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Q&A Are print on demand books more expensive than normal published books?

I would like to publish my book. I would like to publish it as print on demand. I don't like the idea of giving my book away to a publisher. I want to have control and remain responsible for market...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Amabile Scientius‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:15:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/22005
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Amabile Scientius‭ · 2019-12-08T05:15:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
I would like to publish my book. I would like to publish it as print on demand. I don't like the idea of giving my book away to a publisher. I want to have control and remain responsible for marketing and for my book in general. I don't want waste; the idea of first printing a book when there is a buyer is amazing.

But is POD cheaper than publishers? I think it should be: you don't have waste while you traditionally have a lot of unsold books. It's only printed while traditional publishers have a huge team working on the book for an entire year. And making a lot of PR for the book as well.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-05-11T19:07:36Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 3