{"product_id":"pressed-kory-kirby-9798993887821","title":"Pressed: The Book on Publishing Books--For Experts and Thought Leaders","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou have a story. You have expertise. And you want to publish a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem is you don't know how to turn that expertise into a book. You want it done right. You want it done well. You want it to reflect the quality of your work. And, of course, you want people to \u003ci\u003eactually\u003c\/i\u003e read it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePressed\u003c\/i\u003e, Kory Kirby--after eight-plus years of guiding experts through the publishing process and taking more than one hundred books across the finish line--distills his hard-earned system into a strategic, practical, step-by-step guide to self-publishing a nonfiction book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePosition your book around a real reader, a real problem, and a clear promise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan and write your book in a way that fits your life, strengths, and schedule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork with editors, designers, and collaborators like a professional publisher.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage the technical and operational steps of modern-day publishing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaunch with intention, market with consistency, and grow your business.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a vague road map or a magical method to book publishing, promising no work and only thirty days of rainbows and unicorns--because that's how you end up with a book that's rushed, poorly positioned, badly edited, uploaded, and lost to the digital dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reality is that it takes pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrain and stress are what make a book that's \u003ci\u003ePressed\u003c\/i\u003e (the perfect word for this system).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book that's \u003ci\u003ePressed\u003c\/i\u003e is planned, edited, designed, published, and distributed intentionally. Once it gets started, it gets finished! It lives in vibrant conversation with your ideal reader. It aligns with your business and your why. It spreads your ideas and showcases your expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet's get you a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kory Kirby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993887821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kory Kirby Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs","brand":"Kory Kirby","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440772067583,"sku":"9798993887821","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb945c28-60b4-456a-b867-dd90a59cadb0.jpg?v=1777184705","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pressed-kory-kirby-9798993887821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}