How To Write Engaging Nonfiction Books With WRITE USEFUL BOOKS By Rob Fitzpatrick - Book Summary #31

Most nonfiction books either fail to attract an audience or achieve only short-term success. The few that manage to generate a high volume of sales often do so through expensive marketing campaigns, temporary media buzz, or author popularity. As a result, it’s rare for new authors to break through and create a lasting impact.

Write Useful Books by Rob Fitzpatrick provides an alternative path. It explains how to plan, write, test, and refine engaging nonfiction books using proven strategies from the world of entrepreneurship. The approach can help a new author create a truly useful book that automatically attracts new readers through word-of-mouth referrals.

Let’s explore three of my favorite insights from the book.

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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 - Write Useful Books by Rob Fitzpatrick
01:00 - Insight #1 - A Truly Useful Book Doesn’t Require Much Marketing
04:18 - Insight #2 - Start With A Clear Promise For A Specific Reader Profile
07:45 - Insight #3 - Deliver On The Promise To Drive Word-Of-Mouth Referrals
10:59 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Content by Rick Kettner
Produced by Kyle Trienke

[robfitzpatrick]

Hey everyone 🙋‍♂️. I'm Rob, the author of this book. Rick pretty much nailed it (thanks!), but let me know if you have any extra thoughts/questions/whatevers and I'll do my best to answer :).

[nocheblancamusic]

'building a story brand' is a perfect example of a 'DEEP' book

[SanathKumarNaibhi]

Thank You, Rick! Got this video at the right time. I'm on the journey of writing my first draft.

[Jappon]

Thanks for this review! This is a subject I have been thinking about for some time now. These tips all seem like I can apply my own idea towards, will dig into the rest of the book shortly and have a go at this process.

[RickKettner]

Do you have a favorite book that you'd like to see covered here in the future? Hit reply and let me know the title, author, and what you liked most about the book!

[thawaknng]

Good stuff man! Another idea for a video would be books on boosting creativity, especially in business and marketing. Im sure most people including me would appreciate that

[christopherarmstrong]

Very useful video! Heard about this book and was curious to learn more about it myself. Your overview provides a great synopsis, and is already starting to get the gears turning as I prep to write my next Kickstarter book :)

[akramsafi]

Hello Rick 🙋‍♂️

Thanks for sharing this valuable and well presented information with your community.

Much appreciated!

I’m writing a book about the hospitality industry and I think Write Useful Books by Rob Fitzpatrick will help me a lot.

Thanks Rob 🙋‍♂️

I believe that everyone has something to offer.

Just start…

Akram

[ericbrazau]

The more unique the message in your book the more unique your audience. The more your book is useful to them because there is no other book that solves their problem. Their unique problem. These 3 tips I was instinctually employing. Perhaps I am just lucky my message and solved problem are unique. But now I will activly incorporate this into marketing. The promise to solve the problem is number one. is it?

[katlehosuping]

Hi Rick. How does this book help people in business?

[ankezimmermann]

I wish you would pause between sentences, I could not listen to your speaking style.