The Self Publishing Show
Hosted by James Blatch and Cissy Mecca · James Blatch
4.6from 295 ratings
- 464
- Episodes
- 58
- Transcribed
- 295
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About The Self Publishing Show
Join James Blatch has he navigates the fast changing world of indie publishing. With the biggest guests in the industry and tips on how to stay ahead of the crowd.
- Publisher
- James Blatch
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Feb 2016
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
58 of 464 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
SPS-465: Does BookBub Still Work?
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
SPS-464: Romance Tropes That Work For Everyone
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
SPS-463: Big News From KDP
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SPS-465: Does BookBub Still Work?
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I should say at the outset, I want this to be a completely neutral discussion, despite the fact I am a co-owner of Hello Books, which is sort of a competitor, but not really. It's something that sits alongside BookBurban and is operated by the WWM organization in the States who have free Booksy and bargain Booksy. So they're the also-rans, if you like, the smaller ones. I hate calling us myself an also-ran, but... We are all significantly smaller than 20 million on the list, even though we're hundreds of thousands on the list or a million plus on one or two of those lists. But there's a big jump to BookBub and a big price jump. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Sky McKinnon
- Melanie Harlow
- Theodora Taylor
- Michael Evans
- Jack Williamson
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 1,440,494
- Score snapshot 7 Feb 2026
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 229 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 66 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100
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- Quality
- 1
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 63
- Engagement
- 27
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Questions about The Self Publishing Show
Who hosts The Self Publishing Show?
James Blatch and Cissy Mecca host the show. Published by James Blatch.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Self Publishing Show take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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