Podcast

Behind the Book Cover

Author: Anna David
Feed episode count: 248
Official site: https://www.legacylaunchpadpub.com/behind
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Summary

You've heard the book publishing podcasts that give you tips for selling a lot of books and the ones that only interview world-famous authors. Now it's time for a book publishing show that reveals what actually goes on behind the cover. Hosted by New York Times bestselling author Anna David, Behind the Book Cover features interviews with traditionally published authors, independently published entrepreneurs who have used their books too seven figures to their bottom line to build their businesses and more. Anna David has had books published by HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster and is the founder of Legacy Launch Pad, David is the founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, a leading hybrid book publisher for entrepreneurs. In other words, she knows both sides—and isn't afraid to share it. Come find out what traditional publishers don't want you to know.

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Most Authors Want Sales. The Smart Ones Want This.

Duration seconds: 1930
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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

The Real Way Smart People Are Using AI (It’s Not Writing Books)

Duration seconds: 2873
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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

Publishing Promised Everything and Delivered Almost Nothing. So He Built His Own Version.

Duration seconds: 2745
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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

He's Doubling Down on AI and IP While Everyone Else Is Panicking

Duration seconds: 2500
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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

She Got Her Sixth Book Deal Because of Her Podcast, Not Her Books

Duration seconds: 2592
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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

The Book Deal Was the Goal—Until the Industry Changed

Duration seconds: 3208
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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

He Said the Book Would Never Lead to a Business. It Became His Entire Second Career.

Duration seconds: 2109
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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

The Grief Memoir That Became a TV Pitch, a Sex Podcast and the Book Everyone Gives When Someone Dies

Duration seconds: 2261
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Apr 7, 2026 · not_requested

He Sold 87 Copies—and Made $2.5M

Duration seconds: 1566
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Mar 31, 2026 · not_requested

Why Your Book Is Never “Done”—And How It Can Keep Making Money for Years

Duration seconds: 2817
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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

What 50 Years in the Business Taught Him—And Why He Finally Wrote the Book About It

Duration seconds: 3342
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Mar 17, 2026 · not_requested

He Raised His Prices 60x After Writing a Book

Duration seconds: 1955
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Mar 10, 2026 · not_requested

The Book Launch That Became a Movement (Billboards, Celebrities and Sold-Out Events)

Duration seconds: 2356
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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

He Lost Everything—Then Wrote the Book That Rebuilt His Authority

Duration seconds: 2464
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Feb 24, 2026 · not_requested

He Spent Decades Behind the Scenes on ER and The West Wing—His Book at 78 Put Him in Front

Duration seconds: 1949
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Feb 17, 2026 · not_requested

How One Book Turned Into $1M (And Why Most Don’t)

Duration seconds: 1793
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Feb 10, 2026 · not_requested

The Book That Led to a TEDx Talk—and 350,000 Views

Duration seconds: 2022
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Feb 3, 2026 · not_requested

The Book That Started Legacy Launch Pad—and a Foundation That's Sent 200+ People to Treatment

Duration seconds: 2317
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Jan 27, 2026 · not_requested

One Book → TV Show, Harvard Role and a 61-City Tour

Duration seconds: 2104
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Jan 20, 2026 · not_requested

The Book Party That Changed Everything

Duration seconds: 2655
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Jan 13, 2026 · not_requested

Ethlie Ann Vare on Going From Gatekeepers to Algorithms

Duration seconds: 2730
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Jan 6, 2026 · not_requested

Jamie Rose on Finding True Fulfillment After Traditional Publishing's Broken Promises

Duration seconds: 2606
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Dec 30, 2025 · not_requested

Mark Ebner on How to Survive the Death of Publishing (and Still Tell the Truth)

Duration seconds: 2814
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Dec 16, 2025 · not_requested

Tom Zoellner on Letting Go of the Hustle to Find Meaning in Writing Rather than Publishing

Duration seconds: 2636
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Dec 2, 2025 · not_requested

Dennis Hensley on Going from Landing a Book Deal to Working at Crate & Barrel (And Everything in Between)

Duration seconds: 2612
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