How Much $ Money Did I Spend + Did I Make My Money Back? $$ Self-Publishing Expenses

Answering how much I spent on (1) publishing (2) marketing (3) and if I made my money back before release?

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[ScottAHatfieldJr]

I’m definitely spending much more on my first self published release… 😂😂
I’m close to $5, 000 for editor, cover art, marketing, etc.

Happy for you and your release! I can’t wait to get my copy soon!

[JemyRaeBooks]

Congratulations on book release day, Bethany! I wanted to say how much I admire you! You are transparent, positive, genuine, and just amazing. Thank you for sharing your journey and for inspiring me to FINALLY make a YouTube channel and instagram for my aspiring author journey. I’m actually nervous if I’m being honest because I have always dreamed about writing/publishing a book and making a YouTube channel. I am hoping this will keep me accountable haha. I’m an early elementary teacher turned stay at home mom to my 6 month old son and I’m navigating balancing all the things. I love that you’re a mom and that you’re doing what makes you happy!!! Reading and writing have been my outlet as well for my mental health and anxiety! I say all this to share that along with that, your YouTube channel has been a source of inspiration and learning for me. I am so so so excited to support your channel, journey, and book! You are doing amazing and just keep doing your thing! Sending you all the love!! :) PS sorry for the novel length comment brain dump hahaha I guess it’s fitting

[ambercoppersmith]

I LOVE the cover on the book that you made yourself! ❤

[Da_Love]

This is awesome and you're inspiring me to continue writing the book I've been working on in my spare time for years. Great job!

[woodlandlady]

You did a fab job Bethany! Congratulations! !

[isabellajuanitalyn]

Congrats Bethany! This is always so insightful and helps so much! Wishing you all the best for future successes!

[JoLovesToRead]

Congratulations on release day! Congratulations on making a profit! 🥳 I'd love to see a video about how well a book does long term, maybe after a year and compare to how much profit it made. I love how you talk about what you would do as a first time author vs what you can do now with lots of experience 😍

[Imccfrccpfs]

And congratulations 🎉 on your new book 📚 it looks awesome.

[aisazia]

Thanks for your transparency and for sharing all the fun details! I also enjoy these types of videos! So glad that everything went well for the most part! I appreciate you sharing your stories!

[johnwatts]

Thanks this is really useful I am sure for everyone considering the self published route, as indeed I might. Congratulations on the book too, I hope it continues too sell!

[sallyalter]

Congratulations. You did a marvelous job. Wish I could sell that many books.

[donnegalgordon]

Congrats on the release day! I'm so excited to get my book in the mail! It's crazy to think that you're on book 15 or 16 -- I'm not sure if you were counting this one when you mentioned the number. That's amazing! :) And I'm very glad that you made your money back and then some! Also, I watched your kickstarter video too--hoping to participate in the Kickstarter for the "Butter Book" and it is now on my list of author goals to do a kickstarter campaign myself. I think a video of tips and tricks/advice for kickstarter would be super helpful! Also, would you recommend doing kickstarter if an author hasn't built too much of a presence yet?

[sirenxoxo]

These videos and your vlogs are my favorite ❤. I'm curious about the ISBNS comment though. I thought it was best to have your own if you plan on publishing across platforms, no?

[bambieyes]

I downloaded a sample through the Kindle app and really like the story so far! I will be ordering the full version 🎉🎉🎉

[AuthorJenniferKrigbaum]

I’m late but I’m here! (Mom life of course😂) Happy Release Day Bethany!! 🎉🎉🎉

Wow…it’s always so crazy to see how many books you’ve published so far. I’m honestly in awe when I see all of them on screen at the same time. I’m sure this goes without saying but you should be so incredibly proud of yourself. And some of these have been published after you became a mom and now you’re pregnant with a toddler! That’s actually kind of insane haha

And thank you for making such a transparent and informative video! I’ll definitely be referring back to it for whenever I start the publishing process for my own book ☺️

[upsbabygirl]

Can you please point me to a video of your kickstarter journey and how you wrote that whole thing. If you did have a video on that

[marzipandonkey]

Affinity Photo > Photoshop! No subscription fees!!!

[AMRevere]

Wow, amazing job, Beth! Question: Do you think it is possible to be successful with a $20 budget for publishing and marketing? It’s my goal for every book (I say 20 dollars because all of it goes to my author copies and proof copy from KDP).

[IlseMulAuthor]

Thank you for a very informative, insightful video! This is very useful information :)
Congrats on your release day! I always find it awesome to see indie authors releasing their books!

I would say, just share the name of said company, so as to warn us. That way we'll know not to go into business with them :)

[adventureswithtime]

Do you submit your books for any awards? I know there are companies that help with this?