

The Self Publishing Show
James Blatch
Join James Blatch has he navigates the fast changing world of indie publishing. With the biggest guests in the industry and tips on how to stay ahead of the crowd.
Episodes
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Jun 21, 2024 • 31min
SPS-431: Support for Self Publishing with Draft2Digital
Nick Thacker VP of Author Success at Draft2Digital joins James to dive into what's new and what D2D can offer the self publishing world.

Jun 14, 2024 • 36min
SPS-430: The New Content Creation Place with Marco Moutinho from Dibbly
James talks to Marco Moutinho from Dibbly, a content creation platform, which can help you with freelance services. Dibbly also offers an AI tool 'Kip' that has some fantastic features to offer the indie author.

Jun 7, 2024 • 44min
SPS-429: How do you strategise and what is the best way to invest in editing?
This week James talks to bestseller Suzy K Quinn and editor Adam Strange from Kevin Anderson & Associates, who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience on editing to the show.

May 31, 2024 • 24min
SPS-428: The BookBub new release - Rocket boost
Join James and Carlyn Robertson from BookBub talking about what's new at BookBub and what BookBub can offer.

May 24, 2024 • 25min
SPS-427: Direct Selling FTW with Alex Smith from Bookvault
A fast emerging aspect of indie marketing is direct selling. Bookvault have risen quickly to the top of many authors go-to suppliers for print-on-demand, especially for those special editions that can be extremely good for your bottom line. This week's show features a chat with Bookvault's Alex Smith.

May 17, 2024 • 33min
SPS-426: Format your book in style with Vellum
Vellum is the gold standard for editing your book ready for publication. Listen as James Blatch talks to Brad West about tips for preparing your book

May 10, 2024 • 33min
SPS-425: Which Book Promo is Right For Me? with Mike Hourigan
Listen as James talks to Mike Hourigan who is the Vice President of Marketing at Written Word Media, where he brings more than 15 years of digital marketing expertise to the table.

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Apr 26, 2024 • 42min
SPS-424: What's the big deal about Romantasy? With Alex Newton
Data expert Alex Newton discusses Romantasy trends, promotional tactics, and book sales strategies. They explore romantasy genres, Romantasy market trends, and upcoming releases. The podcast also touches on data scraping for finding authors and personal weekend plans.

Apr 19, 2024 • 35min
SPS-423: Create a Killer Author Website – with Stuart Grant from Digital Authors Toolkit
Join James Blatch and Stuart Grant from Digital Authors Toolkit and also the highest rated web designer on Reedsy, as they discuss the future of Author websites, direct selling, and how you can make your website stand out.

Apr 12, 2024 • 55min
SPS-422: The Audio Explosion with James Blatch and Victoria Gerken from Podium Audio.
Join James and Victoria Gerken from Podium Audio as they discuss how audio is exploding the world of publishing and providing authors with another income stream


