Novel Marketing
Hosted by Thomas Umstattd Jr · Thomas Umstattd Jr.
4.8from 443 ratings
- 511
- Episodes
- 56
- Transcribed
- 443
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
- 218K
- YouTube views
About Novel Marketing
The longest-running book marketing podcast in the world. This is the show for writers who want to build their platform, sell more books, and change the world with writing worth talking about. Whether you self publish or are with a traditional house, this podcast will make book promotion fun and easy. Thomas Umstattd Jr. interviews publishers, indie authors, and bestselling traditional authors about how to get published and sell more books.
- Publisher
- Thomas Umstattd Jr.
- Category
- arts · arts · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Sept 2013
- Latest episode
- 16 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
56 of 511 episodes have a transcript.
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Should You Leave Kindle Unlimited in 2026? The Math May Surprise You
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Get More Time to Write by Using a Grok Bot
26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Will Your Back Matter Get Your Book Banned on Amazon?
Inside a recent episode
Should You Leave Kindle Unlimited in 2026? The Math May Surprise You
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's really enticing to get that quick money from Amazon. But the longer term planning of building a readership across retailers, across libraries, across subscription services, and really kind of getting that base going, it gives you a lot more flexibility as an author over time. But you really got to stick with it. If you think you're going to just jump over into wide and within a month replace what you lost is probably highly unlikely unless you're in a very unique situation. But, you know, you're running a business and I always tell myself I should never let another company decide if my company should still exist. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Novel Marketing
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Kris Austin
- Damon J Courtney
- Kelley Wa
- Lesley Hensell
- Chris Fox
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 218,427
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 335 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 108 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 96
Pitching Novel Marketing
- Guest appearances
- Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting pitches.
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Who hosts Novel Marketing?
Thomas Umstattd Jr host the show. Published by Thomas Umstattd Jr..
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
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