| p>We do not all have thousands of extra dollars to | | | | publication. |
| spend on book publishing. The good news is that self | | | | Another way to save money is to e-publish. |
| publishing is not for the rich, or at least it does not | | | | Electronically publishing, offering your book as a PDF. |
| have to be. Folks on a budget can self publish too. | | | | An electronic book is called an e-book and offering |
| Better yet, they can self publish with the same | | | | your book this way is a great way to sell your book |
| professional results. | | | | and to cover the costs of printed books. |
| Here are a few tips if you are working on a budget: | | | | Buying in bulk is always a great way to save money. |
| Find a partner. It does not have to be a partner that | | | | If you are confident you can sell thousands of books |
| has the same passions or interests as you, though it | | | | and you have the space to safely store them, then |
| helps. Finding a partner that specializes on something | | | | have a large amount printed. It can literally save |
| you do not specialize in is the key. For example, if | | | | several dollars per printed book. |
| you are great at marketing then partner with a | | | | Hiring a book distributor can also help save money on |
| writer. Conversely if you are great at writing, or | | | | fulfillment and distribution. Generally book distributors |
| comfortable with it, then find someone who excels in | | | | take a percentage of each sale so the cash out of |
| marketing. Publishing a book is all about the marketing. | | | | pocket expense is very low, however you're take is |
| However, you can also partner with a person to | | | | lower than if you had handled the distribution and |
| write the book, share the expenses, and share the | | | | fulfillment yourself. |
| profits. Many successful books are written by teams. | | | | One last option is to save money on the writing |
| Finance the book. I do not mean go to the bank and | | | | process, and time, by recruiting experts to write |
| get a loan, that is not necessary. Instead, once the | | | | your book for you via contributions or interviews in |
| book is written find relevant businesses to approach. | | | | exchange for publishing their contact information in |
| Ask those business owners to pre-purchase your | | | | your book and/or promoting them on your website. |
| book in exchange for promotion in your book. For | | | | There are many ways to make publishing a book |
| example, if you have written a book on how to | | | | more affordable. The key is to think outside the box |
| choose the right computer for your business you | | | | and look for creative ways to partner with others to |
| could approach your local electronics store and make | | | | make it happen. Heck, I have known people who |
| them an offer, in exchange for listing their company | | | | have managed to publish a book for free. Imagine |
| in your book as a great place to find their computers | | | | that 100% return on your investment from the get |
| they will buy 100, 1000, or more copies of your book. | | | | go. If the will and the desire are there, there are |
| Now you have money in the bank to pay for | | | | definitely ways to make it happen. |