The cost of self publishing can vary from company to company so I can only speak to the price that it cost to publish my books and what was included.
First of all, I published through xlibris.com and they have speciality packages for children's picture books that include access to their art department. I chose to take advantage of this as my illustration sketches were cute, but they were not professional in any sense. The art department took my sketches and all of my comments and feedback to provide polished illustrations that meet all of my expectations. For this reason alone, I feel like I had a pretty good deal for my book packages. I paid 50% off the price listed on their website, so it was around $1500 a book. This included everything to do with the publication process and illustrations, as well as a few "free" book and some marketing stuff. (posters, book marks and business cards) Once you have completed the publication process and signed off then extra charges for corrections can occur. I missed things that I assumed a person on the other end would have noticed. I learned to assume nothing and triple check everything. I spent over $1000 due to my assumptions and the company policies. They would not split the difference with me. Aside from that extra cost, there were no hidden fees that popped up. Everything was upfront and they even offer a three month payment plan if necessary for a small fee upfront. One catch is that I don't own the digital file that they created. So, although the copy write is mine, I can't just take a copy of the file and get it printed somewhere else on my own or get it made into an app on my own without recreating the file...which I don't really know how to do aside from scanning the books. So, they do retain some control in that sense. That said, the use of the art department is worth it to me, so I am using the same process for my next book. I feel that I get a good value for the money invested. Have you paid to publish a book? What did it cost you and would you do it again at the same place? Did you figure it all out and do it on your own? |
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