Caffeine Cast: BIG News & Publish or Self Publish? [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]
In today’s episode, Rob shares with you his story from self-publishing his first books, to signing a four-book contract with the 2nd biggest publisher in the world. But anyone can do it, tune in today to find out more.
You should want to be your own author. It gives you credibility and provides you with a passive income for years to come. The questions shouldn’t be should I write a book? It should be, do you self-publish or do you attempt to sign a publishing contract?
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
- To get published when your unknown is really hard so you can go to a print on demand book publisher to get your name out there and generate some sales. (Vanity Publishers) What you can do is Self-publish books, learn to launch them, get them high in the charts and learn from the process so that you can go to a publishers in the future.
- Getting a publishing deal means you don’t need to worry about typesetting, manuscripts or design and you’re instantly credible. When Rob launched Money the publisher came into its own and really super-charged the reach of the book. With this came translation rights and retail deals as well as a re-launch and release on Kindle. Plus off the back of a publishing deal, you will see an increase in social media reach.
- If you self-publish, you're not restricted with legal issues or things that you can't say and you can get it out really quickly and begin earning a return instantly.
BEST MOMENTS
"Being publish by Hachette has been one of the best relationships I've had"
"Every author who's massive will have been rejected countless times"
"Everyone's got a book in them, you just need to get it out of you"
"Sell from self-publishing whilst trying to get published"
“Should you run your own media and be your own agency.”
[Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]
VALUABLE RESOURCES
ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors”
“If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”
CONTACT METHOD
Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/
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LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979