Re: Print on Demand Questions

**"* m* p* <m*@dargan.com>**

CL, you read my mind too! What a well-informed answer.I appreciate you
taking time to share this.

Do you know if ibook publisher is smiled on by Amazon as much as Create
Space? I  may be talking apples and oranges here!  I'm about to format an
out of print black-white illustrated book that I OSR'd a few years ago for
transition into a digital version as POD.

Am I headed in the wrong direction if I use ibook publisher?  Cheers, mp

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 5:36 PM, C.L. Fornari <clfornari@mail.com> wrote:

> Lorraine,
>  I'm not sure what you mean when you site the seasonal sales in regard to
> POD publishing - are you saying that doing it now will be too late? If so,
> I'd revise your thinking. You won't be doing it late, but early for next
> season. To my mind, the idea of publishing something yourself and using POD
> is to create books, and websites that support them, that continue to sell
> with not much on-going effort.
>
>  No offense, but when I see a spirial bound book, I think of church cook
> books and the early days of self publishing. I can't think of an
> established publisher these days that produces spiral bound books. Why not
> do it as a perfect bound book?
>
>  Are the photos black and white? If so, it will transition pretty
> seamlessly into POD. Even color can, although color pages are best grouped
> into one or two sections and is more expensive.
>
>  Yes! Make changes! Update and publish it with "revised" or something
> similar in the title. People like knowing that they have the latest info.
>
>  I used Create Space for my  /A Garden Wedding /book. It didn't cost me
> anything upfront. It was pretty straightforward although I did spend time
> to get the formatting right and it took a couple of tries to be sure that a
> missed space or other minor glitch didn't change the look in an
> undesireable way. I paid for three proofs (less than $5 plus shipping)
> before it came out right. I choose Create Space because in researching the
> topic it seemed clear that Amazon "greases the skids" for a CS book over
> Lulu or other services. This may be unfair, and Amazon might be percieved
> as the bully-on-the-block by some, but it's here to stay and I want to take
> advantage of their power, not fight it.
>
>  After the actual book was done it took me a couple of days to format the
> manuscript and illustrations for Kindle. After the growing season I will
> produce a seperate version of this book with full color photos for the
> iPad. My thinking is that ultimately this will sell more than the b&w
> version.
>
>  Right now I can order copies of this book myself, for the author's price,
> and they are on my door step in about four days. Others can order from my
> website or Amazon - I don't have to store them, ship them or think about
> them in any way. The money automatically is deposited in my bank account.
> :-)
>
>  For a particular type of niche book, like yours, POD is the perfect way
> to go. And by the way, if you find a way to get more hours in the day, let
> me know about it. I have three or four more POD-Perfect books in my head
> with not enough time to produce them.
>
>  Email me if you have any questions.
>  all the best,
>  C.L.
>
>  C.L. Fornari
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