Become Booked
Publish Your Book + Position Yourself for Stages, Podcasts, and Media
Publishing makes your ideas permanent. Visibility makes them powerful.
Become Booked combines professional publishing with authority-building visibility tools that position you for speaking engagements, podcast interviews, and a virtual book tour.
You don’t just want a published book — you want a book that gets you booked. Speaking engagements, media interviews, and opportunities that expand your reach.
Why Visibility Matters
Publishing alone isn’t enough. The marketplace is full of books that nobody knows about. The difference between a book that collects dust and a book that creates opportunities is visibility.
Stages aren’t filled with the smartest voices — they’re filled with the most visible voices.
Podcasts don’t book the “best-kept secrets” — they book the experts with polished pitches and reels.
Virtual book tours don’t happen by accident — they’re powered by strategy, presence, and professional assets.
If your book is published but your platform isn’t positioned, you’ll miss the very opportunities you published for.
Introducing Become Booked
Become Booked is our premium pathway for experts who want publishing plus visibility.
It includes everything in Become Published — editing, design, layouts, distribution, ownership, metadata optimization, launch strategy, and podcast exposure — plus the tools you need to land speaking engagements, book podcasts, and build authority at scale.
Think of this as your publishing package and your visibility launch pad, bundled together.
The Become Booked Pathway
For just $20,000 here's What We'll Guarantee:
Everything in Become Published — Professional editing, design, layouts, distribution, metadata, presale launch, and podcast feature.
Speaker One-Sheet — A polished asset that positions you as stage-ready, complete with your bio, talk titles, and credentials.
Podcast One-Sheet — A targeted media pitch tool designed to land you on aligned shows with clear value propositions for hosts.
30 Curated Podcasts to Pitch — A researched list of shows matched to your expertise and audience — so you know exactly where to start building visibility.
Full Ownership — ISBN, barcode, and copyright registration in your name. You keep 100% of your rights and royalties.
Two Branded Speaking Reels — One long-form (~3 minutes) and one short-form (60–90 seconds). Professionally cut and branded, these reels showcase your presence, credibility, and value. They double as a visual pitch deck and can be used on your website, social platforms, and in speaker applications.
Virtual Book Tour Launch Pad — We set the stage for your own virtual book tour by giving you the digital assets, pitch tools, and strategy to show up on podcasts, livestreams, and events in the first 90 days post-launch.
Platform Exposure — A featured spot on the Dear Author podcast to introduce your book to an engaged audience of readers and professionals.
Expert → Published Author → Booked Thought Leader.
With Become Booked, you’ll walk away with:
- A published book that cements your expertise.
- Polished media and speaker assets that position you as a go-to authority.
- Speaking reels that prove you’re stage-ready.
- A curated podcast pitch list that gets your voice in front of new audiences.
- A launch pad for a virtual book tour that turns your publication into momentum.
Publishing makes you an author.
Visibility makes you a brand.
Publishing makes your expertise permanent. Visibility ensures it expands.
When your framework is both published and positioned, it becomes more than a book — it becomes a platform. One that drives business growth, opens doors to stages, and places your voice in conversations that shape industries and culture.
We don’t just publish books. We publish brands.
At Open Book Publishing, we’ve worked with authors who not only published their books but also:
Landed podcast interviews that grew their audiences overnight.
Booked speaking engagements at conferences they had dreamed of attending.
Created digital tours that connected them with readers across the country without leaving their home office..
Why Authors Trust Us
Your Questions, Answered
Because Become Booked combines publishing with visibility tools: speaker and podcast one-sheets, curated podcast lists, branded reels, and a virtual book tour launch pad that helps you secure opportunities in your first 90 days. You’re not just paying for publishing — you’re investing in positioning and visibility.
We provide you with professional one-sheets, curated podcast lists, and branded reels to pitch with. Outreach and booking remain with you (or your team) so you maintain authentic control of your platform.
The speaker one-sheet highlights your talk titles, expertise, and stage presence. The podcast one-sheet is designed for media hosts, with suggested interview questions and value for their audience. Each is tailored for its platform.
Because event organizers and podcast hosts want proof of presence. Your reels serve as a visual and audio pitch deck — showing not just what you say, but how you say it. They dramatically increase your chances of being booked.
We create the digital assets, strategy, and pitch tools you need to secure virtual speaking and podcast opportunities in your first 90 days post-launch. It’s not just about releasing your book — it’s about leveraging your launch for visibility.
Yes. Many authors start with Become Published and later add visibility support. But Become Booked offers better value by bundling publishing and visibility together.
Yes. You get everything in Become Published — editing, design, layouts, distribution, metadata optimization, launch session, and podcast feature — plus the additional visibility assets unique to Become Booked.
Yes. We offer milestone payments of $5,000 on Day 1, Day 30, and Day 60 as well as financing through Affirm, Klarna, and Afterpay for qualified clients. 5k /4 payments
Are You Ready to Become Booked?
In 120–180 days, your book could be published, your reels polished, your media assets in hand, and your virtual book tour launch-ready. The investment for Become Booked is $20,000 — a premium package designed for leaders who don’t just want a book, but want visibility, positioning, and momentum.
