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Episode 276: How do I get my first books in stores and libraries?

Episode 276: How do I get my first books in stores and libraries?

Update: 2024-08-22

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You published a few books! Congrats! That's one of the most important parts of being a publisher.

But... now what? How do you get your book in stores and libraries? Smoke signals? Pigeons? The answer is, as always, more simple and more complex than you would think.

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Episode 276: How do I get my first books in stores and libraries?

Episode 276: How do I get my first books in stores and libraries?

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