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SELF-PUBLISHING: A GENIUS MONEY-MAKING IDEA
Some "crazed nut" started a rumor that publishing a book costs lots of
money. What this "nut" didn't tell you is that self-published booklets do
NOT! In fact, it's one of the easiest ways to make money in the world and
doesn't require any talent! It's true -- let me show you step-by-step how
it's done:
- Choose a subject to write about. Select something you enjoy or want to
know more about yourself. As just an example, we'll use "Household Hints"
(something I personally know nothing about.)
- Now, to collect the information to put in my book about "household
hints" I would go visit my mother, talk to my aunts and cousins, call
friends on the phone, and in general -- ask everybody I came into contact
with to give me their favorite "household hint." After a few months I'd
have a lot of stuff.
- At this point I would start categorizing all this information. I'd put
all the stuff about "kitchen tips" in a separate file from "home remedies."
Each separate file would be a new chapter in my book.
- Then I'd begin typing out my book on a computer or typewriter. (You
also could utilize the services of a publisher such as Graphico, PO Box
488, Bluff City TN 37618 or Muchmore Marketing, PO Box 50027, Reno NV
89513.) If I was typing it myself though, I would simply number each tip as
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 . . . with a title at the top of the page as to what type of
"household hint" this particular page referred to. (i.e., kitchen tips,
cleaning hints, home remedies, words of wisdom, etc.)
- Okay. Now the book is ready to print. You've read everything and there
are no misspelled words or obvious grammar mistakes. You are ready to see
the final result of your labors. How much will it cost? Let's assume that
my "household hints" book is going to measure 5" wide by 8" tall (like a
sheet of 8 1/2x11" paper folded in half.) There are 2 pages on each side or
4 pages front and back. These are the best size for mail order unless you
write a 100-page novel.
Still with me? My "household hints" book is a total of 24 pages. That means
it will take both sides of 6 sheets of 8 1/2x11" paper to print each one of
my books. That includes the cover and everything.
Based on standard mail order prices, you could have 250 of these books
printed for $109 or about 44c each. 1,000 would run even less -- $200 or
about 20c each. That's cheap! Even if I sell each one for just $3, I'll
make a great profit! (A good mail order booklet printer we recommend is
Kem's Graphics, 549 Friendship Rd, Seneca SC 29678.)
Another method of saving money with printing of booklets is to have the
mail order printer print them at the same price you would pay for 8
1/2x11", 2-sided printing (around $25 per 1,000) without having them
collated, folded and stapled. This way, your cost would only be a total of
$150 per 1,000 or 15c per booklet.
This method is great if you want to do some of the work yourself. Your only
expense would be a saddle stitcher from an office supply store. This is a
long-armed stapler and the cost is around $45. Of course you would not want
to make this investment if you were only going to be publishing one book
per year -- but if you plan to go into heavy production, it would be worth
your while. I personally don't care to do this myself because I'm saving
tons of money. I'll get paid in the long run for my time.
- Now, the only thing left to do to make my book a success is to sell
them and make some money back. One idea would be to call all the people who
gave me the information for the book. I'd put a price tag of $5 on the
cover and offer it to my aunts, cousins, friends and co-workers at a
discount of $3 or $2. Everyone whose name or contribution is in a published
book will want a copy for a keepsake -- at least.
So you see; it's not that hard to create your own money-maker. There's no
hidden secret to it. You don't have to pay $29.95 for the same information.
We're GIVING it to you free of charge.
Every single human being has a book inside of them! Everybody knows
something that other people don't and everybody has interests that other
people don't have the time to learn about. There is a subject that
interests you that would interest others. Guaranteed!
So, get busy. Pick a subject, gather the information and type it up! You'll
be a hero before you know it. Neighbors will begin to label you as a
notorious writer. You'll be able to hold your head high, and you'll be able
to start putting ",Writer" at the end of your name on your business
letters. Won't that be something?
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