For
a lot of people, publishing a book may look like it costs lots of money.
For
example, on a short-run press, this book costs around $2.10 to print.
For
the uninitiated, self-publishing is one of the easiest ways to make money
in
the world. Of course, it requires some talent, but they are easy to learn.
Take
a look:
1. Choose a subject to write about. Select
something you enjoy or want to
know more about yourself. As just an
example, we'll use "Household Hints"
2. Now, to collect the information to put in my
book about "household hints"
I would go visit my mother, talk to my
aunts and cousins, call friends on
the phone, and in general _ ask everybody I
came into contact with to
give me their favorite "household
hint." After a few months I'd have a
lot of stuff.
3. At this point I would start categorizing all
this information. I'd put
all the stuff about "kitchen
tips" in a separate file from "home remedies".
Each separate file would be a new chapter
in my book.
4. Then I'd begin typing out my book on a
computer or typewriter. If I were
to type the book myself, I would simply
number each tip as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
with a heading for each tip.
5. Okay. Now the book is ready to print. You've
read everything and there
are no misspelled words or obvious grammar
mistakes. You are ready to
see the final result of your labors. How
much will it cost? Let's assume
that my "household hints" book is
going to measure 5" wide by 8" tall
(like a sheet of 8 1/2x11" paper
folded in half.) There are 2 pages on
each side or 4 pages front and back. These
are the best size for mail
order unless you write a 100-page novel.
My "Household Hints" book would
be a total of 24 pages. That means
it will take both sides of 6 sheets of 8
1/2x11" paper to print each
one of my books. That includes the cover
and everything.
Based on standard mail order prices, you
could have 250 of these books
printed for $109 or about 44c each. 1,000
would run even less _ $200 or
about 20c each. That's cheap! Even if I
sell each one for just $3,
I'll make over $500 profit.
Another method of saving money with
printing of booklets is to have
the mail order printer print them at the
same price you would pay for
8 1/2x11", 2-sided printing (around
$25 per 1,000) without having them
collated, folded and stapled. This way,
your cost would only be a total
of $150 per 1,000 or 15c per booklet.
This method is great if you want to do some
of the work yourself.
Your only expense would be a saddle
stitcher from an office supply
store. This is a long-armed stapler and the
cost is around $45.
Of course you would not want to make this
investment if you were only
going to be publishing one book per year _
but if you plan to go into
heavy production, it would be worth your
while. I personally don't care
to do this myself because I'm saving tons
of money. I'll get paid in the
long run for my time.
6. Now, the only thing left to do to make my
book a success is to sell them
and make some money back. One idea would be
to call all the people who
gave me the information for the book. I'd
put a price tag of $5 on the
cover and offer it to my friends and
co-workers at a discount of
$3 or $2. Everyone whose name or
contribution is in a published book
will want a copy for a keepsake _ at least.
It's
not that hard to create your own money-maker. There's no hidden secret
to
it. You don't have to pay $29.95 for the same information. We're GIVING
it
to you free of charge.
Every
single human being has a book inside of them! Everybody knows
something
that other people don't and everybody has interests that other
people
don't have the time to learn about. There is a subject that interests
you
that would interest others. Guaranteed!
So,
get busy. Pick a subject, gather the information and type it up! You'll
be
a hero before you know it. Neighbors will begin to label you as a
notorious
writer. You'll be able to hold your head high, and you'll be
able
to start putting ",Writer" at the end of your name on your business
letters.
Won't that be something?
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