
Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing
Hosted by Judith Briles · Dr. Judith Briles
3.9from 21 ratings
- 767
- Episodes
- 53
- Transcribed
- 21
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2012
- First episode
- 36
- YouTube views
About Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing
The AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is ranked by Feedspot in the TOP 10 podcasts for Book Marketing and in the Top 100 in Author-Publishing Careers by Goodpods. If you want to write and publish a book ... if you want to know the latest in book marketing strategies ... if you want to know what tools an author should be using ... and if you want to be successful as an author, Author YOU - Your Guide to Book Publishing with Dr. Judith Briles ... Everything You Want to Know But Didn't Know What to Ask is for you. You will hear about statistics, scenarios, and strategies on what to do now! Judith features a variety of experts, besides herself, that are visionaries in publishing, book marketing experts, book design experts—anything that will get your book and YOU as the author—to the next, next level of success. Sometimes, it's one step at a time; other times, you will leapfrog up the ladder. As The Book Shepherd, Dr. Judith Briles leads the conversation each week. She will include publishing professionals that will reveal tips and secrets to the author's journey. Sometimes, she goes solo and just shares her expertise that she has earned and learned over a 40-year period from the publication of her first book. Each week, you will get a new show, no repeats. If there is a book in you, then you will want to listen and learn each and every week with Dr. Judith Briles, your Book Shepherd.
- Publisher
- Dr. Judith Briles
- Category
- arts · business · education · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Jan 2012
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
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Scams Targeting Authors Are Multiplying 10-08-2026
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I came through that door through an agent. I had a literary agent. And, you know, I had a couple that I worked with. You know, the longest was William Morris. And that any monies that came in for sales or, you know, deals, whether it was movies or serial rights or foreign rights, always went, never came directly. And you all need to understand that from the traditional publisher. They don't send you anything. The money goes to the agent or agency. They take their piece of the action, which is roughly around 15 percent, although I've seen it higher now. They take that and then they send you a check. […]
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