Get Publish Yourself: A Practical Guide To Self Publishing With York Publishing Services

If you choose to self-publish, you receive 20% to 100% of the royalties. This royalty rate may or may not offset your publishing costs and offer more profit than a traditionally published book. Your profit is determined by the amount of copies sold and your ability to capture an audience in a competitive market.

The first and most obvious expense is the printing cost for your book. This will vary based on the ink, paper, page count, binding, and more. Use Lulu's pricing calculator to determine the exact print costs, shipping costs, and potential earnings when you sell your book.

How much does it cost to self-publish a book? Printing your book can cost as little as $2 per copy or as much as $30 per copy, depending on factors such as size, length, and print quality. For a 300-page paperback novel, you'll likely spend $5 or $6 per copy.

The average retail cost of a paperback book with about 200 pages ranges from $9.99 to $18.99. It's important to recognize that this price range includes traditionally published and self-published books and holds true for fiction and non-fiction titles.

Average costs to self-publish a book by industry Graphic Novel or Comic Book$1,000-$5,500 (Source) Novel $2,000-$5,000 (Source) Poetry Book $100-$4,000 (Source) Cookbook $1,000-$20,000 (Source) Photo Book $2,000-$4,000 (Source)1 more row

The salary range for self-published ranges quite drastically, and mostly depends on the number of books sold. Self-published authors can make between 40 to 60 percent royalties on a single book sale. This is far more than traditionally published authors who make only 10-12 percent royalties.

Average Costs For Book Publishing The average cost to self-publish a high-quality book is between $2,000 and $4,000. Many authors spend a lot more or a lot less, depending on their marketing strategy and how much editing and proofreading they pay for.

If you've self-published and your book sells like crazy, you'll probably get on the NYT bestseller list only after a literary agent picks it up. But there are lists for indies: Amazon and IndieBound.