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

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