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I have been waiting for this for years. FINALLY, a peek inside how some of the printing world works. I learned so much and now feel more confident in taking steps. Thank you!

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Yay! You're welcome :)

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Dec 29, 2023Liked by Russell Nohelty

Thanks for this information!

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You're welcome!

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So much great information, thank you!

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Yay!

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Very informative Russell, cheers!

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Yay!!!

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Brilliant article. Thank you. But, you forgot letterpress! Haha. I started work as a compositor.

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That’s cool!

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Dec 27, 2023Liked by Russell Nohelty

Thanks Russell!

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You're welcome!

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Really valuable, Russell. Thank you.

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You're welcome :)

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this was incredibly helpful! thanks for this!

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You're welcome :)

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Yay!!!

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Excellent read! Thanks Russell.

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For a long time, Lulu had a negative reputation among indie publishers. I haven't looked into this in the last decade, but I'd be curious to hear your impression of Lulu's quality.

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The issue with lulu was never about quality. It was about price. They are still expensive. Their quality is still high.

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I don't know where I would keep all of the books! I think this is something I would consider once I see an increase in sales.

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There are fulfillment houses and storage units, too.

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Basically, you're helping all of us build our future as writers ☺️

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I hope so. The mission of this publication is to give people agency. I have done a lot of work on Substack specifically, but the truth is that I have no loyalty to Substack. I have loyalty to author having more control over their careers.

I spent the morning building a new wordpress site for this publication just to see what it would entail, and I have an article coming out about how to make an author website.

In general, this site is way, way, way too focused on succeeding on Substack, when Substack is a very small part of an author career.

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Yes, my Substack is about communicating with my audience and working my work. And I'm very thankful for the people here helping me do just that.

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