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