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Clarity

Brian Schwartz

California

With more than 20,000 hours of experience in self-publishing, I have worked with over 500 authors since 2009. I can advise on print-on-demand, ebook formatting, marketplace setup, Amazon, Amazon Marketing Services, audiobooks and more. Consider me your idea guy! I will open your eyes to evolving and unconventional paradigms in publishing and marketing.

$2.50/min

67 Calls

44 Reviews

34 minutes
Avg. call

Marketing Public Speaking Digital Publishing Publishing Book Marketing Book Author Journalism Published Author Website Development Books

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Publishing (Self vs. Traditional), Book Marketing, Amazon

I've assisted hundreds of authors navigate through the era of eBooks and Amazon. As former President of the Colorado Independent Publishers Association, I am a regular speaker at writer/publisher conferences around the world. For more info visit www.SelfPublish.org

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Print on Demand Publishing and eBook Formatting/Setup

The most profitable model today, for the vast majority of authors and publishers is print-on-demand. However, getting setup for maximum profit does require some careful steps in the beginning. If you need assistance getting setup with any of the major POD printers (IngramSpark, CreateSpace), we have years of experience having setup over a hundred authors since 2009.

Amazon Bestseller Campaigns, Reviewer Outreach, Fan Building, Tracking Tools

We have successfully launched over fifty #1 Amazon Bestsellers! Many campaigns we have run have resulted in more than 5,000 downloads over a 5-day period. If you are looking for guidance on what authors are doing online to boost visibility and increase profits, I can provide a concrete action plan for you.

Artificial Intelligence for Authors

Brian Schwartz, Director of the Central Coast Writers' Conference and CEO of SelfPublish.org (a self-publishing service provider) will dive deep into several use cases and demonstrate how AI is giving his team an advantage. He'll show how authors can embrace the same tools to help them improve the quality of their work and stay competitive. He'll share the tools he uses daily to assist with research, ghost-writing, editing, translation, narration, graphic design, marketing, and more. The question for authors isn't if they will start using AI, but when.

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Brian made a great contribution to broadly understanding how to publish a book with plenty of tips to increase the chance of a successful launch.

Geoff Newman Source: Clarity

I got a lot of actionable advice from this call, related to the best next steps for distribution and marketing of my self-published book (Mindful Self-Discipline). So much so that I'm considering to hire Brian's book marketing services.

Giovanni Dienstmann Source: Clarity

Brian was full of the gotchas and never-woulda-thoughtas the come with self-publishing. We covered everything I wanted to talk about and I took pages of notes in just a little over 30 minutes. Highly recommended for a strong signal, well worth the time and investment.

Adam DuVander Source: Clarity

Brian was super knowledgeable and got us on the right track to starting our project.

Mike Moll Source: Clarity

Dry helpful guidance and perspective on pricing across different formats

Cameron Nicholls Source: Clarity

Very focussed conversation that helped me to recognize the additional revenue streams available from my content. Brian introduced me to many new resources and talked through several options to enable our post-COVID distribution strategy.

Carolyn Paige Brandly Source: Clarity

Brian was clearly highly knowledgeable, and able to quickly clarify where I was up to in the process. Based on this he was able to provide great guidance and considerations appropriate to move forward from this point. I look forward to continuing the relationship. Thanks Brian.

Cameron Nicholls Source: Clarity

Gave me some things to think about and helped me clear up some thought about launch.

Steven Herrera Source: Clarity

A really great phone call that helped me gain clarity and get some realistic expectations. Brian also shared superb insight on how to reshape my strategy to achieve my stated goal. Very grateful.

Daniel Romer Source: Clarity

Brian is very knowledgeable and shared his experience in book publishing. He also provided valuable advice on next steps I should consider. I highly recommend Brian...

Jason Smith Source: Clarity

Was great talking to Brian! A lot of actionable information, and hands-on insights. He is extremely knowledgeable about self-publishing and aware of the latest trends. Was great that on the way he would also inform about related tech and admin stuff. Will definitely schedule another call with Brian, in case there are more questions about publishing in our team.

Anastasia Khusid Source: Clarity

Member since March 2013