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Any experience with this? Jan 18 17 04:30 pm Link Yep. You can use it as a direct sales platform or your publisher can use it for your book. My publisher handled mine, but I'm told you can do a complete setup on your own, including cover art and ISBN. When I do signings, I just order a batch for myself at my discount and sell them direct. It doesn't do brick and mortar, though. Just online. And it is also owned by Amazon, so you also get a listing on the Amazon site. I'm sure there are cons to it (or better percentages with other companies, perhaps) but it serves my needs. Not that I had a choice, it was my publisher's deal. Jan 18 17 06:56 pm Link FFantastique wrote: POS: Easiest way to self-publish and have Amazon list and fulfill book sales; Jan 19 17 11:18 am Link I have a self published book with Createspace. I did a previous POD book with lulu, but their printing prices increased to a point I just couldn't sell it at a competitive retail price. Createspace was the only reputable POD service I could find with prices affordable enough to sell at a realistic price point. Being owned by Amazon, it can be purchased through them at a low mark up. I feel their books are well constructed physically. The big problem I have is they do not offer a glossy interior page option, so color prints come across a bit dull looking. The books they print have notably flatter looking imagery than those I had printed with a local printing company. This is a big problem if your work features a lot of full color imagery. Despite this problem, I still went with them because I couldn't find anything else offering a descent price point or the online sales potential of Amazon. Jan 19 17 12:17 pm Link |