noun
publishing costs; publication expenses
Refers to the total expenses involved in publishing a book, magazine, or other printed material, including editing, printing, and distribution costs.
この本の出版費は予想以上にかかった。
The publishing costs for this book were higher than expected.
出版費を抑えるために、ページ数を減らした。
We reduced the page count to keep publication expenses down.
Compound of 出版 (shuppan, 'publishing') and 費 (hi, 'cost' or 'expense').