What should the minimum print run before a book is listed in a national index?
There is no accepted minimum. Cumulative Book Index requires a minimum supply of 500. Book manufacturers usually set a minimum of 200 or 250. A self-publisher with a small run should have an arrangement with a book manufacturer (and the financial resources) to do a large run quickly if there are large orders. A legitimate, recently available alternative is “on-demand” printing. Writers Digest suggests a minimum of 1000. The National Writers Union requires that a self-published book have sold a minimum of 1000 copies before the author may join the Authors Coalition for overseas reprographic rights through KOPINOR. How many typos or other errors are acceptable? There is no accepted standard, but I would propose (for self-publishers who cannot afford a hired staff of proofreaders) a maximum of one error per every 10000 words. A book ought to be proofread by another party cover-to-cover before going to typesetting. How quickly should a self-publisher respond to orders? Virtual bookstores o
