The Author Resources Hub

Explore Dave Chesson's Authorpreneur Academy, a complete self-publishing course covering market research, Amazon KDP optimization, keyword strategy, book launches, marketing, and sustainable author business growth.

Discover Chris Fox's Launch to Market, a practical guide that helps indie authors plan successful book launches, build pre-launch excitement, coordinate launch-day promotions, and maintain post-launch momentum.

Your backlist is the income-generating asset that makes indie publishing a viable long-term career rather than a series of launches. This article covers how to build one deliberately, how to think about it as a portfolio, and how to manage it so it keeps earning rather than going quietly quiet.

Learn how to plan and execute a successful book launch for your self-published book. Includes launch steps, tools, and small, medium, and large budget plans using services like ScribeCount.

Discover how indie authors use promotion stacking to build stronger book launches, maximize sales, and create sustained visibility across channels.

A book launch has a staggering operational load that runs parallel to the creative and marketing work the author needs to be doing. This article covers how a VA can own the launch coordination layer so the author is running the launch rather than being run by it.

StoryOrigin doesn't distribute your books or collect royalties. It handles the infrastructure around your launch — ARCs, swaps, reader magnets, and team coordination — so your book reaches retail shelves with momentum already built.

Serialization keeps listeners coming back week after week — creating the kind of habitual engagement that a single audiobook launch cannot sustain. This guide covers why audio serialization works, which platforms handle it best, how to structure a serialization strategy that builds income alongside audience, and how to track your serialized audio performance.

Learn how indie authors use Mailchimp to manage email campaigns, welcome readers, and run book launches—plus its pros, cons, and best practices.