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Book Launch Checklist.

The pre-launch, launch-week, and 30-day-after sequence that put The AI Entrepreneur in 11K readers' hands. Adapt it to your launch.
CHECKLIST
Week −6 to −4 · Pre-launch list build0/5

You're building the audience that buys on day one.

Week −3 · Asset prep0/5

Everything Amazon needs from you before pre-order.

Week −2 · Soft pre-orders0/5

Quietly priming the algorithm before launch.

Week −1 · Pre-launch comms0/5

The list knows it's coming. Twice.

Launch week0/5

The week the algorithm decides what happens next.

Week +1 to +4 · Post-launch compound0/5

Most authors stop here. This is where compounding starts.

% COMPLETE0/30
STATUS
0%CATCH UP

You're behind for the items due this week. Focus on the earliest unchecked phase first — later phases assume earlier ones are done.

BREAKDOWN BY SECTION
  • Week −6 to −4 · Pre-launch list build0/5
  • Week −3 · Asset prep0/5
  • Week −2 · Soft pre-orders0/5
  • Week −1 · Pre-launch comms0/5
  • Launch week0/5
  • Week +1 to +4 · Post-launch compound0/5
NEXT 3 MOVES
  1. Week −6 to −4 · Pre-launch list buildBeehiiv or ESP set up with at least one welcome email.
  2. Week −6 to −4 · Pre-launch list buildLanding page live with email capture and a real promise.
  3. Week −6 to −4 · Pre-launch list buildLead magnet drafted — sample chapter or workbook.
NOTES · WEEKLY

The pre-launch email cadence that built my first 1,000 readers.

The exact 4-email sequence I sent in the 6 weeks before launch, the subject lines that pulled, and the offer that flipped 18% of the list to pre-order.

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