{"id":12,"date":"2023-06-20T14:53:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cctjnxm.cluster051.hosting.ovh.net\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2023-09-11T12:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:09:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/booksprout.co\/fivestar\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>At Booksprout we\u2019re dedicated to connecting authors and readers. We believe that by giving authors information and resources to launch their self-published books successfully, the connections between readers and authors will be even stronger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019ve developed our &#8220;Five Star Launch&#8221; approach to help self-published authors in the five critical areas leading up to and during the launch of their books.<\/strong> Sign up for our newsletter to receive updates on articles, author interviews and guests posts of Five Star Launch\u2019s key areas:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column about-us-block has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f6f8fb\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/booksprout.co\/fivestar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Group-3167.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 30px; 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