Ask HN: I want to write a book. Need help for some information.

2 points by jsmartonly 14 years ago | 2 comments

I want to write a book and have the following questions.

1) How much budget I should prepare. I do not care it sells well or not, so I do not want to spend money for marketing. Just want to write it and publish it.

2) English is not my native language. It is nice if I can find someone to review it first.

Thanks a lot in advance. 1) is more important than 2). I basically want to know how much it will need for this.

djloche 14 years ago |

Since English is not your native language, perhaps the right question you may be wondering is how much does it cost to publish/print physical copy of a book?

Using Lulu's print on demand service, you can get a single 300 page hardcover book printed for ~$23 USD, or as a softcover perfectbound for $13 USD.

Hiring an editor to review and properly edit your manuscript will cost at least several hundred USD.

dfc 14 years ago |

2 is not a question