Your dream of becoming a published author starts here.

Publishing 101 is the ultimate guide to getting your book to market with all the details you need to know along the way.

Publishing 101 is your complete guide from idea to published author.

Everything you've ever wanted to know about becoming a published author is here.


As a leading expert in book publishing for over 30 years, Karen Strauss of Hybrid Global Publishing has compiled all of her knowledge of the current state of the industry into this one-stop-shop for you to understand all the steps of publishing your book.

Just a few of the areas we cover...

  • The top mistakes new authors make when preparing to write or publish their book.
  • The different publishing options available today and which to choose to save time and money - and al lof the technical pieces that go into preparing your book for stores and shelves.
  • How to prepare your author platform such as your website, sales pages, social media and other promotional material to make sure your book actually sells.
  • Demystifying Amazon Bestsellers and how your book can get this valuable accolade.

Hybrid Global Publishing was founded in 2011 and has helped hundreds of authors publish their books.

Meet Your Instructors:

Karen Strauss, Hybrid Global Publishing

Karen Strauss

Karen Strauss has worked in publishing for more than thirty years and has held management and marketing positions at major publishing houses, including The Free Press, Crown, Random House, and Avon.Karen founded Hybrid Global Publishing in 2011 to help authors, speakers, and entrepreneurs get their message out by writing and publishing a book. She offers publishing, distribution, and marketing services for organizations and individual authors. Karen is the author of Book Publishing for Entrepreneurs: Top Secrets from a New York Publisher and offers an online course called Publishing 101: Your Complete Guide from Idea to Published Author.

Ken Course

Ken Course is a digital marketing expert who has specialized in the speaking, author and expert industry for nearly 15 years.  He is known internationally for his high energy, experiential, and interactive presentations that create positive momentum for business owners. Ken has been a key team member in over 10 multi-million dollar launches, 3 New York Times Bestselling Books, as well as appeared as a featured expert on over 150 stages with speakers such as Les Brown, Mark Victor Hansen, Rick Frishman, Mike Koenigs, Justin Livingston, Kevin Harrington, Nancy Matthews, and many more.

Publishing 101 is available now for a special launch price of ONLY $297.

  • Understand your publishing options.
  • Avoid big mistakes that cost massive amounts of time and money.
  • Get your book produced the right way.
  • Have all the right pieces in place.
  • Develop your online author presence and website.
  • BONUS: Turn your book into an Amazon Bestseller!
  • BONUS: A special Q&A call directly with Karen Strauss!