Sentences with phrase «book printing costs requires»

First of all, publishers justify giving authors only 8 - 15 % royalties in the print world because publishing a novel includes a lot of financial risk: to get those low per - book printing costs requires large print runs, and that involves up - front capital and the risk of paying for a bunch of books that never sell or get returned.

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The returnability that bookstores require is a two - edged sword — if Barnes & Noble folds (or closes a bunch of stores), then any unsold books will get returned to Ingram for a refund, which means the publisher (in this case me) will end up getting billed for the printing costs.

The only disadvantage to print on demand is the cost per book is slightly higher, but that is offset by not requiring a minimum upfront order size and paying for extra storage.

It's important to decide on a suitable trim size earlier on in your book production as it's required to determine such things as; the cost to print and ship it and how many pages it might have.

The problem is that printed books are becoming a thing of the past because, unlike digital media, printed books require paper and ink and presses that are real physical things that cost money.

The advantage to POD printing is no upfront costs are required until the book is sold.

Print - on - demand has made it possible for authors to self - publish their books without the large up - front cost and inventory that is required for offset printing.

Print - on - Demand is attractive because it doesn't require any up - front investment in inventory, but you trade off the lower unit cost of books produced in larger quantities for that convenience.

... not sure where the above comments re self publishing costing thousands comes from... im delighted with Lulu and it did nt cost me a penny to publish my first book Maggie's Shadow and now available everywhere in print and electronic form... i did all the work myself and when stuck asked for help and Lulu's response was almost immediate and either the following day or the next providing invaluable insight on how to proceed ~ and free... i'm now marketing myself and have already agreed to place my book on consignment at one indie bookshop and with others ive yet to call... my library opened their doors to introduce me as a local writer and the local paper just printed the event... little by little its happening but it requires diligence and a willingness to promote one's work... i learn something new everyday and plan to submit my book to many of the self published contests that are now available... i would recommend Lulu to other authors tired of waiting for an agent

-- Producing an independent comic requires not only a huge time commitment but also a sizable financial investment to cover the printing, promotion, and distribution costs incurred before your book even hits the shelves.

Since it doesn't require expensive plates, chemicals, inks, or operators, we don't need to print thousands of books in order to break even with production costs.

The good news is self - publishing no longer requires a huge upfront cost to print loads of your books anymore and store them in your garage to sell later.