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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1919729, member: 66&quot;]As mentioned the digital version is one way to go but for those who would like to produce a true printed bound book, you need to check out self publishing with one of the Print on Demand publishers.&nbsp; These can be very cost economical, you don&#039;t have to worry about print run sizes, or up front payments.&nbsp;&nbsp; Once you have your manuscript finished, proofread, the layout the way you want it, etc.&nbsp; You convert it to a PDF file and upload it to the publisher.&nbsp; You can decide what kind of binding you want, upload the cover art etc.&nbsp; They will tell you what the cost per book is for the publishing.&nbsp; You can then decide how much profit per copy you want for yourself and that establishes the price of the book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now you can decide how you want to handle distribution.&nbsp; You can handle taking the orders yourself, having some printed up to have on hand for filling orders (you pay the publishing price and sell for what you want.&nbsp; Or you can advertise the book and use a website provided by the publisher.&nbsp; Customers go to the site and order, the publisher prints the book, binds it, and handles the shipping to the customer.&nbsp; You then get the payment for your share from the publisher.</p><p><br /></p><p>In some cases the printer will even attempt to place copies with book stores where they can be purchased over the counter.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example at a publisher I am looking at the original edition of my book, 436 pages 8.5X11 hardbound on 50# paper, would have a publishing cost of&nbsp; around $23.75 per copy.&nbsp; (To that you would add the publishers commission and your royalty per book.&nbsp; If I had known it at the time, I could have produced my book at the same price I charged, but could have had it as a hardbound book instead of a comb bound.)&nbsp; I&#039;ve purchased a couple of book from that publisher and I have been pleased with the quality, and so far the delivery time has been fairly quick.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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