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Re: Seeking Authors to fill my retail space with their books.
Indeed Liz. A local shop for local people 
Re: EPUB Conversion Help
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Re: Seeking Authors to fill my retail space with their books.
Yeah, it does. Innovative doesn't mean something has to be totally new, never tried before or not available in other venues. It's just about something being different enough from the usual to stand out.
But it may only seem to be new to those who have not seen it done before. But the internet is already crammed with self-published books, because it's the best place to have them up for sale, because the end-user buyer pays to have them printed and shiped. Not so in brick stores, where the stock has to be printed first, at POD prices, then shipped to the shop, often at the independent store owner's cost.
But it may only seem to be new to those who have not seen it done before. But the internet is already crammed with self-published books, because it's the best place to have them up for sale, because the end-user buyer pays to have them printed and shiped. Not so in brick stores, where the stock has to be printed first, at POD prices, then shipped to the shop, often at the independent store owner's cost.
Re: Seeking Authors to fill my retail space with their books.
It would be wonderful if anyone who takes advantage of this opportunity comes back in a year's time and tells us how much success they have achieved because of it.
oncewas
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Re: EPUB Conversion Help
I haven't uploaded anything since it broke. I don't have the patience to do all the editing in Calibre. Add to that, that Amazon has been terrible lately in getting paperbacks up or updating covers , etc. I feel like giving up for now
Completely understandable, I'm sure several people feel as you do. However I hope you don't give up. Hopefully the "broken" will be mended soon.
Larika
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Re: Seeking Authors to fill my retail space with their books.
Okay, I actually had a look at the store site. It's basically a consignment shop, offering a place to sell local wares including crafts as well as books, to the local college town community.
Port Jefferson is a large town on the northern coast of Long Island with a fairly tony population and very interested in the arts. Many of the folks who live or visit there are yacht people because the town has a very nice harbor on Long Island Sound. So I expect sea-oriented books, especially to do with sailing or deep sea fishing, might have a good shot at doing well in this venue.
I don't know if any Lulu writers have material of this sort but, of course, there is no reason to think ONLY such works would find a welcome among Long Island's North Shore consumers/readers. The college town nexus also suggests a more open, hip orientation.
I will say that I am seriously thinking of doing this at this point. Their opening is scheduled for April (as the weather warms up). I'd be interested in hearing from any of our colleagues here who are also interested, even if they aren't local. As I've suggested above, some of us who are relatively local (I'm on the island's south shore but often visit that area) could represent those who aren't.
What I ultimately decide to do though will partly depend on Lulu since I have no copies of my older books anymore (all destroyed in the flood of 2012) and would need to purchase the newest one as well as copies of an older book which I did on Lulu (yes, Kevin, I really do have a history with Lulu, believe it or not).
Needless to say, the cost to secure a small stock of books would be a factor in my final decision as to whether or not this makes sense for me.
Port Jefferson is a large town on the northern coast of Long Island with a fairly tony population and very interested in the arts. Many of the folks who live or visit there are yacht people because the town has a very nice harbor on Long Island Sound. So I expect sea-oriented books, especially to do with sailing or deep sea fishing, might have a good shot at doing well in this venue.
I don't know if any Lulu writers have material of this sort but, of course, there is no reason to think ONLY such works would find a welcome among Long Island's North Shore consumers/readers. The college town nexus also suggests a more open, hip orientation.
I will say that I am seriously thinking of doing this at this point. Their opening is scheduled for April (as the weather warms up). I'd be interested in hearing from any of our colleagues here who are also interested, even if they aren't local. As I've suggested above, some of us who are relatively local (I'm on the island's south shore but often visit that area) could represent those who aren't.
What I ultimately decide to do though will partly depend on Lulu since I have no copies of my older books anymore (all destroyed in the flood of 2012) and would need to purchase the newest one as well as copies of an older book which I did on Lulu (yes, Kevin, I really do have a history with Lulu, believe it or not).
Needless to say, the cost to secure a small stock of books would be a factor in my final decision as to whether or not this makes sense for me.
swmirsky
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Arachis_2013 said:The latest Calibre (which I installed this morning) seems to be automatically removing the publication date (opf:event=publication) after I put it in. This is rather inconvenient.
And apparently it was due to dates being mismatched. Things seem to be working right now.
Opium and the Red Rose
Opium and the Red Rose
By Michael RogersInspired by true events, "Opium and the Red Rose" is a fictionalized account of a Vietnam veteran's journey back to Southeast Asia in the early 80's as part of a dangerous undercover operation devised by a U.S. Senator to secure and destroy one-fifth of the world's opium crop. Masquerading as a documentary film crew, Danny Summers and his team head into Myanmar to carry out the senator's objective. This is to the consternation of both the DEA and the CIA, who would prefer to see the project fail, since it would expose their culpability with regard to certain courses of action taken during the Vietnam war. If the team succeeds, it would be a huge game changer in the war on drugs. If they fail, they would all be destroyed.
This novel contains adult content and is for mature audiences.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-rogers/opium-and-the-red-rose/ebook/product-23981861.html
Seeking Authors to fill my retail space with their books.
Hello All,
I am a LuLu publisher who is opening a consignment store in Port Jefferson, NY this Spring and would like to invite other LuLu publishers to sell their books and participate in book signings and readings at the store. If you are interested in having your book(s) be part of our book nook then visit www.VisitTheShelf.com or email me at [email protected]
I am a LuLu publisher who is opening a consignment store in Port Jefferson, NY this Spring and would like to invite other LuLu publishers to sell their books and participate in book signings and readings at the store. If you are interested in having your book(s) be part of our book nook then visit www.VisitTheShelf.com or email me at [email protected]
DWK218
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Re: Multiple authors: how do I change the what order they appear in?
Hi ConfusedOfOxford,
Unfortunately, it is not possible to rearrange the order of the authors in our system.
Our system will default to the original order that the authors were entered into our system.
