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5555## List of tools and services
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57- | Tools | Site |
58- | ---------| ----------------------------|
59- | Calibre | https://calibre-ebook.com/ |
60- | Canva | https://www.canva.com/ |
61- | GitBook |
62- GitHub
63- Lulu
64- Mailchimp
65- Upwork
57+ | Tools | Site |
58+ | -----------| ----------------------------|
59+ | Calibre | https://calibre-ebook.com/ |
60+ | Canva | https://www.canva.com/ |
61+ | GitBook | https://www.gitbook.com/ |
62+ | GitHub | https://github.com/ |
63+ | Lulu | https://www.lulu.com/ |
64+ | Mailchimp | https://mailchimp.com/ |
65+ | Printful | https://www.printful.com/ |
66+ | Shopify | https://www.shopify.com/ |
67+ | Upwork | https://www.upwork.com/ |
6668
6769## Ongoing and startup costs
6870
69- Here’s a high-level overview of the startup costs for creating a book like Docs Like Code.
70-
71- Domain name registration (docslikecode.com and docsascode.com): $20/year
72- GitHub for Private repo: $42 ($7/month x 6)
73- GitBooks for Private repo: $35 ($7/month x 5)
74- Canva for Work (cover art): $0 ($12/month x 0)
75- Lulu cost: $82 for 15 printed
76- Editing/Writing: $250 at Justine’s
77- Design for PDF layout: $250
78- MailChimp (ongoing): $42 ($7/month x 6)
79- Twitter ads: $25 for four days ads
80- Total costs (does not include my time): $746
81-
82- First week Lulu revenue: $497.63
83- First week profit: $104.63
84- Printed copies sold: 5 for $100, all others given away $17.67
71+ Here’s a high-level overview of the startup costs for creating a book like * Docs Like Code* .
72+ I calculated the starting costs for six or five months, when I needed a monthly subscription for a service.
73+
74+ | Service | Costs |
75+ | ---------------------------- | --------------------- |
76+ | Domain name registration | $20/year |
77+ | GitHub for Private repo | $42 ($7/month x 6) |
78+ | GitBooks for Private repo | $35 ($7/month x 5) |
79+ | GitHub Pages for website | $0 |
80+ | Canva for Work (cover art) | $0 trial |
81+ | Lulu (printed copies) | $82 for 15 printed |
82+ | Editing/Writing | $250 celebration |
83+ | Design for PDF layout | $250 |
84+ | MailChimp (ongoing) | $42 ($7/month x 6) |
85+ | Twitter ads | $25 for ads |
86+ | ** Total startup costs ** | ** $746 ** |
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