Self Publishing on a Shoestring! (June 27, 2008)

One of the perils of self-publishing is that not only do you have to wear many hats but you have to cover all the costs as well. So far I have shelled out a bundle on cover design and twice had to make payouts on editing (one editor didn’t know what she was doing the other scammed me). I will have to pay the graphic designer soon for layout then hire a proofreader. All this before I shell out another three hundred dollars on the actual printing by Booksurge, Amazon’s self-publishing arm. Not to mention the dozens of review copies that will have to be paid for out of pocket. The Audacity of Hope this isn’t, although I am audaciously hoping. When the book is finally published I will have to sell the books out of the boot of my car. What do I get in return for all this? Thirty-five percent on every book purchased on Amazon, Abebbooks, BookSurge or Ex-Libris. And talking about money: I will have to find another three hundred to get my laptop out of the pawnshop. But hell, that’s life…I am not going to let it get me down!