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riting, self-publishing, print-on-demand, internet sal
es and marketing…for your book
 
Self Publishing Costs Nothing $0
A number of people have asked me “How much does self 
-publishing cost?
”, so this post will clear that up.
 It may be controversial!
Answer 1: It costs nothing
 
Write book:
$0 (but lots of time)
Edit book:
$0 Friend who is an English teacher
Proof-read book:
$0 Friends and colleagues found on Twitter
Cover design:
$0 Royalty free or own photos and text only made into a .jpg on MicrosoftPublisher
Typeset book:
$0 done by self on Microsoft Word
Publish book:
Published as an Ebook onSmashwordsfor free and up for sale for US$4.99.Now for sale on the iPhone.
Or it costs $10 for the print version:
 
Publish book on Amazon.com
by loading ontoLulu.comfor free, and choosing thePublished by Lulu option (for free). Do cover design with free softwareGimpwhich makesthe quality better than Publisher. Once loaded, you have to order one copy to check it beforethey will release it to Amazon which is about US$10. Then the copies areprint-on-demandand you just get the residual income.With these options, you have no pile of books sitting in your garage, no distribution tophysical bookshops. But you have zero cost and can spend your time now marketing thisbook.
This basic model is the one I now follow and will be teaching all the tricks of thetrade
in theauthor 2.0 program. 
(However, I do use a professional editor for my books which costs about $600-$1000).
 
Answer 2: It costs under $5000
 
Write book:
$0 (but lots of time)
Edit book:
$900 Professional editor found onwww.Elance.com
Proof-read book:
$900 Professional proof-reader plus a couple of friends
Cover design:
$500 Professional cover design
Typeset book:
$500 Professional typesetting
Publish book:
$1400 for 250 copies of your print book from a self-publishing/printing
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