![]() ![]() Ingram Spark is CreateSpace’s main competitor. Books published on CreateSpace are also not returnable, which means authors will have a hard time convincing their local bookstores, schools, or libraries to purchase them for author events.īottom Line: CreateSpace may be the best option for authors who wish to publish a paperback and sell it primarily on. This is far below the Industry standard of 40% and makes CreateSpace books far less attractive to retailers (although most stores will order your book if a customer requests it). The distributor – which happens to be Ingram – takes a cut, further reducing an author’s profits.Īnother thing to consider is that CreateSpace will only offer your book to brick and mortar stores at a discount of about 25%. This is because CreateSpace uses an outside distributor for sales outside of Amazon. If you want to sell yours books outside of Amazon, you’ll find your profits greatly reduced. CreateSpace also gives authors a higher profit margin for every copy sold at the world’s largest retailer of self-published books –. They offer a lower per-book print cost than Ingram Spark and Lulu. They charge no set-up costs, offer great customer service and have a system that is easy to use. To help you decide, I’ve summarized each platform’s strengths and weaknesses below and made a recommendation as to who might benefit the most.ĬreateSpace is one of the largest and most popular self-publishing platforms for a reason. Before choosing the best option for your book, you’ll need to consider how and where you want your book to be sold. While all three platforms produce books of high quality (with Ingram Spark being a notch above the other two) the distribution options and the amount of profits made from each platform vary widely. When dealing with print on demand platforms, two of the most important factors to consider are distribution and print quality. If the book were priced two dollars more, at $16.99, it would only make a profit of $.84 per copy. * * Because of Lulu’s higher print costs, the 300-page paperback in the chart above priced would not make a profit if sold outside of. * Information taken from the Alliance of Independent Authors. ![]() Profit per book if sold on n/a n/a $5.79 Print Quality Very Good Excellent Very Good The numbers below are based on a 300-page 6” x 9” black and white paperback novel priced at $14.95*Ĭost per black & white copy $4.55 $4.80 $7.25 Since most children’s book authors write with the goal of getting a physical book into the hands of a young reader, I’m choosing to look only at print-on-demand books rather than eBooks. It looks at only three platforms and compares a small number of factors I believe will be of the greatest interest to children’s book writers and illustrators.īelow is a basic breakdown of what the three platforms provide. This is in no way a comprehensive comparison. This article looks at the pros and cons of three of the most widely used self-publishing platforms: CreateSpace, Ingram Spark, and Lulu. There are many things to consider when deciding to self-publish a book: eBook or print, paperback or hardcover, print-on-demand or invest in a print run? Then of course there are the seemingly endless number of self-publishing platforms to choose from. ![]()
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