
Article
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Alex Hillman's Hard-Won Business Lessons Distilled Into a Pocket Guide
Writing a tiny, useful book.
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Interior Page Layout for Print
An overview of the tools and options
Guide
byRob Fitzpatrick
published April Dunford on Nailing Positioning
Making sure customers get what you do and buy from you.
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Arvid Kahl on the business, product, and process of nonfiction
The best-selling author of Zero to Sold opens up about ideas, audience, platform, and profits
Interview
byRob Fitzpatrick
published Self publishing checklist
Reminders and gotchas on the crucial tasks
Guide
byRob Fitzpatrick
published My favorite books about books
Seven irresistably useful & enjoyable books about writing
Article
byRob Fitzpatrick
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