Sentences with phrase «createspace expanded»

You can reach bookstores through Amazon's CreateSpace Expanded Distribution, and if you price it so the store can make a profit of $ 2 or more, they might order it.

If you sell through the Createspace expanded distribution channels — to libraries, institutions or bookstores — you must use a Createspace ISBN.

UPDATE (October 18, 2013): It has been brought to my attention that the CreateSpace expanded distribution program might not get your books into Amazon.ca.

I did not realize that the CreateSpace Expanded Distribution would automatically place my title into the online Barnes & Noble book store.

If you're using Createspace expanded distribution the only way you can get any royalty is to set your price at a ridiculously high price.

Therefore (and this is a big therefore), I advise opting out of the Amazon CreateSpace Expanded Distribution program (which is free, but don't be tempted) and using IngramSpark to distribute your PDF - formatted print - on - demand books everywhere else.

Indeed, CreateSpace expanded distribution is run through IngramSpark as well.

Not exact matches

One benefit of using the Expanded Distribution option at CreateSpace is that the book then goes into Baker & Taylor (a distributor used by many, many bookstores), and from Baker & Taylor to places such as Powell's, Mysterious Galaxy Books, B&N, etc..

But if it's in expanded distribution, what you would have to do is, remove that book from expanded distribution into regular CreateSpace, create a Spark account.

And CreateSpace's regular customers have been able to get European distribution by signing up for the Bookstores option of CreateSpace's Expanded Distribution Channel (EDC), an option that operates through Lightning Source.

Meanwhile, CreateSpace has recently started sending books directly to Amazon CA — something it used to farm out to Lightning through the Expanded Distribution Channel — and these copies are selling at normal prices.

CreateSpace offers expanded distribution channels, which means access to all the major channels from Barnes and Noble to colleges and libraries, Amazon, etc..

My cost for most books is basically just time and the $ 25 I spend for the expanded distribution on CreateSpace.

and Is Expanded Distribution on Createspace Worth It?

To be able to use both services in tandem, you need to buy your own ISBNs (as described in Small Press and Administration Setup) and ensure that you do NOT select expanded distribution through CreateSpace.

CreateSpace has an option called expanded distribution which enables your book for sale beyond the Amazon world.

The author filed formal complaints with Createspace customer service, but received only canned letters in response explaining that indeed there was an issue with reports in Expanded Distribution and it was being investigated.

Make sure not to turn on the expanded distribution option in CreateSpace (since they use Ingram anyway).

At CreateSpace, you can upgrade a title to the Pro plan and get expanded distribution, but that won't get your book onto other Amazon sites.

CreateSpace closed its online store, now only allowing authors to sell through Amazon and its Expanded Distribution.

See expanded distribution below or study the options on CreateSpace — their help is quite good.

Platforms such as Createspace can offer Expanded Distribution which makes a title «available» to and through bookstores, libraries, etc., but, unfortunately, this does not guarantee «placement» in any particular outlet.

(I notice sometimes that I get bulk orders of 5 or 10 books, which I know are bookstores buying through Createspace's Expanded Distribution, so I don't think I'm losing any sales there.

Even with advancements like inclusion in the Ingram catalog or CreateSpace's expanded distribution option, libraries have had the ability to stock these titles, but really had no incentive to notice or find them them.

What I've learned thus far is that because I checked the «Expanded Distribution» box in Createspace, IngramSpark now has my metadata in their database.

I am a new Indie author planning to publish my literary, historical novel in hardcover (via IS) as well using CreateSpace for POD on Amazon and Ingram Spark for expanded distribution.

To clarify, you could use Amazon's free ISBN on your CreateSpace or KDP Paperback version only (whether you use Expanded Distribution or not, I believe).

For example, you could publish your print book on CreateSpace without expanded distribution and earn a higher royalty through Amazon's channels.

Most indie authors decide to publish with IngramSpark / Lightning Source rather than Createspace, because they have a better expanded distribution system and allow you to set discounts and returnability.

The paperback conundrum... I see by turning off the expanded distribution on CreateSpace it makes your minimum price 3 bucks cheaper!

CreateSpace is free to use, but once a book is put into CreateSpace's expanded distribution program, the base price, or cost of producing and distributing the book, goes up.

First you need to remove your book from CreateSpace's Expanded Distribution program.

If your book is already in CreateSpace's Expanded Distribution and you would like to use IngramSpark, don't fret!

While there is a free expanded distribution option with CreateSpace that at least makes it possible for libraries and bookstores to stock the titles, it sees limited results for most authors.

With CreateSpace, you can choose their Standard Distribution which lists your book at Amazon only for a 40 % wholesale discount, or their Expanded Distribution, which gets it in other online retailers in addition to Amazon for 60 %.

I doubt they know anything about Createspace or Expanded Distribution.

Forget about Lightning Source, it isn't worth the time and effort, and expanded distribution on Createspace works about as well (I've had bookstores order my books in bulk through Createspace), and I've also sold international translation rights.

And, if you had your book opted into expanded distribution on Createspace, then you can kiss that goodbye.

For example, if you're using CreateSpace and enroll in the Expanded Distribution program, you will have to charge at least $ 8.25 per copy for a 200 - page book with 5.5» x 8.5» trim size and black - and - white interior (including images).

That means they upload their print book files to CreateSpace and choose «expanded distribution» (which reaches Ingram and Baker & Taylor) and upload their e-book files to Amazon KDP and enroll in KDP Select, which is an Amazon exclusivity program with marketing perks.

A: Createspace's Expanded Distribution works great and I recommend it over LightningSource / Spark or Ingram.

For various Expanded Distribution Channel and international sales though sites such as Createspace and KDP, you may not earn the same royalty across the board.

CreateSpace, for example, locks you out of some of their expanded distribution channels, such as libraries and academic institutions, if you use your own ISBN instead of one they provide.

I've tried this both ways: setting up a book at CreateSpace first, not putting it into the expanded distribution program, and then setting it up at IS / LSI, and vice versa.

You can't put your book into the expanded distribution program at CreateSpace, but if you're also at IS / LSI, you don't need to.

Use Createspace only for Amazon distribution and list under your own ISBN and use Lightning Source for expanded distribution.

You'll see that if you've already set up the book at IS / LSI, CreateSpace won't even let you put it into the expanded distribution program.

Set up your book on CreateSpace using their Standard Distribution (not Expanded!)

With minimal effort they'll be able to use their existing CreateSpace account to expand their readership to include dozens of new fans.

For a 6» x 9», 350 - page book, assuming a retail price of $ 14.95, you'd receive $ 6.91 in royalties for sales in the Createspace store, $ 3.93 for sales on Amazon, and 91 cents for sales via expanded distribution.