How much does it cost to selfpublish a book? Whether your publishing books on Amazon or distributing your work through direct sales, I'll give you the pointbypoint breakdown of what to expect and how much it costs to selfpublish a book. Find out things you can get done for free and what cost is unavoidable in your publishing business.

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Sources:
● Community Tab poll    • Post  
● Amazon Keywords for Books https://DaleLinks.com/KeywordsBook
● The Consummate Fitness Professional https://books2read.com/u/49J8OJ
● Fiverr https://DaleLinks.com/Fiverr (affiliate link)

Research & Strategy
● DS Amazon Quick View https://chromewebstore.google.com/det...
○ DS Amazon Quick View Extended (paid) https://chromewebstore.google.com/det...
● Publisher Rocket https://DaleLinks.com/Rocket (affiliate link)
● Dibbly Create https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link)
○ Use coupon code DALE10 to get 10% off your subscription

Writing
● Scrivener https://www.literatureandlatte.com/st...
● Vellum https://vellum.pub/
● Atticus https://www.atticus.io/
● Descript Pricing https://www.descript.com/pricing150225
● Rev https://dalelinks.com/rev (affiliate link)
● Dragon Naturally Speaking (Amazon) https://geni.us/0PDKMW (affiliate link)

Editing & Proofreading
● How Much Does an Editor Cost? https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/editing...
● Sam Wright Writes https://dalelinks.com/samwrightwrites (affiliate link)
● Jeanne De Vita (editor) https://www.bookgenie.com/
● Ava Fails (editor) https://heyyoava.com/

Interior Formatting
● Draft2Digital https://DaleLinks.com/D2D (referral link)
● Calibre https://calibreebook.com/
● Miblart https://DaleLinks.com/Miblart (affiliate link)
○ Use coupon code DALE10 to get 10% off your order.
● Walt W. (book formatting) https://DaleLinks.com/polarbear (affiliate link)

Cover Design
● GIMP https://gimp.org/downloads
● PhotoPea https://www.photopea.com/
● Canva https://dalelinks.com/canva (affiliate link)
● Fiverr (my list) https://DaleLinks.com/List (affiliate link)
● GetCovers https://DaleLinks.com/GetCovers (affiliate link)

Miscellaneous: Email Marketing & Premium Newsletter Promotions
● MailerLite https://dalelinks.com/mailerlite (affiliate link)
● Mailchimp https://DaleLinks.com/Mailchimp (referral link)
● Convertkit https://convertkit.com/pricing
● StoryOrigin https://DaleLinks.com/StoryOrigin (affiliate link)
● BookFunnel https://bookfunnel.com/pricing/
● Written Word Media https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/
● CraveBooks https://dalelinks.com/cravebooks (affiliate link)

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Dale L. Roberts