Comments on: How To Publish Your Own Book (In Print) Cheaply http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scooter http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-437740 Scooter Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:04:51 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-437740 We don't offer book promotion or distribution, but you can do that yourself. We specialize in the book manufacturing side of things. We do have a few articles about book promotion at our website. www.morrisprint.com/news.html Many of our customers have set up marketing arrangements with Amazon Advantage and Barnes & Noble. http://advantage.amazon.com/gp/vendor/public/browse-main http://www.barnesandnoble.com/help/cds2.asp?PID=8148&userid=ygx1JEBr3W&cds2Pid=946 I hope that helps. We don’t offer book promotion or distribution, but you can do that yourself. We specialize in the book manufacturing side of things. We do have a few articles about book promotion at our website. http://www.morrisprint.com/news.html
Many of our customers have set up marketing arrangements with Amazon Advantage and Barnes & Noble.
http://advantage.amazon.com/gp/vendor/public/browse-main
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/help/cds2.asp?PID=8148&userid=ygx1JEBr3W&cds2Pid=946
I hope that helps.

]]> By: AMD http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-437644 AMD Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:49:38 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-437644 Does your company promote self-published books? Does your company promote self-published books?

]]> By: mart http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-414084 mart Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:29:31 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-414084 LightningSource.com is cheaper and just as good as Lulu. I'm pretty sure it also provides for many more formats of book size and type. I don't know why the article only covers Lulu as there are plenty of print-on-demand solutions out there now. LightningSource.com is cheaper and just as good as Lulu. I’m pretty sure it also provides for many more formats of book size and type. I don’t know why the article only covers Lulu as there are plenty of print-on-demand solutions out there now.

]]> By: Scooter http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-413723 Scooter Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:13:07 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-413723 Hi djangelic, My company works with individuals wanting to self-publish. No need to use a traditional publisher. You can do it all yourself. You'll need to find a good book manufacturer, like morrisprint.com ,or do a google search for "book manufacturing". Short run printing from 100 to 1,000 books is usually best produced digitally and over 1,000 books would be best on a traditional offset printing press. Get a few quotes from a few companies and have them send you a sample of their work. Hope that helps. Hi djangelic,
My company works with individuals wanting to self-publish. No need to use a traditional publisher. You can do it all yourself. You’ll need to find a good book manufacturer, like morrisprint.com ,or do a google search for “book manufacturing”.
Short run printing from 100 to 1,000 books is usually best produced digitally and over 1,000 books would be best on a traditional offset printing press. Get a few quotes from a few companies and have them send you a sample of their work. Hope that helps.

]]> By: Leisureguy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-413562 Leisureguy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:27:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-413562 I published my book with Lulu and was very pleased---but then Lulu started charging excessively for shipping costs (one copy of my book, shipped domestically, was $11), which killed individual sales through Lulu. Plus their fees became too high. I switched to CreateSpace, Amazon.com's Publish on Demand service, and I've been very happy. Fees are much lower (I was even able to drop the price of the book while increasing its size), and shipping charges for an individual title are as low as $2.80 (media mail). In addition, CreateSpace pays monthly rather than quarterly. If you're just starting, I would recommend CreateSpace, with the provisio that you buy the "Pro plan" ($39), which reduces the costs even more. You can see my book's storefront at www.gourmetshaving.com. I published my book with Lulu and was very pleased—but then Lulu started charging excessively for shipping costs (one copy of my book, shipped domestically, was $11), which killed individual sales through Lulu. Plus their fees became too high.

I switched to CreateSpace, Amazon.com’s Publish on Demand service, and I’ve been very happy. Fees are much lower (I was even able to drop the price of the book while increasing its size), and shipping charges for an individual title are as low as $2.80 (media mail). In addition, CreateSpace pays monthly rather than quarterly.

If you’re just starting, I would recommend CreateSpace, with the provisio that you buy the “Pro plan” ($39), which reduces the costs even more.

You can see my book’s storefront at http://www.gourmetshaving.com.

]]> By: matbaa http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-413524 matbaa Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:26:10 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-413524 Thanks it's nice.... Thanks it’s nice….

]]> By: Jack Cola http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-413481 Jack Cola Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:36:23 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-413481 Hi, and thanks for your positive comments! You have mentioned some very good points there Scooter, and I totally agree with you. Lulu is really good if you created an eBook and want to expand to paper to increase your audience, but if you want to actually publish a book and and sell it (for example Harry Potter, The Dummy series etc), it is best that you find a well known publisher to print your books. And as you said, when you want to make some decent money, find a publisher, but to expand your audience (especially if you only publish online) then Lulu is a great way for people to buy printed copies. Hi, and thanks for your positive comments!

You have mentioned some very good points there Scooter, and I totally agree with you. Lulu is really good if you created an eBook and want to expand to paper to increase your audience, but if you want to actually publish a book and and sell it (for example Harry Potter, The Dummy series etc), it is best that you find a well known publisher to print your books. And as you said, when you want to make some decent money, find a publisher, but to expand your audience (especially if you only publish online) then Lulu is a great way for people to buy printed copies.

]]> By: djangelic http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-413455 djangelic Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:42:15 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-413455 hi scooter, thats great to know, but do you have any recomendations for people who want to print more? maybe a company or website? My friend published his book on www.iuniverse.com, and i think this is pretty much the same as lulu no? any help is appreciated! hi scooter, thats great to know, but do you have any recomendations for people who want to print more? maybe a company or website? My friend published his book on http://www.iuniverse.com, and i think this is pretty much the same as lulu no? any help is appreciated!

]]> By: Scooter http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-413453 Scooter Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:08:48 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-413453 I'm an avid follower of MakeUseOf. I visit the site just about everyday. I've never left a comment here before, but this a topic I have some expertise in. As someone that has been in the book printing business for over 20 years I can tell you that Lulu does serve a certain niche. But I have folks come to me after using Lulu when they are ready to print their book in a quantity that can actually do some good. Books produced by Lulu could work as a starting point to get you familiar with what is involved with printing a book. And that can be useful. Printing books one at a time "on demand" are very expensive per book. And you aren't likely to sell many of them, with one of the cookie cutter designs, to anyone other than your family members. If you have a really large family that might work. Otherwise it takes quantities of at least 1,000 books, or more before it can give a return that is worth your effort. The cost per book falls dramatically when you print at least a few hundred books at a time compared to one at a time. If you've got a good idea for a book, go for it! Try the Lulu way. But if you really want your book to succeed you'll need to think a little bigger at some point. I’m an avid follower of MakeUseOf. I visit the site just about everyday. I’ve never left a comment here before, but this a topic I have some expertise in.
As someone that has been in the book printing business for over 20 years I can tell you that Lulu does serve a certain niche. But I have folks come to me after using Lulu when they are ready to print their book in a quantity that can actually do some good. Books produced by Lulu could work as a starting point to get you familiar with what is involved with printing a book. And that can be useful.
Printing books one at a time “on demand” are very expensive per book. And you aren’t likely to sell many of them, with one of the cookie cutter designs, to anyone other than your family members. If you have a really large family that might work. Otherwise it takes quantities of at least 1,000 books, or more before it can give a return that is worth your effort. The cost per book falls dramatically when you print at least a few hundred books at a time compared to one at a time.
If you’ve got a good idea for a book, go for it! Try the Lulu way. But if you really want your book to succeed you’ll need to think a little bigger at some point.

]]> By: Rick http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-publish-your-own-book-in-print-cheaply/#comment-413399 Rick Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:47:51 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27017#comment-413399 I used Lulu to turn this blog post http://www.rickety.us/2009/03/bryson-picture-book-of-fort-worth-water-gardens/ into a children's book for my family. It was a lot of fun and easy to do. My daughter and wife got a copy each for Mothers Day. I had extra pages so they cost me $32 each instead of the usual $20. I used Lulu to turn this blog post http://www.rickety.us/2009/03/bryson-picture-book-of-fort-worth-water-gardens/ into a children’s book for my family.

It was a lot of fun and easy to do. My daughter and wife got a copy each for Mothers Day. I had extra pages so they cost me $32 each instead of the usual $20.

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