
The longest-running book marketing podcast in the world. This is the show for writers who want to build their platform, sell more books, and change the world with writing worth talking about. Whether you self publish or are with a traditional house, this podcast will make book promotion fun and easy. Thomas Umstattd Jr. interviews publishers, indie authors, and bestselling traditional authors abou... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 499 | Founded | 13 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BooksBusinessArtsMarketing | |||

Instead of a guest interview or a marketing deep-dive, in this week’s episode I'm inviting you to something I've spent years building for authors who want to be taken seriously.
You’ll discover:
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Have you ever finished a book you loved, handed it to a friend, and heard back, "It was fine"?
That disconnect has nothing to do with the quality of the writing. It has everything to do with a principle C.S. Lewis understood well enough to write cla... more
The difference between making thousands of dollars on your next book and losing money can come down to a few cents per click.
If your ads generate even a few pennies of net profit, you can run them until you've sold tens of thousands of books. But i... more
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Thomas provides so much quality content for free! I’ve listened to hundreds of his episodes and feel it gave me a “degree” in all things book marketing. It helped me with the launch of my book and have avoided many mistakes thanks to the learnings from his podcast. I was also fortunate enough to be a guest on his show to discuss networking and my new book Greatfruit. He was a very gracious guest, a true professional. AWESOME Podcast!
Every episode is this:
1. Use AI for everything. Idea generation, prose, editing, marketing, everything.
2. Everything that isn’t YT, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant is bad
If that’s your jam, this pod is for you
This podcast is amazing! Thomas (and Jim) are absolutely fantastic, and I appreciate both of them so much. Thomas has been an encouragement and a help for years now, and I am so grateful for him and his work!
The explanations and information presented is so helpful! Thank you for sharing!
This is the longest-running book marketing podcast in the world for good reason. Thomas delivers innovative, actionable strategies that work. The show covers highly useful lessons whether you're self-published or traditionally published, writing fiction or nonfiction. Thomas’s down-to-earth approach gives you practical steps you can implement immediately. The interviews with publishers, indie authors, and bestselling authors is the reason this is easily one of my favorite author business shows. ... more
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A long-running show focused on book marketing, publishing strategy, and author entrepreneurship. Listeners typically learn practical, battle-tested tactics for selling more books, building a platform, and navigating the evolving author landscape. Episodes blend craft talks with hands-on marketing guidance, featuring guests from traditional publishing, indie publishing, and author-services space. A standout trait is the host's emphasis on actionable steps, tested-by-practice advice, and a community-oriented approach that rewards experimentation and ongoing learning for authors at any stage.
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