Tag: expense

The publisher is responsible for the costs of putting the book out into the world. That means when a book is self-published, the author is taking on those costs theirself. Since self-publishing I Know You Like a Murder, a few people have asked for an idea of what they can expect to spend if they chose to self-publish. So I thought I’d share this info with all of you. Overall, I want to say: Costs will vary! My costs will not equal your costs. We want different things, we make different connections, we have different skills, lead different lives. I’ll explain in detail what that means, but first... Let’s get to the gnitty gritty. How much did Amy choose to spend getting I Know You Like a Murder into the world? My best calculation of what I consider being “expenses specifically for making/selling the book” is $1600. The rest of this post is available to patrons, where I break that dollar amount down into all the little details. Because your expenses will wildly vary from mine and I want you to have a better picture to estimate your own expenses.