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Originally Posted by murg
The cost/effort of self publishing is minimal at best, even accounting for marketing.
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can be minimal, but many of the more successful self-published authors are spending thousands of dollars per title. Developmental editing can run big bucks (thousands), copyediting in the hundreds or more depending on length, covers free to thousands depending on artwork used, formatting can be free but can also have a cost, ISBN fees, distribution (Amazon & other retailers are free besides their percent of sales, but getting on OverDrive can cost), print formatting if doing on demand printing (free to $$?), translation costs for other language editions (and editing in those languages), audiobook costs depending on how you do it. That's all before marketing costs which from what I hear are rising.