Having your book enrolled
in CreateSpace's Expanded Distribution is not a detriment to enrolling your book in IRIS, as CSED is no longer exclusive.
The same cover dimensions that are used
in Createspace presently are used in the KDP paperback section, so really the change will not affect anyone in this regard.
The best way to do this (and the least expensive) is to simply set up the book as a new title
in CreateSpace and order 1 copy without releasing it for publication.
Once you are
in the Createspace Project Homepage profile you will see the following sections that need to be completed in order to get exposure for your book:
That's why we go through several stages in the design process and why the author always has to look at the PDF
in the CreateSpace Interior Previewer prior to approving the files.
Now all you have to do is provide the purchase link to your book
in the CreateSpace eStore and the code for the discount, and you're ready to go.
Make sure you've chosen Expanded Distribution
in CreateSpace or enabled Ingram's worldwide distribution network.
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.
I'm not sure since I don't know anyone who is
in the Createspace Direct program or resells books.
Your description will look fine
in CreateSpace but not on your Amazon book page.
The actual building of your book is very similar in Spark and
in CreateSpace.
See «How to Create an Interior PDF of Your Book»
in the Createspace help and support documentation for details on file and layout requirements.
Where you lose one avenue
in Createspace, you open another on KDP.
If your book is already
in CreateSpace's Expanded Distribution and you would like to use IngramSpark, don't fret!
Hmm... don't remember experiencing that
in Createspace.
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.
The old general rule of $ 2.00 profit in extended distribution
in CreateSpace has become meaningless.
Once you get it all set up
in Createspace, the printed product is really good quality.
However, by keeping the same ISBN and trim size, once the book is set up
in CreateSpace, it should just magically appear as available on Amazon again, so customers can buy the book.
Now add
in CreateSpace and you get your book listed in Amazon and in the fine print in Baker and Taylor distributing catalog and Ingrams catalog.
Even if I now uncheck that box
in Createspace, IngramSpark supposedly can't remove the metadata for my ISBN — which would allow me to distribute with both Createspace and IngramSpark / LS.
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.
Ask them what the freaking hell happened, why are they back
in CreateSpace's hands if they were at my doorstep?!
In other words I would have the same book
in createspace and ingram, but with different isbn.
Also, if you want your images to be full bleed and extend to the margins of your book, you need to check that option
in Createspace.
The process has been a bit labored: Tweaking cover art, re-doing eBook formatting and my paperback option
in CreateSpace.
Make sure not to turn on the expanded distribution option
in CreateSpace (since they use Ingram anyway).
It should work just fine, particularly without interior illustrations; see «Latex
in CreateSpace», for example.
I always take the full distribution package
in CreateSpace.
May 21, 2016 In this video, I do a quick ride along and insight on how you can make a decent cover
in Createspace.
Now I know that it's an effective one Jason, it's true that you can import your epub file
in Createspace at no cost, but here the big difference is that you have beautiful books with various formatting options, a big difference for the readers.
If you have an existing book that is already
in CreateSpace, if it's in regular CreateSpace, you can set up a Spark account and also put it in Spark.
So, again, you still have the flexibility in IngramSpark, where you don't
in CreateSpace.
Not exact matches
Inspired after discovering an old coloring book from the»70s
in 2012, Morrison has since independently created and sold eight titles on
CreateSpace, including Flower Designs Coloring Book, which was on the bestseller list for eight weeks.
MICHAEL FLOURNOY is an apologist
in the LDS Church and author of A Biblical Defense of Mormonism (
CreateSpace).
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.
Our Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Foods, 2nd Edition
in paperback is now available for purchase at
CreateSpace.
There are a few tricky bits because we are
in Australia (and
CreateSpace is a US website), but on reading instructions carefully (for example we have to fill
in a mailing address for potential royalties), everything becomes clear.
CreateSpace requires that all orders are paid
in full via credit or debit card at the time of order.
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.
If authors are looking to outsource aspects of the publishing process to others, rather than do it all themselves, there are many other viable options, like
CreateSpace and Lulu as mentioned
in other comments.
In addition, if you go with a company like
CreateSpace (a subsidiary of Amazon), you don't have to worry about the «shelf life» of your memoir since you can always order copies of your book.
Two years later, thanks
in part to easy - to - use platforms like
Createspace and Kindle Direct, authors are no longer forced to rely on traditional publishers — the tables have turned.
Of course, if you're double sourcing your book with
CreateSpace, the consequences are less dire, but they can still be substantial — and not only
in direct loss of sales.
I've been grabbing snatches of time here and there over the last week plus to get a few things done but there has been little writing and lots of hair pulling
in frustration, especially when it comes to dealing with
Createspace.
After a bit of time processing what it took for my self - published book to have the success I hoped for, I decided to write on my own experience — I used the
CreateSpace (parent company is Amazon) company and have had success
in the niche market I wrote
in.
Finally, weighing
in changes
in the industry as a whole and the respect self - published authors are starting to garner, the fact that many well known authors including Steven King and J.K Rowling are self - publishing now, and the ease of publication companies like
CreateSpace are providing, my choice was obvious.
It's pretty well - known that
CreateSpace is the cheaper option, but with affordability comes a dock
in quality — Ingram Spark - printed books are notoriously better - looking, with clearer graphics, truer colors, and higher prices.
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In case you never heard, BookSurge has now been merged into
CreateSpace as a division for larger publishers,
CreateSpace Enterprise.
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.