Book Marketing

Book Marketing

The Uncomfortable Truth About Why Your Book Isn't Selling

Your book isn't the destination. It's the door. Here's what's on the other side.

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Susan Friedmann
Apr 21, 2026
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Nobody’s going to tell you this. Not your publisher, not your writing coach, not the marketing guru selling you a course on building your author platform.

So I will.

Your book isn’t selling because you built it backwards.

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