Comments on: How Much Does It Cost to Publish a Book? https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/ Literary Agent Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:57:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jack https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-430359 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:34:43 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-430359 Can you give more specific breakdowns for what the categories include? By editing, what precisely is meant — proofreading? I don’t remember proofreaders ever receiving such a high figure, certainly not more than a designer.

And the figure you have for sales, what precisely does that refer to? If there is a fee for marketing, what is the sales figure?

]]> By: Amanda https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-427937 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:23:58 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-427937 Thank you for the the information. It is easy to forget everything that goes into the publishing of a book and that there are people behind those figures also trying to make a living.

]]> By: Innocent https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-426798 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:58:28 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-426798 am a South African Male about to finnish my first book and would like to get more information as to how to go about to publish my book for the international Market.

]]> By: temp https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-417564 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:45:45 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-417564 good commnet

]]> By: Jason https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-417183 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:38:48 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-417183 In reply to Jason.

…from thought to computer screen… (sorry)

]]> By: Jason https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-417182 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:30:50 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-417182 A dear friend asked me a question in an email I am viewing this morning after my work shift. Which Led me to your Post here.
I bet you can guess what the question was (Tongue in cheek)
While I have known that the expense of having a Book Published can be substantial and varied, I found that this gave me a better sense of what to expect.
I have a gift for writing, though I am rough for having no proper schooling and come from a totally self-taught background for having graduated from High School without anything more than a basic, basic reading comprehension. Grammar is a new thing for me and so is so much else regarding the structures and mechanisms revolving around what goes into writing. In Spite of all the challenges I have faced, and in many cases still face, I cannot help but to write, words flow and from though to computer screen I have a top speed of 170 words per minute. (Editing excluded)
I am bombarded by a great horde of people to go to school but that is another topic. As a writer I would like to grow, and while I have many people watching and noticing the things I write I have recently tuned out of the Public crowd for finding copy cat and cut and paste creepers consistently preying on my banter and expressions.
I would very much like to Publish a Book, not so much for the sake of being Published, but to tell “my story” and challenge Society at Large in non fiction formats. I average 250 000 words a week when I move along with my ideas, but find for a lack of serious involvement from friends and family I run out of ambition and I never finish something.
Recently I have made a Goal and have Decided to Complete a Written work and have it Published, while I have started it, I am limiting my Nano to 10 000 words per week so as not to loose sight of my goal for haste in finishing for the goal sense only.
Do you have any Suggestions or points of interests for keeping the road mapped out in this journey?

]]> By: R. M. Evans https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-405525 Tue, 15 May 2012 22:47:20 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-405525 Hey wait a second,
You look like… Iknow you from somewhere? What books have you written? If your a famous author, I worship the ground you walk on Rachelle! It’s my life long dream to be a famous, world known author! I love riting! It’s my life! I;m currently working on a novel about to genetically enhanced humans. (No, It’s NOT copying Maximum Ride…:-))
Who escape from a prison . It’s called Maze and I think its coming along great. All the kids at school make fun of me because my free time is writing and reading only. Someday I’m going t be rich and show them who’s writing skills are awesome and comeing in handy no!
Sorry for the errors, by the way I can’t see what I’m typing. 🙁 So yeah, I’m twelve and its a pain for me to come up with this money, and get over the fact that kids think I’m weird for havig a life filled with pencils, papers and keyboards.
Help?
Thanks,
-R. M. Evans
(It’s my pen name! R. M. Evans!)

]]> By: R. M. Evans https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-405523 Tue, 15 May 2012 22:39:54 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-405523 Wow, so I’m twelve and if I save up ALL my money for the next twenty five years… THEN I can go publish my dozens of novels I’ve written and only have a three percent chance of becoming someone great? Like Suzanne Collins and J.K.Rowling, and James Petterson, and stephn King? Wow, they all got that three percent down!
Well this sucks, so if your not three percent there goes fifty eight THOUSAND dollars!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Wow, there go my hopes and dreams being crushed? ?Hear that sound? Its the sound of my Dad’s 4-wheeler smashing my swwet, glorious, future I’ve wanted as a famous author! I swear I’m gonna cry now!

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]]> By: mistergigan https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-11616 Sun, 24 May 2009 13:49:53 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-11616 >”TOTAL: $40,000 not including your advance.”

Based on this figure, how many copies of a book are initially printed?

]]> By: Alykat https://rachellegardner.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-10277 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:08:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-a-book/#comment-10277 >I’m working on a project for a media studies class, and our assignment is to figure the budget for publishing a book. If I was to hypothetically publish a trade hardcover sci-fi aimed at young adults by a semi-famous author, do you know what a rough estimate for how many books should be in the first print run? Thanks!!

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