Saeah Lee Wood

Making beautiful books for indie authors and small presses @otterpinebooks

[Erica Robles Anderson @fstflofscholars]

This conversation is about living from the universe of unthinkable loss. It will be profound.

Join us @interintellect_ on 7/7 and we will sit together with Dispatches from Grief.

https://t.co/j8FM2gNW62

[Saeah Lee Wood @saeah]

@LibertyRPF @jposhaughnessy All time favorite. Not the ignoring part but the film part 💕

[Caitlin Flanagan @CaitlinPacific]

Dispatches From Grief by ⁦@DCrittenden1⁩ is out.

“Miranda was dead. Miranda no longer existed. Every thought about her, going backward or forward, had to contend with this singular, untenable fact.”

First, you have to know the assignment.

A perfect book

[Saeah Lee Wood @saeah]

Tomorrow! @ashleydzhang @interintellect_ @TheAnnaGat @GavinSMcMahon

[Anna Gát 🧭 @TheAnnaGat]

The great @ashleydzhang -- main character of the @interintellect_ website 💜-- is coming back on @interintellect_ soon!

Special thanks to @saeah x @otterpinebooks

https://t.co/p1EDUZN95F

[Saeah Lee Wood @saeah]

@jposhaughnessy Maugham is the original polymath. People don't talk about him enough.

[Jim O'Shaughnessy @jposhaughnessy]

Now 25% off through December 1st

[Paul Millerd @p_millerd]

Ayyy first purchase from 🇦🇹

[Saeah Lee Wood @saeah]

@AlexAndBooks_ @p_millerd She's so pretty. 😍

[Saeah Lee Wood @saeah]

Stories = underrated
Stories are the neglected force that shape everything around us. Can't wait for this talk on the how & why of stories. We can use them to shape a better future, not just in tech & business, but also in life.

@GavinSMcMahon @ashleydzhang @interintellect_

[Anna Gát 🧭 @TheAnnaGat]

The great @ashleydzhang -- main character of the @interintellect_ website 💜-- is coming back on @interintellect_ soon!

Special thanks to @saeah x @otterpinebooks

https://t.co/p1EDUZN95F

[Saeah Lee Wood @saeah]

@TheAnnaGat @ashleydzhang @interintellect_ @otterpinebooks A can't miss! @GavinSMcMahon

[Alex & Books 📚 @AlexAndBooks_]

What book are you currently reading?

For me it's "The Pathless Path" by @p_millerd.

[Tinkered Thinking @TinkeredThinker]

White Mirror

[Saeah Lee Wood @saeah]

Bespoke high-touch packaging is very underrated.

[Paul Millerd @p_millerd]

1st Week: Sold About 150 Books to 17 Countries
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This is pretty amazing. A little better than I expected for first week. We will likely close the early bird bundles December 1

(yes they will all be packaged like this)

[Paul Millerd @p_millerd]

Unboxing of My New Premium Hardcover

18 Months of Production and Printing

Printed in 🇮🇹
Shipped to 🇺🇸
Unboxed in 🇹🇼

https://t.co/abE2gW5obx

[Paul Millerd @p_millerd]

This past week, I announced a new $100 version of The Pathless Path. But it's more than that: it's a bet on beauty, on books, and against cynicism.

Let's go back a bit...

18 months ago, I rejected a deal to sell my book to Penguin.

I'm on a call with three people on the team. They got straight to it:

“We’d take the book out of print, redo the cover, and update the content. We can get it to many more people.”

That made no sense. The book was selling thousands of copies a month. Readers loved the cover. Their plan was optimized for their system, not my book.

Then came the offer: $70,000. For full lifetime rights. Plus 70 years after I die (that's how copyright works)

The month before, I earned $10,000 in royalties. Sales were increasing too. The math didn’t make any sense.

More than that, they didn't seem to get how much fun I was having. Nor the spirit of the book.

They didn't like when I threw up a much bigger number. They told me to find an agent.

Here's the thing:

Traditional publishers are not broken. The model works… for them.
• They optimize for short-term hits
• Authors give up control for prestige
• If the book doesn’t take off in two weeks, they move on
• Backlist revenue keeps the machine humming

But that system creates cynicism. Authors have told me privately:
• “I hated the cover, but gave up trying to change it”
• "They ran out of books during launch week and refused to use print-on-demand. I probably lost out on 5k orders"
• “They stopped responding after launch”
• “I wish I could get my rights back but they wouldn't even reply to my emails”
• “They won't adjust pricing on ebooks down even though they know its worse for me and them”

I turned down their offer but needing to think it through made me realize:
• I cared too much about the book to hand it off.
• It changed my life. It continues to change readers’ lives.
• That matters for something and its worth investing in

So I decided to make the best possible version of it. For the past 18 months, I’ve invested more in craft and design than any project I’ve ever done, partnered with talented designers and printers (shoutout @otterpinebooks and @saeah), and am selling this direct without any outside investors or support.

Why?
Because books still matter.
Care still matters.
Craft still matters.
Leaning against cynicism is worth it.

Authors now have the tools to:
• Keep our rights.
• Reach readers directly.
• Invest in beauty and longevity.

So I want to lead by example.

here's my contribution:

https://t.co/CgA1wwBKF5

[Saeah Lee Wood @saeah]

As AI increases content volume, intentionality and craft become more valuable.

[Paul Millerd @p_millerd]

The internet is wild.

Have hardcovers heading to the following countries soon:

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[Saeah Lee Wood @saeah]

@p_millerd ...and 96 tabs will be closed in one graceful, enlightened gesture, calendar notifications will evaporate into stardust, to-do lists will turn into poems, and maybe, just maybe, some "good work" will happen instead.

[O'Shaughnessy Ventures @osvllc]

Infinite Books (@infinitebooks) to Publish Danielle Crittenden's Profound Memoir Dispatches From Grief

https://t.co/OfaV20uWBa