So You Wanna Be an Author
Many people I speak with say that they would like to get a book published some day. Having just gone through the process of self-publishing, I have to say that it was much easier and less expensive than I had expected. Below are the costs for producing a book through Lightning Source (LSI):
Startup Costs (It is possible to do a lot of these yourself depending on the quality you want and how good you are at them)
- Illustrations - varies
- Editing - varies
- Cover Design - varies
- Layout (can be done in MS Word) - varies
- ISBN #: $225
- Incorporation (optional) - $500
- LSI Title Set Up - $80
- Copyright: $20
- Padded Envelope - $.50
- Shipping - $2.67
- Print-on-Demand 212-Page Book from LSI - $4.08
Of course, marketing is a whole other story, but that's another blog entry.
Comments
...Feeling the soft touch of your first published book in your bare hands, priceless.
Posted by: Dhrumil | July 31, 2003 11:59 PM