[DIGEST] 20books

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This was one of the biggest weeks of the year in the self-publishing world, where close to 2,000 authors gather in Vegas for what will be the last 20books before it gets rebranded next year as Author Nation.

I’ve met with the organizers of the new conference and the stuff they have planned is very, very exciting.

WriterMBA has leveled up a lot since last year. I’ve been coming to 20books since 2021 and the difference between that first year and this year has been nothing short of incredible.

In 2021, I had to literally beg the organizers for a talk on Kickstarter. This year, I had 2 talks on crowdfunding and was part of a panel on Kickstarter, plus I had a talk on Substack as well. On top of that, this is the first year that we really made serious inroads with vendors. We’ve always done pretty well with attendees, but vendors have been a tough nut to crack.

Having our own conference now really helps, but so does being a vendor at other events. We now speak the language of vendors and …