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Estate Planning for Authors: How to Protect Your Books (and Your Family) After You Die

July 08, 2026

You will die. It could be today, it could be 15 years from now, but no one lives forever. Your books, however, can outlive you. In fact, seventy years after you're gone, they’ll live in the public domain.That means your grandchildren's grandchildren could end up responsible for your intellectual property. Most authors have done zero planning for what happens to their books, passwords, and royalties when they're no longer around to manage them.In this week’s episode, attorney Ke...

Why Amazon Is Terminating Innocent Authors

July 01, 2026

What do you do if your Amazon account gets suspended but you didn’t do anything wrong? Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't care if you're innocent.That's not pessimism. It's strategy.Once you understand what Amazon cares about (hint: it's not you, the law, or fairness), you can start speaking a language they respond to.In this week’s episode, I spoke with Lesley Hensell, co-founder of one of the largest Amazon consulting firms in the world. She has helped thousands of autho...

Author's PR Playbook: How to Get Media Coverage Without a Publicist

June 24, 2026

Is hiring a publicist a waste of money or not?A typical book publicist charges between $3,000 and $10,000 per month, and they often require a three-month minimum. At $3 of profit per book, you'd need to sell 5,000 copies just to break even. Most PR campaigns don't come close to selling 5,000 copies.But the publicist gets paid either way, while the author takes all the risk.Here's what most authors don't know: the access publicists used to sell is now free.There are tens of...