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Shepherd November: Amazon algorithm changes and how it might impact you.

Nov 18, 2025

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13 min read

Shepherd November: Amazon algorithm changes and how it might impact you.

Plus, Book Boost stats for members!

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd October 2025: What is the timeline for launching our app?

Oct 24, 2025

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15 min read

Shepherd October 2025: What is the timeline for launching our app?

How is Shepherd funded? We dropped from 815 to 778 members.

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd: Share your 3 favorite reads of 2025 and promote your book.

Oct 17, 2025

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7 min read

Shepherd: Share your 3 favorite reads of 2025 and promote your book.

How does this help you as an author? I'll tell you :)

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd September 2025: Need book marketing help? Let's do a call.

Sep 23, 2025

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10 min read

Shepherd September 2025: Need book marketing help? Let's do a call.

Goodreads but smarter: What we are working on as we build the MVP for our full app for readers.

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd August 2025: Video update on our full reader app 😃

Aug 23, 2025

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15 min read

Shepherd August 2025: Video update on our full reader app 😃

And why I wish authors had more free options to reach readers who might be interested in their writing.

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd's new bookshelves are live! Explore books visually 📚

Aug 2, 2025

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4 min read

Shepherd's new bookshelves are live! Explore books visually 📚

Let me know what you think.

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd July 2025: We've started building our app for readers!

Jul 18, 2025

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10 min read

Shepherd July 2025: We've started building our app for readers!

How does this help authors?

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd June 2025: New bookshelves + Basic Book Marketing recording.

Jun 19, 2025

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10 min read

Shepherd June 2025: New bookshelves + Basic Book Marketing recording.

Summer is here, our planet circles around the sun yet again.

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd May 2025: Upgrade to our personalized newsletter for readers!

May 16, 2025

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10 min read

Shepherd May 2025: Upgrade to our personalized newsletter for readers!

Want to join the next Q&A event on basic book marketing?

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd April 2025: Walk through of the UX so far on the TBR app.

Apr 16, 2025

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11 min read

Shepherd April 2025: Walk through of the UX so far on the TBR app.

And, the upcoming May book marketing Zoom + Q&A.

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd March 2025: What book marketing questions do you have?

Mar 24, 2025

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7 min read

Shepherd March 2025: What book marketing questions do you have?

Live Zoom event + Q&A coming in May...

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
Shepherd's February and why does Brandon Sanderson think it is hard to launch a new book?

Feb 27, 2025

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11 min read

Shepherd's February and why does Brandon Sanderson think it is hard to launch a new book?

A slower update this month as I have been so busy on Shepherd.

Ben Fox
Ben Fox
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