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Does anyone know where I can find out about book printing costs? What I'd really like is to see sample books and find out how much they cost to produce.
Also, would you buy a childrens history book of your local area? ie for your own children, grandchildren, nieces/nephews, friends etc?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There are a number of companies that will produce a book for you, cost depends on size, how many pages and whether there are illustrations. You can cut costs by sending the finished material on computer disc.
Have a look at http://www.the-old-school.demon.co.uk/ppuk.htm for a list of some small presses. Also check the Writer & Artists Yearbook, Small Press Guide and google.
Alternatively -depending on how many copies you want and how you are going to sell them, consider getting a laster printer - �79 now at PC World, and printing it yourself, using spiral binding which can be done by Prontaprint or similar.
I used to work in the book trade, and pretty much the only self-published books that sold were "local history" titles.
I can't help with how much the printing cost would be, but would advise you to steer clear of "vanity publishers", who are generally a bunch of rip-off merchants. I suspect that your best bet is to look for a printer local to you. If you go to a print shop or design firm, you will pay them and they will probably have the book printed off site at the main local printer anyway. I think that you are looking at a not insubstantial cost, though.
If you do go ahead and feel that you can break even on the book, a few hints/suggestions:
Good luck!