Publishing workflow

1. How to Combine Book Sales Reports from Every Platform
   To combine book sales reports, export each platform report as CSV, match the date, title, units and royalty columns, keep each currency separate and group by month. Then compare the totals with what each platform actually paid you.
2. Self-Publishing Checklist: What to Check Before You Hit Publish
   Before you publish, check your interior file, cover size, title and description, categories and keywords, price and royalty, and order a printed proof. Fix every problem on the proof, then publish. The tools on this site test the file, cover math, metadata and price.
3. Print on Demand vs Offset Printing for Self-Published Books
   Print on demand prints one copy at a time, so you pay no upfront cost and carry no stock, but each copy costs more. Offset printing runs a large batch with a lower cost per copy, but you pay upfront and must store and ship the books.
4. Can AI Write Your Book? Why Human Ghostwriters Still Matter
   Can AI write your book? Generative AI can generate chapters or outlines quickly, but it cannot write a cohesive, publishable manuscript independently. Long-form manuscripts require emotional nuance, personal experience, and structural consistency that current AI models fail to maintain across 50,000+ words. Human ghostwriters remain essential for authors who want authentic, high-impact books.

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