Self-Publishing: How You Can Reduce Costs

By Piotr Kowalczyk on Password Incorrect:

The price of a book is what really matters to readers. It’s where self-published authors can compete with traditional publishers, as the examples of Amanda Hocking or J.A. Konrath show.

Many Kindle Store writers choose $0.99 price tag. They can afford it, as the cost of publishing an e-book is close to zero. E-bookstores equip the authors with the online tool – the dashboard – where they can publish a book in a few steps, and it usually takes a couple of minutes.

I’ve been testing many e-book platforms and their publishing dashboards. My favorite ones are Amazon (Kindle Direct Publishing), Smashwords, Feedbooks and Narcissus.

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One Response to Self-Publishing: How You Can Reduce Costs

  1. gregory pike says:

    I have 7 books on Kindle- will try the $0.99-thanks.

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