To publish a novel, you need to pay for it yourself, but the exact amount may vary according to the genre of the novel, the publishing company, the printing cost, and other factors. Generally speaking, the amount of money needed to publish a novel might include the author's fee, editing fee, printing fee, publishing fee, publicity fee, etc. The author might have to pay a certain amount of author's fee or copyright fee to himself as the creative fee. In order to publish a novel, other than paying the fees, other factors such as sales channels, publicity, and so on had to be considered. If the novel was popular, he might need to carry out more publicity and promotion to attract more readers. He would also have to bear the publicity expenses. To publish a novel, one needed to invest a certain amount of money and effort, but it did not necessarily require a lot of money. The exact amount of money needed to be calculated according to the specific situation of the novel.