Got this question more than once, putting up answer here to save people some time :)
MAGASTOS BA TALAGA MAG-SELFPUB?
Depende kung ano ang definition mo ng "magastos", "mahal", "mura."
Kung print publishing kasi, at marami sa mga Wattpad users na nagtatanong nito ay concerned sa print publishing, kailangang bayaran ang paper, printing at binding. Kahit makalibre ka kasi sa cover design at editing, may bayad pa rin ang printing. Walang lusot doon. You will definitely spend AT LEAST P500, even if you just produce one copy, dahil malamang may mga transpo at communication expenses ka sa pag-asikaso ng printing mo.
So is at least P500 expensive, or affordable?
If you think it's affordable, and you're OK with losing that money (paano kung walang bumili ni isa?) then maybe you can start planning this. Kung hindi ito kaya, wag gawin, please? Wag sana tayong umutang o umasa sa mga promise ng mga bibili raw. Walang obligasyon ang mga reader na bumili ng book natin at pwede silang mag-cancel at any time, karapatan nila yon.
BINABASA MO ANG
Publishing and Self-publishing: Advice for Writers
Non-Fiction[FILIPINO/ENGLISH] Advice for writers based on my experience self-publishing (more than 20 novels as of now) and traditional publishing (more than 10 novels with a traditional publisher, and consulting for other fellow authors). Read and learn, but...
