<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Learn Self Publishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn SelfPublishing]]></description><link>https://www.learnselfpublishing.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:09:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.learnselfpublishing.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THE FINAL CUT with James Blatch, Joe Solari from Author Nation and Darren Hardy from Amazon KDP.]]></title><description><![CDATA[James talks to Joe Solari, the man responsible for the world’s largest gathering of indie authors and Darren Hardy, from Amazon KDP, who...]]></description><link>https://www.learnselfpublishing.com/post/the-final-cut-with-james-blatch-joe-solari-from-author-nation-and-darren-hardy-from-amazon-kdp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66df2024ee2ddc924c22f3ae</guid><category><![CDATA[SPF PODCAST ARCHIVE]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:26:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8a730_9403ef2643314c1799a118e307b818cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Blatch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPS-431: Support for Self Publishing with Draft2Digital ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Thacker VP of Author Success at Draft2Digital joins James to dive into what’s new and what D2D can offer the self publishing world....]]></description><link>https://www.learnselfpublishing.com/post/sps-431-support-for-self-publishing-with-draft2digital</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6683f49a136ff5496d144718</guid><category><![CDATA[SPF PODCAST ARCHIVE]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:58:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a8a730_6f88040886964176a2ed5e32f365c7d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Blatch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPS- 430: The New Content Creation Place with Marco Moutinho from Dibbly]]></title><description><![CDATA[James talks to Marco Moutinho from Dibbly, a content creation platform, which can help you with freelance services. 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