Tell me about your vision.
Well, my vision is to help as many authors as possible
self-publish as successfully as possible.
And the reason I started doing these podcasts
is because a lot of authors online
seem to be overwhelmed by the process.
But self-publishing does not have
to be overwhelming if you have the right team on your side.
And that's what we do.
We make it easy for authors to self-publish.
And not only that, but keep control of their book
and earn more money every time they sell a book
by following the forgotten original model of self-publishing,
which has become buried in all of the noise.
Thank you for sharing that.
Can you tell me more about it?
Well, OK.
So original self-publishing meant that the author
was the publisher.
And the author would handle all the responsibilities
of publishing the book, including hiring the experts
to produce a good book, editors, designers, and so forth.
Well, somewhere along the line, it got all mixed up.
And now independent authors, self-publishers,
are hiring publishing companies.
And they are taking revenue out of their pocket
every time they sell a book.
So my goal is to just remind everybody of the original way
that you do not have to share your revenue with anyone
when you sell a book.
You do have the responsibility to produce a good book
that the market will accept.
And that that doesn't have to be overwhelming,
even though it could be if you follow the advice online
and try to do everything yourself
and try to manage everything yourself.
So we are basically publishing project managers.
And we can help facilitate the whole process for you
so that you don't have to suffer and get overwhelmed when
you want to release a book.
Well, let me ask you this question along the lines.
How similar or different are you from Amazon self-publishing
when authors can actually go on and publish themselves?
Well, we actually do recommend that the files produced
for the book are uploaded to KDP.com and also
another platform called IngramSpark.com.
But the problem with Amazon and some other approaches
is that they encourage authors to just do it themselves,
either by dumping their manuscript
into a formatting machine or designing their own cover
with a template.
But that's not the way a book is produced.
We all have the background in traditional publishing.
So we know the process is much more complex and much more
involved than that.
But the result is a beautiful book and a book
that's easy to read.
And isn't that why you wrote a book in the first place,
to get people to hear your message and share your wisdom?