Episodes 249
Avg. Duration 31m
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Apple Rating 4.7 (300)
Since Jan 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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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Recent Episodes

S3E5 Why I'm Re-Releasing My Book Three Years Later (and What I Got Wrong)

Jun 09, 2026 11m

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…

S3E7 Most Authors Want Sales. The Smart Ones Want This.

Jun 02, 2026 31m

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…

S3E6 The Real Way Smart People Are Using AI (It’s Not Writing Books)

May 26, 2026 47m

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…

S3E4 Publishing Promised Everything and Delivered Almost Nothing. So He Built His Own Version.

May 19, 2026 44m

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…

S3E2 He's Doubling Down on AI and IP While Everyone Else Is Panicking

May 12, 2026 40m

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…

S3E3 She Got Her Sixth Book Deal Because of Her Podcast, Not Her Books

May 05, 2026 42m

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…

S3E1 The Book Deal Was the Goal—Until the Industry Changed

Apr 28, 2026 52m Transcript

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…

S2E14 He Said the Book Would Never Lead to a Business. It Became His Entire Second Career.

Apr 21, 2026 34m

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…

S2E13 The Grief Memoir That Became a TV Pitch, a Sex Podcast and the Book Everyone Gives When Someone Dies

Apr 14, 2026 36m

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…

S2E12 He Sold 87 Copies—and Made $2.5M

Apr 07, 2026 25m Transcript

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…

S2E11 Why Your Book Is Never “Done”—And How It Can Keep Making Money for Years

Mar 31, 2026 46m Transcript

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…

S2E10 What 50 Years in the Business Taught Him—And Why He Finally Wrote the Book About It

Mar 24, 2026 54m Transcript

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…

S2E9 He Raised His Prices 60x After Writing a Book

Mar 17, 2026 31m Transcript

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…

S2E8 The Book Launch That Became a Movement (Billboards, Celebrities and Sold-Out Events)

Mar 10, 2026 38m

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…

S2E7 He Lost Everything—Then Wrote the Book That Rebuilt His Authority

Mar 03, 2026 40m

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…

S2E6 He Spent Decades Behind the Scenes on ER and The West Wing—His Book at 78 Put Him in Front

Feb 24, 2026 31m Transcript

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…

S2E5 How One Book Turned Into $1M (And Why Most Don’t)

Feb 17, 2026 29m Transcript

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…

S2E4 The Book That Led to a TEDx Talk—and 350,000 Views

Feb 10, 2026 32m Transcript

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…

S2E3 The Book That Started Legacy Launch Pad—and a Foundation That's Sent 200+ People to Treatment

Feb 03, 2026 37m Transcript

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…

S2E2 One Book → TV Show, Harvard Role and a 61-City Tour

Jan 27, 2026 34m Transcript

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…

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How many episodes does Behind the Book Cover have?

Behind the Book Cover has published 249 episodes since January 2020, covering topics in Business, Careers.

Is Behind the Book Cover still active?

Behind the Book Cover is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 31m.

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