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Self-Publishing School
self-publishingschool.comSummary
Self-Publishing School provides coaching, online training, and professional services to help aspiring and established authors write, publish, and market their books. They offer various programs tailored to different author goals, including fiction and non-fiction, with a focus on achieving bestseller status and building an author brand.
Feature Matches9/13
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Must Have
4 of 5
Rich Text Editor
Distribution & Recommendation Engine
Reader Engagement Metrics
Community Feedback Tools
Membership & Monetization
Other
5 of 8
User Profiles & Following
Tags & Topics
Email Newsletter Integration
Social Sharing & Embedding
Search & Discovery
Publication Management
Audio Story Playback
Mobile App Access
PricingTiered
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Become a Bestseller
$7,000.00 one time
- Up to 6 One-on-One Coaching Calls
- 12 Months of Group Coaching Calls (10-15 times/week)
- Lifetime access to Comprehensive Online Training Program
- Professional Formatting for e-book and print
- Professional Cover Design
- Amazon Optimization Package
- Publishing and Royalties (100% rights and royalties retained)
- eBook Distribution via Amazon KDP
- Paperback Print-on-Demand Distribution via Amazon KDP
- 1 Year Exclusive Access to Private Author Community (2,000+ authors)
Fundamentals of Fiction & Story
$7,000.00 one time
- Up to 6 One-on-One Coaching Calls
- 12 Months of Group Coaching Calls (10-15 times/week)
- Lifetime access to Comprehensive Online Training Program
- Professional Formatting for e-book and print
- Professional Cover Design
- Amazon Optimization Package
- Publishing and Royalties (100% rights and royalties retained)
- eBook Distribution via Amazon KDP
- Paperback Print-on-Demand Distribution via Amazon KDP
- 1 Year Exclusive Access to Private Author Community (2,000+ authors)
Market Your Book (Nonfiction)
$10,000.00 one time
- 6 Coaching Calls
- Marketing Course Access
- Keywords & Categories Reset
- Amazon A+ Content
- Amazon Auto-Targeting Campaign Setup
- Book Promotion Campaign
- Author Media Kit
- Social Media Promotional Graphics
- Podcast Outreach List
Market Your Book (Fiction)
$10,000.00 one time
- 6 Coaching Calls
- Marketing Course Access
- Keywords & Categories Reset
- Amazon A+ Content
- Amazon Auto-Targeting Campaign Setup
- Book Promotion Campaign
- Author Media Kit
- Social Media Promotional Graphics
- Podcast Outreach List
Author Advantage Accelerator (Nonfiction)
$16,000.00 one time
- Up to 12 One-on-One Coaching Calls
- 12 Months of Group Coaching Calls (10-15 times/week)
- Lifetime access to Comprehensive Online Training Program
- Professional Formatting for e-book and print
- Professional Cover Design
- Amazon Optimization Package
- Publishing and Royalties (100% rights and royalties retained)
- eBook Distribution via Amazon KDP
- Paperback Print-on-Demand Distribution via Amazon KDP
- 1 Year Exclusive Access to Private Author Community (2,000+ authors)
- Live Weekly Laser Coaching with Chandler Bolt
- Sell More Books Online Training Platform
- Global Book Promotion Package
- Social Media Marketing for Authors (30 custom posts + mini-course)
- Amazon Ad Setup & A+ Content
- PR Outreach Hitlist & Professional Media Kit
Author Advantage Accelerator (Fiction)
$16,000.00 one time
- 6 Coaching Calls
- Writing Course Access
- Marketing Course Access
- Exclusive Community
- In-Person & Virtual Workshops
- Book Cover Design
- Interior Layout & Formatting
- Amazon Distribution
- Keywords & Categories Reset
- Amazon A+ Content
- Amazon Auto-Targeting Campaign Setup
- Book Promotion Campaign
- Author Media Kit
- Social Media Promotional Graphics
- Podcast Outreach List
Author Accelerator Elite
$30,000.00 one time
- 24 Coaching Calls
- Writing Course Access
- Marketing Course Access
- Exclusive Community
- In-Person & Virtual Workshops
- Book Cover Design
- Interior Layout & Formatting
- Amazon Distribution
- Keywords & Categories Reset
- Amazon A+ Content
- Amazon Auto-Targeting Campaign Setup
- Book Promotion Campaign
- Author Media Kit
- Social Media Promotional Graphics
- Podcast Outreach List
- Feature on selfpublishing.com
- Full Book Proofread & Edit
- Custom Video Book Trailer
- BookBub & Good Reads Setup & Promotion
Rationale
Self-Publishing School offers comprehensive programs for authors to write, publish, and market their books. While it doesn't directly provide a 'rich text editor' or 'membership monetization' in the same way Medium does (as it's not a content hosting platform), it offers services that enable authors to create high-quality content (through coaching and formatting), distribute their books (via Amazon KDP), and market them effectively. The 'distribution and recommendation engine' is covered by their Amazon optimization and promotion services. 'Reader engagement metrics' and 'community feedback tools' are indirectly supported through their community and marketing strategies that aim for reviews and sales. They also offer 'user profiles and following' through author pages and 'tags and topics' through Amazon categories and keywords. 'Email newsletter integration' and 'social sharing and embedding' are part of their marketing support. 'Search and discovery' is addressed through Amazon optimization. The core value proposition of helping writers publish and distribute content aligns well, even if the mechanism differs.
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