DIY v Assisted v Hybrid v Traditional “Cost-To-Publish”

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What’s the Smartest Way to Publish Your Book?
Use this calculator to compare real costs (not just upfront fees), expected profits, and hidden trade-offs across all four publishing models—traditional, hybrid, DIY, and our model, assisted self-publish. First input your details, on the next page you'll see what you're likely to receive.

Copy-edit (£)

£

Assume: 0.032 × words (≈ £2,560 for 80 k)

Cover design (£)

£

Lowest price £500 for a decent design

Interior Image Design (£)

£

You might not need images

Interior layout (£)

£

Expect to pay more for highly designed, full colour or many photographs

eBook formatting (£)

£

Project Management hours you’ll burn

If this is your first time managing a book publishing project consider the hours needed to learn what is good, where to find the right people & how to judge their work - it usually takes longer than you expect

Your hourly rate (£)

£

Calculate how much you charge per hour of your valuable time

Estimated Cost for Self Publishing

£

This is an estimate, it might cost more or less depending on many factors

Estimate number sold in 1 year

Of course, selling books is only one part of the value of a book, but for this calculation estimate how many books you'll move in the first 12 months

Sales Price

Your sales price will influence the royalty you receive

Estimated Sales over 1 year

£

Traditional Royalties (assume no advance*)

This is how much you are likely to receive after 12 months (you will not get a breakdown)

Hybrid Royalties (minus publish costs)

Hybrid companies usually take around 50% of your profit, as well as charge you for the professional services (assumed 6000GBP).

Self Publish

You will receive all the royalties after printing & distribution costs

Assisted Self Publish

From

You will receive all the royalties after printing & distribution costs

How Much Is Not Publishing Costing You?
Every month you delay your book, you miss out on visibility, leads, and new clients. This calculator shows the hidden revenue you’re leaving on the table by not hitting publish.

Number of books you could hand out (qty)

Consider over 1 year how many opportunities you have to gift a book to someone you want to work with...

% who actually read your book

%

Consider over 1 year how many opportunities you have to gift a book to someone you want to work with...

% readers who become clients

%

Estimate what % will go on to be clients - maybe 1 in 10

Average client value (£)

£

Assisted Self-Publishing one off investment with us (£)

£

Number of new readers of your work in 1 year

Number of new clients in 1 year

Expected revenue in year 1

Expected Gain

£

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Self-Publish v Assisted Self-Publish “Cost-To-Publish”

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