REPLAY: All Things Book Publishing

Publishing models, a breakdown of my book deal structures, book promotion, how bestseller lists work, how to find an agent, and more.

Thank you to all who joined yesterday’s subscriber call about publishing! We covered a whole lot! Special thanks to

Maggie Langrick

who graciously offered an overview of publishing models.

Throughout the call, I referenced these two posts: a detailed breakdown of how much I made on my first book and how I got my agent.

Founding members (thank you!) can access the following:

• A replay of the call in video and audio format

• Maggie’s slides offer a side-by-side comparison of the three publishing models and the industry criteria for hybrid publishers.

• My presentation, which includes:

  • Writing about other people⁠ - resources

  • Book promotion - what responsibility falls on you vs. what publishers do, what I’ve done that works, and what I won’t do again

  • How bestseller lists work⁠ and why they matter (or don’t)

  • Book sales - what’s considered successful? How many copies does the average book sell?

  • Book deal structure for traditional publishing, with an example

  • A detailed breakdown of my book deal and financials for We Are The Luckiest

  • How to find an agent