Hello all - I am for the first time, thinking of using an offset printer for my new book. I know I will have to order perhaps a few hundred or more in order to generate a price point I am looking for. Can anyone recommend one that they have used - and do they have an online calculator for knowing qty/options/price? Thanks much. Kevin

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Hey authors! Our friend Karlyn Ankrom from Oh Snap! Social had a webinar this week on all things social media. And she is allowing me to include the link here in case anyone wants to check it out! Check it out if you want to: - Turn one page of your book into different pieces of content, in about ten minutes - Stop wondering whether you're "posting too much about the book" (you're not) - Have a weekly rhythm that doesn't depend on feeling inspired - Keep your message reaching new readers long after launch week As a bonus, you'll actually finish the hour with at least 2-4 pieces of content written, not just notes. Very cool webinar and we love Karlyn. Check it out here: https://expertexcellenceengine.com/ppp-replay It's only available until Tuesday the 6th so view while you can. :)

Happy first of the month. Here's what I keep noticing. Someone asks a question at 2pm and three of you answer before I even see it. THANK YOU!! Special thanks to Joe Tyndall, Rob Cole, and KJ. They top the 30-day leaderboard, and it shows up in the way they work. First to post, first to cheer, first to help someone who is stuck. Jane Howard wrote, "Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." That's what this is. Writing a book is lonely work, and you have made it less lonely for each other. This month's leaderboard winner is Bruce Wayne. Your prize ... well you get to pick from the swag closet. Connect with @Angela Jones at [email protected], and she'll tell you what she has and you can choose. There's almost certainly books, journals, mugs, and pens. Sometimes she has shirts or bags. Thank you for making this group special!! Julie

But remember ... no book award does anything if you don't leverage it. This video was by your request after my video on leveraging book awards came out. I'll put that one below for those that haven't seen it. https://youtu.be/aKkNxKE2jeg