*For Premium Author Lab Members* Today's training session was taking you through the 5 Phases of the map and working on building them out. Only Stella showed up and then by the time my slides were working she was gone .... so let's do it again another time. This is the map that you will be building out with me live when we do this training again (probably in July). :)

Hello everyone, could you recommend a few lawyers who specialize in handling book-related legal matters for authors? I'm very serious about publishing, but I'm also quite anxious, and I rarely see anyone offering legal advice before a book is published. My book focuses on spirituality, philosophy, and self-help; although it makes no claims regarding specific outcomes, I feel it would be beneficial to have a lawyer on standby just in case. Additionally, I previously published a book on karma release, but it contained a section mentioning "Body Gratitude: A special healing practice for those living with illness, pain, or fatigue." I have since withdrawn this version from publication, but copies had already been purchased. I would appreciate your advice: does this situation pose any significant legal risks? Or am I simply overthinking things? Since the book was officially published—and copies were sold—it cannot be fully recalled, and I worry that this could lead to lasting consequences down the road. Thank you for your advice, everyone. I truly love the publishing industry, but I also recognize that it comes with a fair amount of inherent risk.

Does Amazon pay attention to your fist 2 weeks, or your first month of sales, to give you an initial ranking?

What we covered: - The industry is tightening: platforms like Draft2Digital are adding fees to combat low-quality “AI slop” and protect author credibility - Traditional publishers are investing in fewer authors, with things like book tours reserved for less than 5% of the authors - New discovery channels are emerging creating opportunities beyond Amazon - Being human remains the ultimate advantage and using AI wisely and not carelessly to create your book and platform is the winning approach - Bottom line: publishing a book isn’t enough anymore… positioning, audience, and strategy are everything Upcoming Events & Ways to Plug In Big Money Stages (In Person) 📅 May 1–2👉 https://bigmoneystages.com/ have a couple of VIP tickets available — message me if you want one Publishing University (PubU) 📅 May 14–16👉 https://www.publishinguniversity.org/ will be speaking Authority Business Blueprint Summit (Book Launchers Hosting - Virtual) 📅 June 24–25👉 https://book-to-business-system.lovable.app/ to attend live BookThinkers Live (Boston) 📅 July 11–12👉 https://www.bookthinkers.com/book-thinkers-live-2026 We will be there + I’m speaking Day 1 We do have tickets to give away - email us at team@booklaunchers.com

Has anyone else had an email from Amazon telling you to verify your identify? I have been on Amazon for 18 months. This seems odd. I don’t even mind if they close my account. I don’t like Amazon anyway. I am now publishing wide with D2D.