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10068834 No.10068834 [Reply] [Original]

How do I measure the cost of making a book to self publish?
>apply for funding to a local organization
>the applications asks about the costs of my project
>not sure what to write

>> No.10068866

>>10068834
Contact a publisher and ask for a quote, you fuck wit.

Or just publish on amazon and cop a grand for advertising.

>> No.10068878

>>10068866
I should have said been more clear about this. I am thinking of publishing myself (design it and sell it through amazon, etc).

In that case should I say on the application that I will use the funds for advertising mostly?

>> No.10068954

So you are not asking about the cost of printing, but rather what to bill for the design work etc you do (on your own book)?
Just try to estimate how many hours it will take, then either take an arbitrary hourly rate (maybe equal to your day job) or research market pay for this kind of work and multiply by number of hours.

>> No.10069073

>>10068954
Ok. makes sense. Not really printing since it will be included in the price customers will pay