Print Your Own Book

Another way to get your book self published is to print your book yourself. You can do this at a number of different places, although you have to format your book yourself as well as prepare it for the printing press.

Online printers will print up your book. You can get an ISBN number yourself by going to the site at isbn.org. You need one number for all of your books. You can get them in a barcode to put on your book that you print yourself.

It is less costly to print your own book. You can use an off line printer as well as an online printer. You just have to get everything ready for printing. This includes the cover. The cover will be made of a thicker paper and can be glossy or matte. The cover is an important part of the book, so it is a good idea to hire a graphic artist to design the cover if you are planning on printing the book yourself.

In order to get an ISBN, you have to set up a publishing company of your own. You can do this easily enough and then apply for the ISBN. It can be costly to pay for these numbers on a single basis, which is why it often pays to have the self publishing company print the book for you and get the ISBN. Because they order more of them, they get them at a lower price. If you are planning on printing up more than one book, you can order a series of 10 ISBN numbers and get a discounted price. Self publishing companies order these by the hundreds, which is why they can provide a number for customers included in their printing price.