{"product_id":"authorpreneur-eric-myers-9798188732653","title":"Authorpreneur: A Guide to the Business of Being a Writer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobody warns you about this part.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou spent years learning to write a good sentence. Nobody mentioned you'd also need to understand net receipts, spine width calculations, backend keywords, and why \"hybrid publishing\" sometimes means legitimate partner and sometimes means vanity press wearing a nicer sweater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthorpreneur \u003c\/i\u003eis the business education every writer needs and almost nobody gets - the one that should have come stapled to the manuscript.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross ten chapters, author and publishing consultant Eric Myers walks you through every business decision a modern writer actually faces, drawing on decades of experience and hands-on work guiding hundreds of authors through self-publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose the right publishing path - traditional, self-published, or hybrid - for this book, at this stage of your career\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduce a book that looks as professional as anything from a Big Five imprint, from formatting to cover design to print specs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet up your author business the right way: budgeting, pricing, royalties, and taxes that won't ambush you at tax season\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet discovered - algorithm literacy, launch strategy, reviews, and advertising that actually converts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild a sustainable author platform without it eating every hour you meant to spend writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead a contract properly and protect your rights before you sign away more than you meant to\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetwork, collaborate, and build the industry relationships that make a career easier with every book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePace yourself for the long haul instead of burning out by book three\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd income streams that actually fit you, instead of chasing whatever's trending this quarter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShift your mindset from \"writer with some business stuff on the side\" to author-entrepreneur, full stop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMyers writes with the same warmth and wit he'd bring to a conversation over coffee - equal parts industry expert and slightly exasperated friend who's watched every mistake in this book happen to someone, usually right before they called him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're weighing your first publishing decision or wondering why book five still isn't finding readers, Authorpreneur treats the business of writing with the seriousness - and the occasional necessary laugh - it deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop learning this the hard way. Start here.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Myers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188732653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Eric Myers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665961226495,"sku":"9798188732653","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/authorpreneur-eric-myers-9798188732653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}