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aventine50:
My guess is that you want to self-publish hard copies and not on-line. It is a rigorous exercise if you ask me. Here are the basics.
Do first proofreading and editing by yourself.
Second proofreading by someone you trust (preferable a professional or someone with ample experience in the field).
Do final editing yourself.
Get a graphic artist for pagination, proper adjustments and cover design.
Make a couple of hardcopy (preview) prints on an office printer. The quality may not be that high but the copies will serve the purposes of you reviewing in hardcopy (easier than reviewing in soft copy) and for
submission at National Library to get an ISBN number.
Pass the hardcopy through selected readers to get a fair idea of how the general reader may perceive the book - your choice of language, writing style, ease of comprehension etc. Let these selected reader be your personal critiques.
Approach the National Library with a copy, a cover note and 5k to obtain an ISBN number. The process takes upward of two weeks. Google to know current requirements and duration.
Now that your book is copyrighted, identify your market. Do not mass produce without a definitive market, audience, readers or promotional and advertisement tactics in mind. Do not run at a loss.
Approach a printer to give insight to printing types available to you and costs. Cost will depend on pages of book, colours to be used and amount of copies you intend to print, the printing technology employed and book finishing technique employed.
This is where you spend considerable amount of money. Be very clear in how you intend to recoup and make healthy profit margin so you can plough back.
You can get comparative cheaper print rate with printers in Somolu, Mushin, Idumagbo
and Ilupeju because printers are numerous at these places and competition is stiff.
Wish you the best of luck.

MyLady11:
Tooooo stingy.

dannewlife:
Tell me the total number of pages and the type of cover you want. I will then cost it that is the price per copy. If you agree you pay 50% of the price then the remaining before you collect the printed material. The minimum copy is 1000. Also specify the size of the book.
Contact : 08034388290

psucc:
So funny to wake up to see such an important post with hilarious comments. NL is a real online comic centre.

OP
having gotten the book proof read, you need to get the ISBN number from the National Library. Previously it was N5k but don't know how much damage change had done to that cost.

With this number you can proceed to printing and finishing. Hoping you know what that means.

babayega:
Is the book sellable? What's your marketing plan? Don't self-publish and can't sell o!

hakwise:
Do u know any graphic designer ...if yes then get them to do the graphic work, after which u do the corrections, then go get your ISBN no at national Lib then do ur Lithography n planning cum plates then get go n buy papers preferably mushin if u reside in lagos then run it on printing g machine...after which u do sorting out .. finally u pin it or do perfect binding depending on what u want...thank me later..

Beingunique:
I also self published my book last year and I'm also doing a reprint now with the printing press i did my I. T, call me on this number , 070-8443-4073.so i can introduce you to the man. I can send you the image of my book so you csn see what to expect. He is very sincere and he will put you through all the cost implications depending on how many copies you want to do. I reside in ijebu ode ogun state and everything was done here
N. B : i did not do my cover page design with him but he printed it through direct imaging

adorablelove:
How can u say u don't need a publisher and u need advise on step to take !!!!advise from who?..........a bus driver or palm wine seller........,I don't go how u will go abt it without their xpert advise !!!!!

Firmjudge:
Go back and research how to publish a book succesfully.

tafrica:
Do you mean online publishing?

simplyUmbo:
Na for this this buhari regime u want publish book, who get time to buy, wen we neva even chop finish

Harmonypublish:
Is the manuscript completely ready?
How much soon are you publishing?
Pls Fill this page form http://harmonypublishing.com.ng/get-published/

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