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There’s no shortage of people lining up to offer advice to authors. Go on Reddit and you'll find plenty of people willing to do just that. How much of that advice is actually worth listening to? Meanwhile the platforms keep changing the rules, and AI is changing how books get written, sold, and discovered faster than anyone can keep up.
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Something for everyone
Whether you're a a first-time writer, a veteran author, or a publisher, each issue has something for you.
Writing your first book
Advice and research about AI, where and how to publish, and how to launch your book.
Published & looking for readers
How to get readers interested with promotion strategies that actually work long-term.
Building a book catalogue
Keeping up-to-date with the latest publishing developments, new promotion and launch strategies, and advice and research about AI use.
Topics we cover
Write. Publish. Reach.
The three stages to getting your book finished, on shelves, and in reader's hands.
Write
Get your book done!
How to get your first draft done, where and how to hire editors, and how to (and whether you should) use AI.
Publish
Get your book on shelves!
How to self-publish or publish with your rights intact, where to publish, which formats to publish in, and how to get your book on physical store shelves.
Reach
Find and keep readers!
How to get readers interested, how to position and launch your book, how to build an email list, and how to get regular sales.
Who are were?
Authors who’ve been in the trenches
We've struggled writing our books, struggled with publishing our books, and we've struggled with selling our books. Learn from us and avoid the struggle. We're writing the newsletter we wish we could have read before and after we published our first books.
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John North
USA Today, Wall Street Journal & nine-time #1 Amazon International bestselling author | Founder
Thirty-plus years across publishing, software and marketing, with a hand in over 3,500 published books. John writes and edits parts of the newsletter each week.
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James North
Accomplished Author & Editor | Co-Founder at getmybook.store
James is our resident system administrator and has been for nearly a decade. He has written several books, and recently published his first solo book,
A Guide to Desktop Linux in 2025. James writes and edits the main newsletter.
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