Amazon Self-Publishing Costs: How Much I Spent to Self-Publish My Novel

Amazon Self-Publishing Costs: How Much I Spent to Self-Publish My Novel// Today we'll be talking about how much money I sepnt to self-publish my book on Amazon. I'll be going into all the details of costs for editing, cover design, marketing, and more!

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Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of multiple books, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the owner of Stone Ridge Books, a company that works to help authors bring their books to life through cover design and digital book marketing. She is also the creator of The Book Launch Planner, a planner designed to help authors publish and market their books. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods.

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[hannahheart]

I’m currently working on a story that’s based on my favorite book series called Warriors a series about cats being in four different clans but my story’s with Foxlike humans and other magical creatures. And I have two of my coworkers helping me create a book cover and drawing the characters

[andrev]

The copy editing is so cheap when you break it down. At $20 an hour (which is LOW for an experienced editor) that is 60 hours, which would be five pages an hour for 300 pages. Spending a focused 15-20 minutes on a page is necessary for good, detailed copy edits.

[shdwfriend]

Is there a vid on the Book Box results? Is there more about your Book Adventure Boxes and how to make them?

[andreamolinar]

9:01 I’m incredibly curious as to how authors get their books into book boxes. Would you ever do a video specifically explaining the process?

[chevonnewilliams-uvdx]

I got Adobe Stock, and since im also using adobe audition and Indesign, so i can bundle all three for less than the individual cost. Stock is 22/mo but you get 10 photos/ videos per month.

[Darkkan]

Was it enchanted ink publishing?
If that is the correct one, then these are the prices:
$0.015/word manuscript critique(I'm assuming it's the same as a developmental edit)
$0.028/word for line editing
$0.017/word for copy editing
$0.014/word for proofreading

Even if that isn't the one, it gives a good idea

[destresswithyoga]

I hope the Ad & flyer brings you wealth. It’s a big risk; but without risk, you will never know. All the best for new readers!

[wordcharm]

Could you do an update at the end of July to see how your sales were impacted by that flyer? I would love to know if that kind of expense is worth it. ETA: Just watched where you said you would do a video so ignore this. Excited for this video! 😄

[shebreathesingold]

I'm getting ready to binge all your self-publishing cost videos ahead of my own release. One thing I've seen authors mention a bit is book funnel but I'm not sure I understand the concept. You said you tried it once and messed up, and now it worked for you. Any chance you would do a book funnel video detailing both of your experiences. Thanks, M!

[Rebecca-qgpb]

I want to outsource the following
Proofreading
Editing (layout, formatting)
Cover design
Illustrations
How much would that be, maybe a rough estimate?😢

[debbiehope]

Is the copy editor vital and do you know any trustworthy ones in the uk many thanks

[williamaperance]

Mandy, I have found all your videos very informative. Do you offer any of the following services through Reedsy?
Design book cover, formatting and upload to KDP? My book is a 60k memoir . Thank you

[LSeikelMath]

Wow! You are amazing, Mandi! Where can I sign up for your class?

[paterkat]

Hi, Mandi. Thanks for making videos like this one? What does your book plate look like? What printer do you use?

Also, how do you factor how much you make off each book so you can figure out how many books you need to sell to cover your expenses?

Thank you for your time and helpful info!

[vladimirstepanov]

Hi Mandi! Can you give a contact of a your editor that did a Copy editing for you? Or may be you have another good editors that you can recommend? Thanks a lot! Walter

[koloaliyu]

Love your videos and the effort you put in them I do appreciate the knowledge u pass through this videos. I have a question...Must you verify your Amazon kdp account... be for you can publish your ebooks.? Please feedback Asap!.Greetings from Nigeria

[tracysl]

If you copyright the book yourself does that effect anything with self publishing?

[chevonnewilliams-uvdx]

What is the difference between copy editing and proofreading?