{"id":5784,"date":"2024-10-31T14:05:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T14:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=5784"},"modified":"2024-10-31T14:05:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T14:05:38","slug":"is-your-distributor-working-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/is-your-distributor-working-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Distributor Working? | A People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How does a publisher know if a distributor is working for them? 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Odds are, if you&#8217;re asking that question, they probably aren&#8217;t! This week on the pod, Joe and Elly give you a few tips on what numbers and data points to look at, how to tell if a distributor is adding value to your&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/is-your-distributor-working-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing\/\" title=\"Read Is Your Distributor Working? | A People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,12,26],"class_list":["post-5784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto","tag-books","tag-business-of-publishing","tag-podcast"],"my_excerpt":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How does a publisher know if a distributor is working for them? 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