The Problem with Print on Demand and the Magic of 3,000 Printed Copies of Your Book

The important ways this number matters for self-publishing authors and indie publishers

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This article was first published on Medium, January 4, 2024.

These days it’s quite easy to publish a book with minimal startup costs. New technologies and platforms bring this creative option into the realm of possibility for nearly everyone and this has many wonderful upsides that you probably already know or can imagine.

But I w…