Selling my book

[deborahinwi]

Ok, I have not done this before. When someone buys my book, usuing a charge card, where does the money go? Does it come directly to me at my home address? Thanks for any help!

[Ken Anderson]

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[Margaret_Novak]

Hi Deborah.  I'm just starting out too. I find it all a little confusing. I'm not going to worry about it too much until I've actually published a book on Lulu.  However, he's what I casually deduce: Lulu will take care of everything when people order your book from them. They will handle the money in the appropriate way.  What you need to do is give Lulu your preferences on how you want to be paid if your book sells.  I have no book yet but I have found that even with no book ready, you can go to MY ACCOUNT, CHANGE REMITTANCE SETTINGS, and then EDIT.  You get a form that asks if you want to get paid by check or paypal. You fill in the information. If by check to the address you fill in, you get paid every 3 months if you earn over $20 (Well, I"m in U.S. for it might be different for other countries). Paypal is probably less, I guess.  But anyway, I'm guessing you haven't written the book yet?  But anyway, more simply:  I don't think you're going to have to worry about the mechanics of collecting the money. You'll upload your book to Lulu and they'll handle everything. 

Am I understanding your question or your worries correctly? I hate searching around and I thought possibly you might too.  So even though I'm new and don't really know anything, I thought I'd tell you what I could quickly discover from scratch.  Maybe they don't tell you anything automatically because you haven't yet uploaded anything and consequently haven't published or earned anything yet.  But I think that there's probably plenty of time to fill in your account information.

[David-K]

Hi Guys,

Please visit the Lulu "learn" knowledge base under the connect tab for answers to these questions and more. The following information was retrieved from the knowledgeable: http://connect.lulu.com/t5/Creator-Revenues-FAQ/When-are-creator-revenues-paid/ta-p/32864

Creator Revenues are based on payments actually received by Lulu for your content. This means that your Creator Revenues may be adjusted for refunds or fraudulent orders for which Lulu does not receive payment. Lulu makes a good faith effort to pay you using the contact information in our records. If you change your remittance information, it may delay your Creator Revenues payment. Find additional terms of payment in our Member Agreement.

Note: The Current period on your My Lulu, My Revenue page shows open (not yet paid) revenues.

PayPal Option:

If you select PayPal as your payment choice (by selecting the PayPal option and completing the associated Email field on your Change remittance address and settings page) and your accumulated Creator Revenues amount to $5 or more, and all of your tax and address information is complete (if required), you receive your Creator Revenues monthly.

PayPal payments for each month are made on or before the end of the following month. For example: payment for January sales are made by the end of February, payment for February sales are made by the end of March, etc.

Unpaid Creator Revenues roll into the next payment period. The $5 threshold must be met for sales in that Creator Revenues period. For example, your Creator Revenues for sales through April 30th must total $5 or more in order to receive a payment in May.

Paypal payments can be made in the following currencies: Euros, Pounds, US dollars.

Paper Check Option:

If you select paper checks as your payment choice (by leaving the PayPal Email field blank on your Change remittance address and settings) and your accumulated Creator Revenues amount to $20 or more, and all of your tax and address information is complete (if required), you receive your Creator Revenues quarterly.

Paper check payments are in US dollars and are not available in other currencies.

Creator Revenues checks are issued within 45 days following the end of the quarter, specifically:
    •    By February 15 (for October, November, and December sales)
    •    By May 15 (for January, February, and March sales)
    •    By August 15 (for April, May, and June sales)
    •    By November 15 (for July, August, and September sales)

The $20 threshold must be met for sales in that Creator Revenues period. For examples, your Creator Revenues for sales through March 31st must total $20 or more in order to receive a payment by May 15th.

Kind Regards,

David K.