The book goes into more details on what it cost to self publish.  Here is a quick breakdown of the cost.  Marketing cost is not listed here.  The book includes the marketing cost. As you can see, just to self publish and have your book appear in the major online bookstores the cost is relatively inexpensive.  Together with fact that you get to keep a larger share of the royalties (50-80%), you can see why it makes sense to self-publish. 

Item

Cost Remarks
Create the book 0.00 You can do this yourself
Editing 0.00 Do it yourself or use someone you know who can do it for free
Create Book Cover 0.00 You can do this yourself
ISBN 125.00 Cheaper if you buy in more than one at a time
Barcode 25.00 This is the barcode with the ISBN information on it
Publish the book (Paperback). 35.00 If you use createspace.com
Publish the book (eBook) 19.99 Get it placed on amazon.com, barnes&noble.com, Apple iBookstore and Google bookstore

TOTAL

204.99

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

   
   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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