Self-Publishing Cost: How Much Is It Really?

I’ll never forget where I was sitting when I heard how much someone thought self-publishing cost. Six rows from the front. Middle section.

The speaker was pitching his services from the stage. I had no problem with that. I like sales. Sales done right is helpful.

But he was delivering the wrong sales pitch. He told us that self-publishing a good book would cost $93,000.

That’s almost 3x Americans’ median income. I about choked. Not because of the number, but because of how INFLAMED it was.

I’m on track to self-publish my nonfiction book for $4k. Which, yup, is a whole lot less than $93k.

In fact that moment at the conference gave birth to my self-publishing coaching. I was tired of spammy companies trying to lure unsuspecting authors into its expensive trap.

So how much does self-publishing cost?

The range varies, depending on the length of your book, cover designer, etc. But my clients who walk through my process–and avoid the scammy publishing traps–spend roughly $4-5k to self-publish their nonfiction book, before marketing.

This includes editing, cover design, formatting, and uploading it all up to your selling platform of choice.

It is true that self-publishing is an investment. There’s no getting around that. But it should absolutely not cost triple your income.

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