| So, you have an e-book? Why not turn it into a | | | | sum you want to make from the book. In this |
| printed book? It's very easy, and you don't even | | | | case, Lulu will then add their fees and the price for |
| have to spend money up-front. | | | | the printing. |
| Let's face it. For some topics, it's better to hold a | | | | Your customer pays the full price (plus the additions) |
| real book in your hands than to read on-screen, or to | | | | directly to Lulu. |
| print out yourself. If your book contains a large | | | | Unfortunately, you do not get to know those who |
| number of pages, you should offer a printed version | | | | bought your book, and Lulu doesn't have as large a |
| as well. | | | | window to the world as do the biggest online book |
| Most people cringe at the thought of publishing a | | | | store of them all: Amazon. |
| book. And it's true. Prior to the Internet, this was | | | | Selling Your Printed Book with CreateSpace |
| a costly affair. | | | | If you choose CreateSpace, you have to do a lot |
| Luckily, this situation has changed over the last few | | | | added paper work, especially if you live outside the |
| years. Now, with services like Lulu and | | | | US. |
| CreateSpace, you can do ‘print-on-demand', and | | | | Your share of the book's end price is smaller than if |
| just sit back and wait for your royalties to arrive. | | | | you sell your book on Lulu, but you do have one big |
| Which is the better of the two services? | | | | advantage. |
| There are pros and cons for both. | | | | CreateSpace is a daughter company of Amazon, so |
| Selling Your Printed Book on Lulu | | | | if you choose to let them do the |
| When you are selling your printed book on Lulu, you | | | | ‘print-on-demand', your book will be sold directly |
| simply have to upload a PDF-file, and either upload | | | | from Amazon. Thus, your changes of selling many |
| your own cover, or use one of their designs. The | | | | more copies have just been substantially raised. |
| whole process is very undemanding. | | | | CreateSpace doesn't use PayPal, but will pay your |
| You have to link a PayPal account to your Lulu | | | | earnings directly into your bank account. |
| account, and each month they'll send you the sum of | | | | Nobody says, you cannot use both services. I do, |
| money you've earned. | | | | because I find some of my books to be better |
| You fix the price of the book yourself, and you can | | | | fitting on Lulu, and others on CreateSpace. |
| either decide the end price, or you can choose the | | | | |