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Aw: Questions from a newbie!
Yes, you can sell directly from your website by providing a Direct Access checkout widget or link. You can also use the Shopify integrated Lulu app. They are working on others as well.
Or, you can use Lulu as a drop shipper. When someone orders the book, send them one via Lulu by entering their shipping address.
You can use both Lulu and KDP for the ebook, just uncheck the Kindle option. Regarding the print version, publish a new size and binding at Lulu. Example 5.5x8.5 at KDP, 6x9 perfect bound or hardcover at Lulu.
Or, you can use Lulu as a drop shipper. When someone orders the book, send them one via Lulu by entering their shipping address.
You can use both Lulu and KDP for the ebook, just uncheck the Kindle option. Regarding the print version, publish a new size and binding at Lulu. Example 5.5x8.5 at KDP, 6x9 perfect bound or hardcover at Lulu.
Maggie
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Aw: Revenue timing and reconciliation
First, I didn't realize signatures were turned off for mobile. I updated, they should appear now. Sorry about that.A_A_Cain said:Yes, Taylor sent me a PM, explaining the unknown factor of different pod costs in different regions - plus the Oz dollar slumped on the back of the trade war tit for tat, so the margin eroded to nothing.Maggie said:That's great.
So you never found out what the zero revenue sale was?
Using smart phone one can't see signatures. You might want to post the link to your ebook with every post. You never know who might be up to buying on a whim.
Signature tip noted, I will go do that.
Second, the issue with currency and production cost variance is one of many we hope to solve with some big updates in the next few months. While there will always be some variance in cost to print and revenue, the plan is to display the cost and revenue for each region when setting the price, so at the very least the amount you'll make based on the price you set will be clear from the get-go.
Aw: Why I Chose CreateSpace after first publishing with Lulu
Hey all,
I've been on vacation a few days, so I'm just now getting caught up on some of these threads. I'd missed this one initially, but I have few things to weigh in on.
First off, if I had noticed this before comments started to roll in, it would have been closed as a violation of the Forum Rules (specifically #14). Now that we have some discussion here, I'm less inclined to close it. The relevant point here is that a discussion of pricing is fine, but a title that reads like a blog post meant to promote CreateSpace is a violation and should be avoided.
Second, the question of revenue and who gets that disproportionate amount of the sale price. It's the retailer. You can see in our documentation that Lulu makes a flat 20% on your earnings no matter the platform. Amazon cuts deeply into the margin with their wholesale pricing to create the very situation you see in this thread - an author with sales primarily on Amazon is being driven to use an Amazon product. No surprises there.
Finally, I don't want to discourage these kinds of conversations, so please feel free to continue to discuss the competitive market of self-publishing options available, just be try to be careful not to frame the post or comment as an advert.
Aw: Photo Book With ISBN?
Hi tgaddo,
You would create a print book with full color interior if you want to apply an ISBN.
Photo books do not have the option for retail distribution so you cannot apply an ISBN to them.
Aw: Has anyone heard of www.apheleia.eu?
I found long ago several sites that claim to be giving my books away free. I tried Blasty to eliminate them, but have since ceased using them as people are reporting problems. I did come across one site that had reviews of my books, yet I had no reported sales from them. I sent a threatening email, but understandably, they failed to respond. I no longer worry about these pirates, the majority being phlishers.
HULSEY
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Aw: Changing Cover Art
I don't see a problem. It sounds to me that you're updating your own cover art concept (which was yours in the first place, regardless of the relationship to the artist), under a commercial arrangement with someone new. That's business, and unless I've read this wrong, you were the commissioning client in the first place, just as you are now.
A_A_Cain
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Aw: Can you create coupon codes for customers?
I looked it up in Knowledgebase in case anything has changed. It doesn't appear so.
However, what you can do is create a separate project with identical content, no ISBN, direct access. In this project, you can click on the green question mark next to your project title and set a discount. You will be given the link which you can pass around to whomever you choose. You can hide and show this project, change its discount, make private, make public on Lulu only, change the base price, add a promo bar on the cover.
However, what you can do is create a separate project with identical content, no ISBN, direct access. In this project, you can click on the green question mark next to your project title and set a discount. You will be given the link which you can pass around to whomever you choose. You can hide and show this project, change its discount, make private, make public on Lulu only, change the base price, add a promo bar on the cover.
Maggie
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Aw: how can a guardian sign a W-9 form for the ward?
Hi The Chosen One88,
That question is more along the lines of Legal Advice. I would recommend that your friend contact a tax advisor.
Aw: do color photos print well or should they be pre edited adjusted prior to uploading
I've done three photo books, several children's books and a couple of calendars. I did not edit or adjust the images in any way. They printed wonderfully.
Maggie
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This Makes Me Want to Write More
Someone left this message on my FB author page the other day and it made me think. It doesn't matter how many likes, thumbs up, hearts, retweets, or smiley faces you get. It doesn't really matter how many times the 5* is clicked. All that is overshadowed by one heartfelt statement sent in a private message from someone I don't know. I don't suppose I realised how much my words could affect another human being until that moment.
