Unveiled: The Shocking Truth Behind 2026 Self-Publishing Costs!
SUMMARY (see details about each firm below.)
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BookLocker: Only $975!!!
- iUniverse: $2,378
- AuthorHouse: $2,408
- Archway Publishing: $2,699
- Trafford: $2,977
- Bookbaby: $3,000
- Balboa Press: $3,248
- Outskirts Press: $3,595
- Xlibris: $3,706
- Wheatmark: $5,000
- Westbow Press: $5,999
- Spark Press: $10,000
- Mill City Press: OUT OF BUSINESS
- Xulon Press: OUT OF BUSINESS
PUBLISHERS THAT REFER AUTHORS TO EXPENSIVE THIRD PARTIES:
- Amazon KDP/CreateSpace: Does not offer formatting/design/editing services to authors, and is now terminating authors’ accounts, and keeping their unpaid royalties. Read NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS about Amazon KDP HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. There are MANY more complaints posted online as well. See more information about Amazon KDP toward the end of this post.
- Draft2Digital: For human design services, refers authors to a third-party service that costs $2,999. See many links to COMPLAINTS about Draft2Digital HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- Ingram Spark: Does not offer formatting/design services, and refers authors to a variety of third-party services that cost thousands of dollars. Numerous complaints about Ingram Spark are HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
- Lulu.com: Refers authors to companies like Bublish and BookLaunchers, which charge upwards of $9,000. Read NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS about Lulu HERE, HERE,, HERE, HERE, HERE. HERE, and HERE.
NOTE: All publishers listed offer distribution through Ingram (the world’s largest book distributor), as well as inclusion of their titles in the major online (Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, etc.) and physical bookstore systems. However, some of these publishers, like Amazon KDP, may limit where they sell ebooks, and some may charge large fees for “full distribution,” which is ridiculous.
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