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This Author Used Built&Written to Write His First Book, and He's Already Published It
Aug 11, 2026·7 min read

This Author Used Built&Written to Write His First Book, and He's Already Published It

Ujjwal Majumder turned his own notes into a book, Nara-Simha, with Built&Written's Wren and published it to Amazon KDP as a Kindle eBook and paperback. Here is how he did it.

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Built & Written: Books That Tell the Truth
Aug 11, 2026·7 min read

Built & Written: Books That Tell the Truth

In 2023 a lawyer filed a brief full of ChatGPT-invented court cases. That failure is why Wren checks every claim in your book against your own material first.

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Entrepreneurs Don't Want a Bigger Exit. They Want Their Thinking to Outlive the Company
Aug 10, 2026·7 min read

Entrepreneurs Don't Want a Bigger Exit. They Want Their Thinking to Outlive the Company

A sale transfers the balance sheet, never how you think. Why founders write their judgment into a book, the asset a buyer, successor, or memory can't reconstruct.

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Book Deals Are Down 41%. Don't Wait for a Publisher
Aug 7, 2026·8 min read

Book Deals Are Down 41%. Don't Wait for a Publisher

Six-figure nonfiction book deals fell 41% year over year in Q2 2026, led by Penguin Random House and HarperCollins. What it means for entrepreneurs, and the faster path.

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Spotify Opened Audiobooks to Indie Authors. Here's What It Means for Entrepreneurs
Aug 2, 2026·6 min read

Spotify Opened Audiobooks to Indie Authors. Here's What It Means for Entrepreneurs

Spotify opened an invite-only tool for indie authors to create audiobooks with no studio or narrator. What it covers, what it pays, and whether founders should care.

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7 Publishing Trends Entrepreneurs Need to Know in 2026
Jul 30, 2026·7 min read

7 Publishing Trends Entrepreneurs Need to Know in 2026

From KDP's new AI disclosure checkbox to the AI book flood and the audiobook boom, the seven publishing shifts entrepreneurs need to plan around in 2026.

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3.5 Million New Books Flooded Amazon. Reader Trust Is the Only Filter Left.
Jul 27, 2026·7 min read

3.5 Million New Books Flooded Amazon. Reader Trust Is the Only Filter Left.

Amazon took 3.5M+ new self-published books in 2025. With 61% of readers distrusting AI, proven expertise is the only edge left for a business book.

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