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The Power of Owning Your Reader’s Experience with Matt Briel from Lulu

February 07, 2024 Sara Rosett and Jami Albright Episode 205
The Power of Owning Your Reader’s Experience with Matt Briel from Lulu
Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers
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Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers
The Power of Owning Your Reader’s Experience with Matt Briel from Lulu
Feb 07, 2024 Episode 205
Sara Rosett and Jami Albright

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Episode 205 / This episode is all about harnessing the power of direct connection with your readers. Matt Briel from Lulu discusses the value of direct sales as we move away from a distribution-first publishing model. 

  • Importance of owning customer data
  • Why you should start building your direct audience even if you only have one book
  • Using Lulu for Kickstarter fulfillment
  • Order Import Tool: upload csv files for order fulfillment of crowdfunding or direct sales that Lulu prints and ships for you 
  • New features that are coming to Lulu, including ribbons and endpapers 
  • Lulu’s website plug-ins for direct sales

Website: Lulu.com

Lulu’s Publish & Prosper Podcast: https://www.publishprosperpodcast.com/

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Episode 205 / This episode is all about harnessing the power of direct connection with your readers. Matt Briel from Lulu discusses the value of direct sales as we move away from a distribution-first publishing model. 

  • Importance of owning customer data
  • Why you should start building your direct audience even if you only have one book
  • Using Lulu for Kickstarter fulfillment
  • Order Import Tool: upload csv files for order fulfillment of crowdfunding or direct sales that Lulu prints and ships for you 
  • New features that are coming to Lulu, including ribbons and endpapers 
  • Lulu’s website plug-ins for direct sales

Website: Lulu.com

Lulu’s Publish & Prosper Podcast: https://www.publishprosperpodcast.com/

💜 🎙 Become a supporter of the podcast! We can’t wait to give you a shoutout in a future episode. https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support


Support the Show.

🚀 Jami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/authorservices

❤️ Jami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5

🔎 Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/

📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast
Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainians https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E9QQhmcpa_dlxQY-GEqBiIbIZk-_J1MgQX_BxLI3F84/edit?usp=sharing