you said
you wanted
to write
a book.
Three hours. Everything that happens
after the writing.
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 2:00–5:00 PM ET · Free to attend live
Hosted by Dr. Sarah Thomas, founder of EduMatch Publishing.
Over 100 titles published.
The writing was never the hard part.
Most educators who want to write a book have already written more than a book's worth. Newsletters. Curriculum. Grant narratives. Posts at eleven at night that thirty people shared.
What stops us is not the writing. It is everything on the other side of it. Formatting. ISBNs. Trim sizes. Whether Amazon is the right place or the only place you have heard of. Whether the company emailing you about publishing packages is legitimate. Nobody teaches educators this, so the manuscript sits in Drive and another year goes by.
We are going to close that gap in one afternoon.
Three hours, four blocks, no fluff.
01
35 mins
Is self-publishing actually for you?
Traditional, self, and the hybrid arrangements that charge you money to call you an author. What you give up in each. Who should not self-publish, said out loud.
02
45 mins
Amazon KDP, end to end
Live walkthrough on screen. Account setup, formatting, covers, the ISBN decision that costs people money later, pricing, royalty math worked with real numbers, and what happens in the seventy-two hours after you hit publish.
03
25 mins
IngramSpark and the distribution decision
The part most free trainings skip. How books get into schools, libraries, and bookstores, which matters more for us than for most authors, because district purchasing does not run through Amazon.
04
30 mins
You published a book. Now sell it.
Launch windows, reviews, author platform, and selling into schools, which is a completely different motion than selling to readers.
The two ways to join.
Free
Live attendance
Live attendance
Yes
Ask questions
Through the Q&A panel
Recording
Not included
Intro to Self-Publishing workbook
Not included
Manuscript and front matter templates
Not included
VIP-only session, 5:00 to 5:30 PM ET
Not included
EduSnap 2026 extended deadline
Yes
Slides
Yes
VIP — $97
Everything, plus the room after
Live attendance
Yes
Ask questions
On camera, live, priority
Recording
Yes, permanent access
Intro to Self-Publishing workbook
Yes
Manuscript and front matter templates
Yes
VIP-only session, 5:00 to 5:30 PM ET
Yes
EduSnap 2026 extended deadline
Yes
Slides
Yes
VIPs stay after the main room closes for thirty minutes with cameras on and no agenda. Bring the manuscript, the half-formed idea, the question you did not want to ask in front of two hundred people. That half hour is the reason to go VIP.
VIP registration closes at 1:00 PM ET on November 21 so we can get everyone set up in the room.
This is for you if
You have a manuscript, a draft, or three chapters and no idea what comes next
You have an idea and have never written a word of it
You published one book, it went fine, and you know you left something on the table
You want to write for your profession, not a novel, and every self-publishing resource you find is about novels
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF...
You are looking for someone to write it for you, or you want a traditional publishing deal with an agent and an advance. We will explain that path and why it is not what this session teaches.
About Sarah
“She has made most of the mistakes she is going to warn you about.”
Dr. Sarah Thomas founded EduMatch in 2014 as a place for educators to find each other. EduMatch Publishing has released more than 100 titles since, most of them written by classroom practitioners who had never published anything before.
She is a co-author of the ISTE digital equity series, and November 21 exists in large part because of what she learned the hard way.
Google PD Partner
Adobe Authorized Training Partner
ISTE Making IT Happen
100+ educator titles published
The EduSnap connection
One chapter this year. Your own book next year.
EduSnap is our annual collection, and it's the gentlest way to get published, because you write one chapter and we take care of everything else. A good number of the authors in our catalog started right there, with a chapter, and came back the next year with a book of their own.
Submissions close November 15, and everyone registered for this summit gets until November 30.
Questions.
Do I need to have written anything already?
No. Some people will show up with a finished manuscript and some will show up with an idea they have never said out loud. The session works for both.
Does my book have to be about education?
No. The examples come from education because that is who is in the room, but everything covered applies to any book.
What if I cannot make it live?
The recording goes to VIPs only. If you know you will miss it, VIP is the right tier.
Can I upgrade to VIP later?
Yes, any time until 1:00 PM ET on November 21.
Is this a sales pitch for a publishing service?
No. We are not selling you a service to publish your book. We publish an annual collection and you will hear about it near the end, and you are welcome to ignore that part entirely and still leave with everything you came for.
Do I have to submit to EduSnap?
Not at all. They are separate. Registering for one does not commit you to the other.
Refunds on VIP?
Full refund up to seven days before the event. After that, you keep the recording and materials.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes, a certificate of attendance. No professional learning hours are attached.
Saturday, November 21. Two o'clock.
The book is not
going to
publish itself.
Come find out what actually happens next.
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