Scott: Podcast audience drove 55,000 direct sales of his first book
Jason Allen Scott · Startup Acquisition Stories with Jason Allan Scott, Founder of A Podcast Company · Jul 18, 2023 · at 6:48
Jason Allan Scott, founder of A Podcast Company, describes how he leveraged his early podcast audience to generate book sales.
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“I sold 55,000 copies of my first book, thanks to the podcast, just through my audience.”
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