Six months later here is what we have: Look For The Hook (my wife's self help book) and Treachery In Turtle Bay (my mystery) are available on Amazon, On Barnes & Noble internet site, In Barnes & Noble Stores (via Ingram \ Lightning Source POD through CreateSpace In hundreds of other Book Stores (again via Ingram \ Lightning Source POD through CreateSpace) In Libraries via Baker & Taylor by way of CreateSpace Direct POD In a Global E-Store provided
by CreateSpace (where by the way the royalty is higher than any other channel except direct sales) And, if you love the book and want a signed copy, it is available directly from the Author Page on the specific book's internet site www.lookforthehook.com, www.treacheryinturtlebay.com).
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With programs offered
by CreateSpace and LightningSource it is easier than ever to publish a book
The quality of the books produced
by Createspace and Lightning Source is excellent.
When they're fully received
by CreateSpace, they'll get an immediate automated review for any basic errors that either would interfere with publication, or could cause printing issues.
Here is a brief update on the steps necessary to get your book published
by Createspace up to creating your book cover.
St. Martin's will publish Hocking's Trylle trilogy (already in paperback
by CreateSpace and on Kindle) in August, 2012.
The 2013 ABNA contest was hosted
by CreateSpace, an Amazon company, which includes a community to keep authors who entered up - to - date on every stage of the contest.
Click on the «Save» button in the bottom right and the upload will commence followed
by the CreateSpace print check.
A few seconds later, he said, «It looks like your book is printed
by CreateSpace.»
The thing is that if you self - publish and use the free ISBNs provided
by CreateSpace or another paperback printing service instead of purchasing them from Bowker, then the bookstore has no way of purchasing your books through a distribution service at the discounted price they require.
I am about to launch my own novel as an eBook, followed
by a CreateSpace print.
I even tried using the templates provided
by CreateSpace but it just turned my text into all caps.
Any book publicist will feel comfortable promoting a book that has been published
by CreateSpace or KDP, because it will be a «real» book.
I recently read another article claiming that CreateSpace made a quality product for her poetry collection, and I ordered a kid's book made
by CreateSpace as well.
But I'm currently Sleeping With the Enemy, with my book published
by CreateSpace and Kindle, posted at the «going retail price» on Amazon.com.
As in recent years, the 2012 ABNA, sponsored in part
by CreateSpace, will once again have two separate categories, one for general fiction and one for young adult fiction, with a grand prize winner in each category.
Unfortunately, we use ISBNs assigned
by CreateSpace, so I won't be able to use IngramSpark.
When you accept the free ISBN offered
by CreateSpace, you are not the «publisher of record.»
If your ISBN is assigned
by CreateSpace, you can only use them as your distributor.
Print book production by small presses increased more than 74 percent between 2006 and 2011 — hearty growth that's dwarfed
by CreateSpace's 1702 percent increase during the same period.
If you order print book formatting you'll be supplied with a PDF that follows the standards required
by CreateSpace.
My titles went into B&N immediately upon publishing
by CreateSpace, as well as an amazing number of small retail booksellers.
The readers don't care if it was published
by CreateSpace or by Random House, as long as it's a quality book,» says Tiemann of the experience.
This is a video recording of a great webinar on how to create a book marketing plan to sell books put on
by CreateSpace and hosted by Brian Jud.
I haven't seen a proof of the book yet and some people have said that the quality of the books printed
by CreateSpace just isn't as good as ones from Lightning Source.
In that CreateSpace video tutorial I used and recommended using the $ 10 «Custom ISBN» option, but I recently found out that that option is no longer offered
by CreateSpace.
I bought the book and it is the same POD as any put out
by CreateSpace.
More importantly, I feel that authors should speak out about these practices
by CreateSpace.
It falls under the umbrella of services that the «Zon offers, and as such many people in the industry will recognize it for what it is if your book's ISBN says it is distributed
by Createspace.
And honestly, the distribution services offered
by CreateSpace have been wonderful for the indie publishers to get paper books out into bookstores.
The ISBN is forever owned
by CreateSpace and requires you to purchase your own ISBN to own your book's distribution.
Descriptions from Lightning Source, Nielsen BookData, and Amazon's old Books Content Update Forms (from when they were still working) all have precedence over Book Descriptions sent
by CreateSpace.
I went online and OK'd my proof at CreateSpace and as fast as you could say «Abracadabra» the Ingram / Lightning listing was gone from Amazon and replaced
by the CreateSpace listing.
Yet, unlike in the US, the book descriptions being sent
by CreateSpace have lower priority on European sites than descriptions already there — so if you've submitted content through any other channel over the past decade, you're out of luck.
Not exact matches
Jephthah's Daughters: Innocent Casualties in the War for Family «Equality» edited
by robert oscar lópez and rivka edelman
createspace, 484 pages, $ 19.99 I magine that an interrogator has imprisoned someone and binds his mouth shut with electrical tape.
I usually suggest that authors start
by investigating the free or low - cost services with good reputations in the self - pub community:
Createspace, IngramSpark, and Lulu if they want to do print as well as ebooks, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and the direct - to - ereading - device services (Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, Barnes & Noble's Nook Press, and Kobo's Kobo Writing Life) if they want to do an ebook only.
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..
Before self - publishing through Kindle Direct Publishing, Smashwords,
Createspace, Lightning Source and more became a possibility, there was one type of publishing that was surrounded
by stigma: «vanity publishing» or «subsidy publishing.»
It has been hard enough to have the same edition printed
by both Lightning and
CreateSpace, with their price differences.
For self - publishing, I usually suggest that authors start
by looking at the free or low - cost services, including
Createspace and IngramSpark if they want to do print as well as ebooks, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and the direct - to - ereading - device services (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo) if they want to do an ebook only.
CreateSpace, owned and operated
by Amazon, ensures that your book is always on sale on Amazon.
CreateSpace is owned
by Amazon which means your paperback version will show as an option right next to the Kindle copy on your Amazon book page.
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.
«In this way, Unlimited Publishing functions like a traditional royalty publisher, but
by using
CreateSpace, we can slash the cost of getting books to print, which benefits our business and our authors.»
By knowing the approximate fees you will pay and royalties you will earn from
CreateSpace, IngramSpark, or self - publishing companies, you can make an informed decision about the route you will take.
I've uploaded some of my books to Lulu and Nook
by Barnes & Noble but have never seen much in terms of sales so now I just stick with
CreateSpace.
The workshops took a practical approach, covering such topics as editing; publishing with various digital tools offered
by sponsors, including Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing and
CreateSpace; CompletelyNovel; Nook Press; and Kobo Writing Life.
Yes, you read that correctly: assuming a 40 % wholesale discount, you would be paid around $ 2.00 less per book
by BookBaby than you would
by going directly to the IngramSpark or
CreateSpace website and setting up your account
by yourself.
The wholesale discount charged
by Amazon for books printed through
CreateSpace is 40 percent.