Jay Clouse

Why Paul Millerd REFUSED a $200K Book Deal (And Self-Published Instead)

Get Paul's New Hardcover: https://creatorscience.co/paul-yt-book Join The Lab: https://creatorscience.co/thelab-yt-paul Paul Millerd is the author of The Pathless Path, which has earned Paul $325,000 in royalties to date. In the process, Paul turned down a publishing offer from Penguin, one of the major publishers in the industry. Then, in December, Paul decided to double down and produce a new version of The Pathless Path, an ultra-premium hardcover book that is just beautiful. In this episode, we talk about that decision, the dark side of traditional publishing, the book deal Paul WOULD have taken, and when traditional publishing actually makes sense. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 05:53 - Why He Self-Published 08:01 - Designing Books Beyond the Obvious 13:13 - Money Isn't A Reason to Write 16:54 - Book's Success and New Opportunities 20:30 - Rejecting Penguin 22:00 - Redefining Self-Publishing Potential 25:00 - Author Rights and Publishing Deals 30:29 - Reviving Unpublished Books 31:33 - Publishing Challenges and Opportunities 37:11 - Write a Book You Love 39:38 - Inside The Pathless Path Hardcover 43:02 - Overcoming Doubts, Achieving Success 46:23 - Inspired by Steel Brothers 48:43 - Direct Sales for Higher Margins 53:04 - Amazon Book Bundling Limitations *** CONNECT WITH GUEST 🌐 Website: https://pathlesspath.com/ 🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/p_millerd 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pathlesspaul/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmillerd/ 📹 YouTube: @PaulMillerd *** CONNECT WITH ME 🐦 X: https://x.com/jayclouse 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayclouse/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jayclouse 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jayclouse