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A People's Guide to Publishing Workbook: Build Your Book Business from the Ground Up

Create your press

Plan out your publishing empire, from mission to budgets, with this companion to Joe Biel's A People's Guide to Publishing.

While you're building your authentic niche, shopping for a distributor, making printing choices, or deciding when to hire, this interactive workbook is distilled from a quarter century of independent publishing expertise, along with ambitions and adventures on the innovative margins of the book business.

A great resource for visual thinkers, note-takers, and anyone without a photographic memory, this workbook will help you dial in your vision and keep you accountable to your goals. Because pursuing your meaning and purpose depends on keeping track of the details!

This workbook outlines concepts that are further explained in Joe Biel's A People's Guide to Publishing.

  • $19.99
    • 160 pages (6 oz)
    • 6" x 9" x 0.4"
      • Available in stores August 25, 2026
      • Shipping direct from Microcosm July 24, 2026
    • ISBN 9781648415791
    • Publisher: Microcosm Publishing

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