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Tom Freiling — Publishing Powerhouse: Why AI Is Forcing Authors to Become More Human
From telemarketing to shaping New York Times bestsellers — Tom Freiling’s publishing journey is a lesson in curiosity, grit and human storytelling.
In this episode Tom pulls back the curtain on 30+ years in publishing, the shift from bookstore gatekeepers to Amazon-era discoverability struggles, and why the rise of AI makes the uniquely human elements of a book more valuable than ever.
Tom shares hard-won operational lessons (how a bootstrap mindset scales), the mistakes that make self-published books “dead on arrival,” and practical frameworks for coaches, founders and creators who want to…
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