Ep. 208: Why Building an Ecosystem Around Your Book Matters for Long-Term Author Impact, Income and Legacy

Your book is not just a single product. It is the genesis of an ecosystem. In this episode Dr. Ruth shares more of her dissertation findings, showing that not more than 10 of the 56 Jamaican authors in her study had sold more than 500 books. She highlighted the pivot taking place in the publishing industry towards authorpreneurship and why building an ecosystem around your book matters. She highlighted two companies making the shift: Youpreneur with Chris Ducker and Julie Broad of Book Launchers. According to Broad, “The authors who commit to building something bigger than a single book are the ones who will dominate the future. The question is, will you be one of them?” Ruth also shares the latest in her authorpreneurship ventures,highlighting four new books and the work of her newest publishing coach, Colette A. Guthrie.Authorpreneurship ResourcesGet the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Blueprint https://authorpreneursecrets.com/⁠Books Mentioned – Now on AmazonFreedom from Fibroids by Colette A. GuthrieLove and Poetry by Sheril N. Garriqueshttps://www.amazon.com/Give-Birth-Yuh-Authenticity-Celebrate-ebook/dp/B0FXY4KKGX/Give Birth to Yuh Authenticity by Queenhttps://www.amazon.com/Give-Birth-Yuh-Authenticity-Celebrate-ebook/dp/B0FXY4KKGX/Podcast Mission: This podcast is part of an education campaign to train and equip 10,000 Caribbean authors to become profitable authorpreneurs by 2030. This will help them to transform more lives, create sustainable income, and reduce poverty across the Region. We will challenge Caribbean authors to earn US$1000-10,000 every 3-12months by creating profitable programs with their books.