No more unfinished courses.
Every summit and course comes with a smart assistant that already knows every lesson — and works through the implementation with you. Same day, not someday.
Learning that ends with it done
Not another video library. Not another to-do list. Not another unfinished course.
Concentrated lessons
Micro-learning summits and focused courses that teach exactly what moves your author business — the essentials, without the filler.
An assistant that knows every lesson
Everything you learn loads into your own smart assistant. Use it in a simple chat right here on the site — nothing to install, nothing to learn. Already use Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini? Open it there instead.
Implement together
Your assistant connects to the tools you already use and works through the steps with you. Same day, not someday.
Sell Direct
The complete direct-sales education for authors: 184 lessons across 18 modules, live Q&A office hours, and a private course community — step by step from first store setup to first direct sale. Keep more of every sale you make.
Author Summits
Every month we host a focused online summit — a day of live sessions from working authors and industry experts on a single topic. Get on the list and you'll hear first when the next one opens.
Wide for the Win Summit
Build Your AI Executive Assistant
Health & Wellness for Authors
Audiobook Summit
Direct Sales Summit
Social Media Summit
SEO & GEO Summit
Website Design Summit
AI Technology Summit
Get notified as each summit opens
One email when registration opens. That's it.
Free live webinars, every week
Between summits, the learning keeps going — live sessions with publishing-industry experts, free to attend.
Email That Converts: From Skimmer to Superfan
with Karen Guyler, Holly Darling
Unputdownable: Captivate Nonfiction Readers with Fiction Storytelling Techniques
with Jessie Kwak, Karen Guyler
Courses, on demand
Can't wait for a summit? Start now with wide-publishing courses from our sister community, Wide for the Win — one ecosystem for your author education.
Basics of Wide Success
View course → Wide for the WinIntermediate Part 1 for Wide Authors
View course → Wide for the WinIntermediate Part 2 for Wide Authors
View course → Wide for the WinBookBub Prep Class
View course → Wide for the WinPrint 101: Foundations of the Print World
View course → Wide for the WinGooglePlay Tips 'n Tricks
View course → Wide for the WinYouTube Audiobooks
View course → Wide for the WinBeginner's Kickstarter Class for Indie Authors
View course →Sell Direct and more on the Campus
Browse all courses →Always something happening
A live ecosystem for working authors — conversations, articles, and community across our brands.
The industry's magazine
Weekly issues plus a quarterly print edition — news, interviews, and deep dives on the business of being an indie author.
Wide for the WinThe wide-publishing community
Thousands of authors comparing notes on selling beyond a single retailer.
The CampusCourse communities & discussions
Every course community and discussion space, plus the Indie Author Magazine space — free to join.
From the blog
Tech tools, tutorials, and honest reviews for your author business.
Product Tours for Direct Sales: What to Look For Before You Commit
Product Tours: What to Watch First (Based on What You’re Trying to Fix)
The “Stop Buying Tools” Checklist: Evaluate Software Like a Sane Person
Product Tours vs. Free Trials: The Smarter Way to Evaluate Author Tools
How to Choose the Right Software for Your Author Business (Without Getting Overwhelmed)
The Author Tech Stack: Tools We Cover in Product Tours (And Why We Picked Them)
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