| publishing tasks and marketing tools can quickly add up, | | | | hundreds of dollars to typeset your book, why pay |
| costing you more money than you originally planned. | | | | that money when you can do it yourself? Simply ask |
| Here are ten tips to save money self publishing your | | | | them what format it needs to be delivered in, example |
| book | | | | PDF, and then create the typeset copy. |
| Hire a student or a virtual assistant to edit and format | | | | Keep your book fulfillment in-house, do it yourself. You |
| your book. Professional editors cost a lot of money but | | | | will save money in shipping costs and postage and you |
| they play a vital role in the process of making your | | | | will make sure that people receive undamaged copies |
| book great. College students and stay at home | | | | of your books! |
| parents can be a significant resource if you are on a | | | | Book promotion can be expensive. Cut costs by |
| budget. | | | | partnering with other relevant websites to promote |
| Even better, ask a detailed family member or friend to | | | | your book in exchange for promoting theirs. This kind |
| go through your book word by word for errors. A | | | | of trade works well for books that compliment each |
| second or third pair of eyes is always good book | | | | other. For example a book about how to raise healthy |
| writing business. | | | | children might partner well with a recipe book for child |
| Hire a student to design your book’s cover or | | | | friendly foods. |
| contribute to the graphics inside. You can also hire | | | | Use free online promotion tools like email, article posting, |
| students to design your website – you will be | | | | and press release distribution. |
| amazed what they can do! | | | | Take advantage of open source software products |
| E-publish your book for the most cost effective | | | | to create your book. Online you can find free software |
| means of production and delivery. | | | | products that range from word processing programs |
| If you absolutely must print, print your book in small | | | | to programs that will capture images or photos on |
| quantities to keep your inventory low. You will save | | | | your computer. Open source software can save you |
| money on printing and storage. | | | | literally thousands of dollars in book production |
| Typeset your book yourself. Printers will charge you | | | | expenses. |