I am a self-published author and I have my book available to be gained through a kindle or be a hardcopy, then the digital books cost myself and others genuinely nothing to send people for free to get reviews or to get my name out there… I designed the cover myself all online.

I just send the woman a affix and I am great to go.

The hardcopy books are quite a bit of money. I have to have the book printed and use up all that paper, then also, making my cover was a lot of work too. I ended up going through a single business to just do the inside of the book. They print all the words, chapter breaks and author information. I then receive the books without a cover. I do the printing for my own cover now. I entirely bought a high tech digital printer. I can design my book cover the exact way I want it. I don’t need to worry about sizing being off, words in the wrong venue, or faded colors. I do all that work myself. The cover is so crucial on a book. Anytime I rely on anyone else to do it, it usually ends up a disappointment. I have thought about trying my hand at doing the whole book, and right now my printer can only cut, laminate and color covers. I might need to invest in a better printing component to do the middle part of the book. That way I don’t have to go through anyone and can handle all sales myself.
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