QUESTIONS

Question 1

What is the Definition of Self Publishing?

Answer

Self-publishing is the publication of any book or other media by the author of the work, without the involvement of an established third-party publisher. A self-published physical book is said to be privately printed. The author is responsible and in control of entire process including design (cover/interior), formats, price, distribution, marketing & PR.

Question 2

What is the Cost for Self-Publishing a Book?

Answer

What will it really cost to self-publish a book; with hidden extra costs? The rough cost of self-publishing a book can realistically be from “free” to $15,000. The free path requires massive “sweat equity.”

Question 3

How much work the self-publisher will do themselves?

Answer

Will the self-publisher design and prepare the book cover to exact specifications required by the printer selected? Will the self-publisher do their own content editing and proofreading?

Question 4

Price of Publishing Services?

Answer

If publishing services are hired, and you overpay for someone inexperienced, the cost of the published book will increase dramatically.

Question 5

What if the publishing tasks Done out of Order?

Answer

This will increase the cost significantly. Certain tasks must be redone if chronological order is not followed. A good book publishing coach will save you more money and time that the cost of the coach.

Question 6

What Are the Physical Requirements of a Book?

Answer

What Are the Physical Requirements of a Book. These include length of book, size of book, type of paper, type of book cover, as well as whether the book is printed in four-color, or black and white.

Question 7

Are There Additional Publishing Venues?

Answer

Will you be publishing an e-book, Kindle, or audio book? Will you need promotional sample chapters. If these are done in proper order they will be inexpensive. When done out of order, the costs can be significant.