Pocketbook Distribution

Papi_Soñoliento

It would be nice to have a pocketbook format with ISBN that qualifies for distribution through Ingram or to B&N.

Just Kevin

I have seen someone else ask about that in the forum, and I will answer the same way I replied there. Change Store on Lulu to England, click Create, Printed, and you will see the Pocket book option and with ISBN option. My first books created at Lulu were Pocketbooks. Try that. I don't think the site actually knows which country you are in.

I have no idea why the option is greyed out when you look for it further down the page when set on USA.

(Hrrm, one can only add URLs of images in here, not upload them.)

Papi_Soñoliento

Got the ISBN so it distributes to Amazon, but according to the message when published that's about it; no Ingram's or B&N.

Paul_Lulu

Correct, our Pocketbook size is Amazon only at the moment - http://connect.lulu.com/en/discussion/33150/which-products-are-eligible-for-retail-distribution#latest

Kevin - when you click the "add image" button there is a box to paste an image in. You can also add it as an attachment, though the preview won't display if you attach it

Just Kevin

In the forums there is, Paul, but it does not seem to have the same functions in Suggestions. All I see is a thin box with the instructions, Paste the URL of an image to quickly embed it.

Paul_Lulu

Huh. Yeah that's odd. I'll get that looked at. Good catch!

benziger

Paul_Lulu said:

Amazon only at the moment - http://connect.lulu.com/en/discussion/33150/which-products-are-eligible-for-retail-distribution#latest

Why Amazon only? I think, ISBN was made to have books available in any bookshop of the world?
At least, it is only "at the moment". Can you tell us, if this moment will be short, medium or long?

Paul_Lulu

Our distribution agreements are based on the book formats and sizes retailers are willing to print. This does change over time, as the retailers add digital printing closer in line to what Lulu's had for years.

In the long term, we're aiming to get all of our formats and sizes available through a better distribution tool, but I don't have any sense of the time frame for that.