Messages between JayMacGee and NCcharmer
Umm. I can go into this here if you want or you can email me at sunny@clis.com. Basically, it does not cost anything to actually publish the book. But, then you pay for printing it when you order the book, depending on how many pages. You even get a color paperback for no charge. Or you did two years ago. The fee to Amazon, etc. for me was $75.00. It takes them six to 8 weeks before it gets on there though, so there's no point in getting antsy about it. You will get an actual book, which you have to pay for (printing and shipping) as a proof before you accept it. This is incase the color on the cover is wrong or you decide to change it. I enjoyed it except for some glitches even more than another self-publisher I later went through that cost me $1,000. Won't do that again. And it's just as good a book. The parts you would need help with are step by step but there are only maybe 8. No color photos unless you pay for it. I had 8 black and white and it didn't cost me extra. You can get a hardback too with the same process, but it comes out about $30.00. The startling thing is how little you make if amazon sells the book. I get about $3.00 for a $21.95 book. Lulu gets some and Amazon gets the rest. That's why I decided to sell it myself and am glad I did. I have made hundreds of new friends. My recommendation: Have your own cover ready to go. That way you own the rights to the book and the cover so if you do move it elsewhere, you can take it all with you. By that, I mean get artwork you can get rights to. I painted mine.
