We
sought out quotes from a variety of sources
to come up this summary of costs. You can find
prices higher/lower than what is mentioned below.
Our goal is to simply
give you an idea of
the financial commitment that comes with publishing
your own book.
Please
Note:
*We
HAVE NOT included ALL costs involved with self-publishing
(e.g. marketing).
Editing
Editing
is a step that you must
take if you want your book to sell well. Can
you imagine taking any author seriously who
has a banquet of grammar and spelling errors
in his/her book?
Estimated
Cost: 1-5 Cents Per Word
Book
Design
One
cannot estimate the power of a book's cover;
it can literally make or break you.
This is one area of self-publishing that you
do not want to hold back on, trust us!
WHO
DO WE RECOMMEND FOR BOOK DESIGN? ask
here
Estimated
Cost: $500-$1,500
Printing
Below you will find
actual quotes that we received (updated
08.03.05) from a printer
- NOT a subsidiary
publisher, or vanity press (read
this advisory).
According
to some experts
you should print 500 books to use strictly for
review and promotion
copies – this builds momentum that is
essential to your marketing campaign. This is why we chose 1,000 books as a quantity for my
quotes below.
