No Yes No. Profit per book if sold on Lulu. Ease of Use Easy Difficult Easy. Customer Service Excellent Good Good. When dealing with print on demand platforms, two of the most important factors to consider are distribution and print quality.
While all three platforms produce books of high quality with Ingram Spark being a notch above the other two the distribution options and the amount of profits made from each platform vary widely. CreateSpace is one of the largest and most popular self-publishing platforms for a reason. They charge no set-up costs, offer great customer service and have a system that is easy to use. They offer a lower per-book print cost than Ingram Spark and Lulu.
This is because CreateSpace uses an outside distributor for sales outside of Amazon. Books published on CreateSpace are also not returnable, which means authors will have a hard time convincing their local bookstores, schools, or libraries to purchase them for author events.
Bottom Line: CreateSpace may be the best option for authors who wish to publish a paperback and sell it primarily on Amazon. Of the three platforms discussed in this article, they offer the highest print quality.
Hello there, you are not right on the spine width calculator, this also requires the exact page count, not sheet count. Thanks for the info, Josh. It looks like Lulu has modified their spine-width calculator to account for actual pages rather than sheets. It now operates in accordance with the book-cost calculator: input total number of pages, not sheets. I have updated the article with an explanation of this development. Regards, Jeff. Thanks for all the info.
It sounds like lulu. Do you have any experience with that? Also, do they provide any advantage in terms of PR access to Amazon, etc. Yes, I think that Lulu is better for publishing e-books than for printed books, mostly because of the precision required for printing. I hope it is useful for you! They gave me my money back. All communication ceased.
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Official list of Googlebot IP addresses. I enjoy listening to original Star Trek and NG episodes while working online. New version 2. Finished updating all of my books! Note that the distribution fee here also includes company commission, e. This allows retailers to acquire print titles for less, which lowers the resulting distribution fees. You can upload separately to each retailer if you want to save even more money! In terms of user support through the POD setup process, distribution, and help with printing and shipping issues, reports are mixed.
The good news is that uploading your book for print-on-demand is so simple, it probably won't require support. The less-than-good news is that if you do need to get ahold of someone, it might be a little tricky. However, the answers to these questions can be a bit muddled. This is in part because some of them are quite complicated, but also because providing clearer explanations of their pricing model might cause Lulu to lose business.
Users who've managed to get ahold of Lulu reps say they're helpful and friendly, but it may take a long time for your issue to be resolved. As for how their customer service compares to other POD companies', we'd say Lulu is about average.
KDP Print can get similarly overwhelmed with requests from users, and IngramSpark's learning curve is so steep that most people end up struggling even with support. If customer service is extremely important to you and you want to be guided through every step of printing your book on demand, choose BookBaby! Their setup process is as easy as Lulu's and support reps are extremely responsive. However, do keep in mind that their flat-fee distribution system may not be ideal for you. These have now been replaced with a list of affiliates that provide similar services.
Learn how Reedsy can help you craft a beautiful book. Lulu produces fairly high-quality print books, but its distribution services leave a great deal to be desired. If you're only printing with them, you should be fine — but distributing your Lulu-printed books might get messy.
That said, you can get even better quality printed books with Blurb , as long as you don't mind a slightly higher printing cost per unit. And if you really want to pull out all the stops, look into offset printing — there's a high upfront cost, as you have to order lots of copies at once, but the quality is unparalleled.
By staying informed, you can ensure that you make the best print-on-demand decision for yourself, your readers, and, ultimately, your career as an author. If you're a self-published author looking to sell hardcover copies of your book on Amazon, check out our guide to hardcover printing with Kindle Direct Publishing. Find the book printing service that best suits your needs with Reedsy's guide to offset, volume, and on demand printing.
So how is Kindle Vella different? If you're an eco-conscious author looking to publish responsibly, we've got you covered with our guide to sustainable book publishing. Do you want to work with a traditional publisher?
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