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Your book is published. Your cover is gorgeous. You’ve checked your sales dashboard 17 times today. And still… nothing.

Welcome to the Halloween edition of Happily Indie After, where the publishing nightmare isn’t a haunted manuscript. It’s a good book nobody knows exists.

Host Jenn Smith digs into book discoverability with three practical actions independent authors and small publishers can take to get their books seen and sold:

• Findability: Can readers find your book without already knowing your name or title? • Availability: Can they buy it where they prefer to shop? • Visibility: Are you giving the right readers a reason to discover it?

Then Edgar Allan Poe joins Jenn in an imagined conversation from beyond the veil. Between the Sheets explores the uncomfortable gap between literary fame and financial success, plus what today’s authors can learn about earning readers, building relationships, and getting paid.

Also in this episode:

• Publishing headlines: How Ingram and Spotify are using AI to help readers discover books. • Tech Check: What Google Search Console can tell you about your author website and book pages. • Crack It Open: A handwritten note, a postage stamp, and four little words: “Did you get my email?”

No shovel required. Just a closer look at what’s standing between your book and its next buyer.

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