Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Traditional publishing takes forever. It takes YEARS for a book to go from sale to on the shelves. Why? I'm going over why it takes so long to publish a book, including editorial, book production, sales, and marketing and publicity.

What is publishing so slow? Why does it take so long for books to be published! I'm getting into it! I'll take you through all the steps and departments that touch your book and why it takes so long.

A correction: I said I've been in publishing 3 years and lol it's 4 years in April.

00:00 Introduction
02:09 In a nutshell
06:35 Editorial
11:37 Book production
16:02 Special page design
18:06 Sales
22:52 Marketing & Publicity

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+FILMING SPECS+
Camera: Canon t6i
Mic: Rode VideoMic Go Light
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Pinnacle Studio 22