{"podcast":{"title":"Behind the Book Cover","slug":"behind-the-book-cover-737349","podcast_index_feed_id":737349,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/behind-the-cover","website_url":"https://www.legacylaunchpadpub.com/behind","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xo5QNr_YatKuzQSR2QbP1-huKA3e3RHnG9y2cQTjLoQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYWIx/MGM4YTQxNjY2ODgx/YmY4YmY1YTM0NzBm/NWNhZi5wbmc.jpg","author":"Anna David","episode_count":248,"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-book-cover-737349"},"episode":{"title":"The Book That Started Legacy Launch Pad—and a Foundation That's Sent 200+ People to Treatment","slug":"the-book-that-started-legacy-launch-pad-and-a-foundation-that-s-sent-200-people-to-treatment","published_at":"2026-02-03T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-book-cover-737349/the-book-that-started-legacy-launch-pad-and-a-foundation-that-s-sent-200-people-to-treatment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-book-cover-737349","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/83fa27b7","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/83fa27b7/21c18bf6.mp3","summary":"If you're thinking about writing an authority building book, and I really hope you are, and you don't want to be counting pennies or checking your book sales all the time, you actually want a book that's going to change your life, I can tell you how. Just go to sevenfigurebooks.com. I'm not trying to capture your email or anything. You can just download this PDF that's going to tell you exactly how to turn an authority building book into revenue, speaking, authority, and no exaggeration, a whole new life. Aiming High was the first book I ever published, and it's the reason Legacy Launch Pad exists. So I'm biased. But the story of what this book did is worth telling regardless. Darren Prince was one of the most successful sports and celebrity agents in the country—Magic Johnson, Muhammad Ali, Charlie Sheen—and he was also quietly battling an addiction that nearly killed him. When we started working together, he wanted to write about his career. I told him his addiction was the real story. He didn't love hearing that, but he listened. He released the book on the anniversary of Ali and Frazier's \"Thrilla in Manila\" fight (because of course he did—the man is an agent to his core). Magic Johnson wrote the foreword. A CNN interview with Chris Cuomo launched a global media tour that led to Tucker Carlson , Dr. Oz , Fox & Friends and Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast. A six-figure spokesperson deal came in, and instead of keeping the money, Darren used it to start the Aiming High Foundation, which has now sent over 200 people to treatment. What I wanted to get into with Darren is all of it—the stuff that makes us laugh and the stuff that makes us a little teary. How his father's death and a conversation with Magic Johnson pushed him to finally tell the truth. How the book re…","meta_description":"If you're thinking about writing an authority building book, and I really hope you are, and you don't want to be counting pennies or checking your book sa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2317,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-book-cover-737349/episodes/the-book-that-started-legacy-launch-pad-and-a-foundation-that-s-sent-200-people-to-treatment/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-book-cover-737349/the-book-that-started-legacy-launch-pad-and-a-foundation-that-s-sent-200-people-to-treatment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}