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This is Part Five in my continuing series of posts on the very basics of self-publishing books. This part discusses how to set a price for a print book. And here’s a link to Part Four.
If you’re self-publishing under your own trade name, you’re entirely responsible for setting your book’s suggested retail price. This involves more than just looking at what other authors are charging for their books and setting your price somewhere in the same neighborhood.
This is Part Four in my continuing series of posts on the very basics of self-publishing books. This part discusses ISBNs: how to buy them and their importance. And here’s Part Three!
ISBNs
Let’s back up a moment and talk about ISBNs. If you decide to self-publish on your own, you’ll have to buy your own ISBNs. Every book has one and a different one is assigned for books in each format.
This is Part Three in my continuing series of posts on the very basics of self-publishing books. This part discusses print-on-demand publishing—an indie author’s best friend (print-wise, at least).
One development that has made self-publishing much more feasible is print-on-demand technology. Instead of having to pay for hundreds or thousands of books per print run at a time, books can now be produced in single units or more at a time, as needed.
The first question you need to ask before you think about self-publishing a book is why you’re doing it. In other words, what’s your goal?