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How to Price Your Self-Published Book to Actually Make Money

I priced my first book at $4.99 because I thought people wouldn’t buy anything higher. It sold. And I still[…]

The first time I priced out a book, I thought I had it figured out. I had my page count,[…]

I remember staring at a stack of freshly printed books in my living room, feeling proud for about ten minutes.[…]

I remember flipping through a freshly printed book and thinking, “Why does this feel cheap?” The cover looked fine. The[…]

Finding a reliable book printer for small print runs is harder than it should be. Not because there aren’t good[…]

The first time I had to choose between offset and digital printing, I thought it was just a pricing decision.[…]

The first time I used print on demand, it felt almost unfair. I uploaded a file, clicked a few buttons,[…]

I still remember standing in a print shop, feeling like I’d missed something obvious. The printer asked, “What’s your ISBN?”[…]

Self-publishing your first book feels exciting right up until you start spending money. Editing, cover design, printing, ISBNs — it[…]

The first proof copy I ever held looked… off. Not broken, not unreadable, just uncomfortable. I remember flipping through it[…]