{"id":6762,"date":"2026-01-22T20:29:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=6762"},"modified":"2026-01-22T20:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:29:57","slug":"can-publishing-fewer-books-mean-more-sales-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/can-publishing-fewer-books-mean-more-sales-a-peoples-guide-to-publishing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Can publishing fewer books mean more sales? | A People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Will publishing fewer books make more money? It feels counterintuitive, but when you look closer, it frees up the ability to market more specifically, edit more thoroughly, and generally give more care in attention to what you&#8217;ve got going on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out how Joe &amp; Elly made the decision to find Microcosm&#8217;s &#8220;optimal number&#8221; of titles per season, and how they&#8217;ve discovered that more isn&#8217;t always better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prefer an audio experience?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/microcosm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app<\/a>.<br>Get the\u00a0<em>People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/10031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<br>Want to stay up to date on new podcast episodes and happenings at Microcosm?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will publishing fewer books make more money? It feels counterintuitive, but when you look closer, it frees up the ability to market more specifically, edit more thoroughly, and generally give more care in attention to what you&#8217;ve got going on. 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