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From: 10e@hpcvia.CV.HP.COM (Steven_Tenney)
Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop
Subject: Re: Self-Publishing
Message-ID: <25160003@hpcvia.CV.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Nov 89 17:22:02 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, Oregon
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>Anyway, when all is said and done, it's really great to publish
>(and sell!) your own book. I managed to do everything on a Mac SE
>(using MS Word, QuarkXpress, Illustrator and FreeHand) except the
>cover. Originally, I did the cover myself and printed the
>separations on a Linotronic. Howver, this runs into problem with
>'traps' and line screens (more printer terminology), so for the
>second printing we cut and pasted the cover manually, using the
>printers vignette screens and my Lino'd type (in Pantone colours,
>btw).

>In summary, it's fun, but be prepared to learn a lot and take much
>more time than you expected.

>Frank Kolnick,
 
One other question, Frank--except for the software, could you give a
ballpark figure on how much it cost to get your manuscript printed
(mainly just the printer's cost)?

Also, how does the IRS accept business expenses as far as writing off
your own labor (assuming you did set up the production of your book
as a business).  I knew of someone, who owned his own piano store, who
treated himself as both president of his company as well as a laborer.

Thanks for your info!

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