Module 1 of 11

Front Matter

What this course is, and how to use it.

The AuthorAZ Publishing Course is the complete Publishing Manual, free and online. It covers the whole route from manuscript to long-term career: choosing a publishing path, preparing the book, cover and legal setup, distribution and metadata, reviews, launch, promotion, money, and the systems that keep it all running. It is written for authors who want decisions and trade-offs, not reassurance.

These two lessons set out what the course is for and how to read it — end to end if you are new to the landscape, or entered at whichever decision you are facing right now. Read them first, then take the Path Router in Publishing Reality in 2027. Your base path decides which modules matter to you now and which can wait.

2 lessons · 3 min