Print on demand opened up a whole new world for self-publishers, and remains a great option for lots of authors who want to publish print books. This is another 2-part lesson because there’s a lot of ground to cover. Part 2 can be found in the sidebar to your left.
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Joel
8 years agoHey Christopher, glad to hear. The power of education is massive, and I hope you’ve had a bit of fun along the way. Thanks very much for your comments today as you went through this material, I really appreciate it.
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Bill Meador
7 years agoAny thoughts on the difference between signing up for Lightning Source versus Ingram Spark? See the recent blog article on it from Small Press World. http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=1682
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Bill Meador
7 years agoIt appears from the article at http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=1682 that if a publisher uses Ingram spark then the publisher sells the book at a 55% discount on all sales. If a publisher knows they would only qualify for the 35% royalty at Amazon then it seems as if the publisher makes a 10% increase by using Ingram. Am I missing something?
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Bill Meador
7 years agoI have seen a couple of article which indicate that a self publisher should use Createspace for Amazon and Lightning Source for everywhere else. Do you see any benefits to using that process?
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Bill Meador
7 years agoHave you every use a company such as Book Marketing Works (http://www.bookmarketingworks.com/index.php?pg=wesellforyou.htm) to sell books in addition to selling them through online and brick and mortar stores. Any thoughts on if they are worthwhile for nonfiction books?
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Joel
7 years agoArticle on Amazon & Lightning Source:
http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2011/09/amazon-and-lightning-source-the-end-of-an-era/Article on Ingram Spark:
http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2013/07/ingram-spark/
This has been an amazing morning in class! You are restructuring the business plan I’ve had in mind, and saving me thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours, a ton of mileage on my car… Very impressive. Thanks again.