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The James Altucher Show

Unleash Your Self-Publishing Success | Chandler Bolt

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Business, Education

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Today, we dive further into the world of self-publishing with a true expert, Chandler Bolt. Chandler is the founder of SelfPublishing.com and a best-selling author who has cracked the code to help self-published authors create and sell 10,000 copies of their books.Chandler shares invaluable insights from his latest book, Published, which is a game-changing guide for aspiring authors who dream of seeing their books soar to new heights. He reveals his proven techniques and strategies that have helped him sell thousands of copies of his own books and helped countless authors succeed in the competitive world of publishing.Chandler discusses the fundamental principles of self-publishing success, including finding the right niche, creating compelling book covers, crafting captivating book descriptions, and mastering effective book marketing techniques. He shares actionable tips and practical advice on how to optimize your book's visibility, reach, and sales potential.But Chandler's expertise doesn't stop at just self-publishing.He shares personal anecdotes and lessons learned from his successful (and not-so-successful) prior businesses, and - of course - we get James' take on it all as someone who has published with and without the assistance of major publishing companies.Grab your pen and paper, get ready to take notes, and join us on this exciting episode with the incredible Chandler Bolt! Get a FREE, UPDATED copy of "Published" by Chandler Bolt here!Attend a FREE Workshop, Live on May 2nd, 2023: "Confessions of a New York Times Bestselling Author" with Chandler Bolt and James Altucher!------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:29.3

This is the James Altiger show.

0:40.7

People always ask me if I was like let's say 23 years old and just starting out again, what

0:46.1

business or ideas would I pursue?

0:48.6

And I don't really know the answer but certainly the idea of being in the self publishing

0:55.4

business is not only an idea I probably would strongly consider if I was 23.

1:00.7

I'm even strongly considering it right now.

1:03.1

Yeah, totally.

1:04.1

Like, you're really doing some smart stuff.

1:06.5

You know, last time we spoke, you had just self published the book but then you went

1:09.1

like all in and you have the self publishing business, self publishing.com, great URL.

1:14.2

What have you been up to?

1:15.5

Yeah, so gosh, last time we spoke.

1:19.1

I think it was when you were on my podcast and back in 2020 and it was, you know, I titled

1:24.1

it the most interesting man in publishing because it was one of the most fascinating conversations

1:29.7

that had had a long time.

1:31.2

But you might have replaced me as the most fascinating man in publishing.

1:36.9

We've just been scaling, man.

1:38.5

We've just been scaling.

1:39.5

I mean, obviously started a self publishing school now, self publishing.com, rolling out

1:43.4

a bunch of services, a whole services arm, we get the education arm and just kind of been

1:47.5

in scale mode.

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