Today I contacted a publisher for advice.
- I requested a quote for a quality published book (roughly 30 for the first batch)
They told me the following useful information:
- All books don’t require flash publishing with embossed font or anything like that
- Buying multiple copies isn’t always the cheapest solution anymore
- Distribute some copies to different book retailers (private as well), Whitcoulls only accepts established authors (so this is a goal to reach), Paperplus is more lenient
- Russ (my graphic designing friend) can sort out the internal formatting for the E-book and the printed novel version(s)
So my next few steps are:
- Receive my edited book back and pay for that
- Get the book cover and format sorted for an E-book and printed novel
- Sort a fund me page, if the print costs are excessive
I’m looking forward to that moment of opening my box of printed books. It will be a very special moment for me.