The Indie Authors' Guide to Self-Publishing Art Books

From design to quality control to printing to distribution, self-publishing can be grueling work. So, when Galella self-published his first book in 2012 - a huge collection of his photographs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis called Jackie: My Obsession - he paid $5,000 to have it professionally laid out. "It paid off," he says. "It's a beautiful book, and it's selling well." When publishing a book filled with images, the final product must be beautiful. So indie authors looking to put together a book either need training, a professional to help with the project, or some combination of the two.