selling on lulu or createspace?

by vivo
10 replies
Hello
I am trying to find additional sales channels for my ebooks, and I am wondering if I could get more sales from lulu or createspace? I am selling a book on aspergers. Any experience or thoughts on these two sevices? Btw I have already tried kindle with pretty good results.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Hi Vivo, if you have a look around all the professional writing forums, I think you'll quite quickly form the impression (as I have) that Creatspace is widely liked and recommended by authors at the moment, whereas Lulu is quite widely criticised, complained about and condemned. In terms of authors' general/recent opinions, it seems there's no comparison at all between the two.
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    • Profile picture of the author vivo
      The only reason I am considering lulu is their reach with itune, barnes and noble, and such. I have noticed this quite a bit. Thanks for the reply.
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      • Profile picture of the author Sandra Martinez
        Originally Posted by vivo View Post

        The only reason I am considering lulu is their reach with itune, barnes and noble, and such. I have noticed this quite a bit. Thanks for the reply.
        I´m not sure about itunes, but createspace does reach B&N and the whole bookstores database for a low fee added.

        I like it.

        If you are already in kindle, it is a very easy way to complement. Because you will be offering both formats under the same title. It is great to improve your image as a writer.
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  • Profile picture of the author SeoDemon
    i would recommend createspace, a friend of mine is using with great success.
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  • Profile picture of the author colinph970
    I'd go with Smashwords........who distribute it to 7 other channels including iTunes etc
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  • Profile picture of the author Colin Palfrey
    I use both.

    Createspace is far better if you are based in the US. If you aren't then you are going to lose an extra 30% to the US government, unless you fill out a huge pile of forms that will drive you insane, and require many things you won't find easy to locate.

    Lulu is better if you are in Europe as you aren't losing 30% right from the start, on top of their commission.

    As I said I use both. I prefer Createspace for its ease of use, and if you are in the US it wins hands down. If you are in Europe, Lulu has to be given some serious consideration.
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  • Profile picture of the author wfhblueprints
    Createspace get the nod from me.

    I've used it for one of my offline clients and it worked a treat. We opted for the extended promotion channels and the book is now available in a number of different locations.

    The fact that amazon are behind it really did help sway my decision.
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  • Profile picture of the author vivo
    Can you sell ebooks on Createspace? Or are they just physical books? I am mostly thinking about selling ebooks.
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  • Profile picture of the author vivo
    Ok, I thought you could sell pdf versions on createspace. Thanks
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