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Post by benziger on Aug 20, 2021 15:13:19 GMT
The Alliance of Independent Authors has a database of about 400 print on demand providers. They are first divided into five categories: - Partners (they have to meet certain criteria) - Recommended - mixed - caution - red For some providers there are also detailed reviews. They are not always up to date, but then it is worth looking at the comments at the end.
If you have a certain provider in mind, you can scroll down to the bottom of the list of providers and enter the (beginning) of the name there instead of clicking through the 13 pages. This way you can quickly find Lul..., Ing..., KD... or whoever.
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Post by benziger on Sept 12, 2021 8:57:41 GMT
If 400 are to much to compare, here a smaller overview with the point important to me (fees, distribution channels, own ISBN):
| Provider | E-Book | Print | Audio Book
| annual fee
| monthly fee
| up-set fee | Margin on benefit | Margin on sales | Amazon | E-Book | stationary book trade
| online shop (direct selling)
| my own ISBN | free ISBN | | Lulu | X | X |
| 0 | 0 | 0 print
4.99 e
| 20% print
10% e
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| x | x | x | | IngramSpark | X | X |
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| 49 p&e
25 e
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| x |
| x |
| x |
| | Smashword | X |
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| 40% |
| x |
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| | Streetlib | X |
| X | 0 | 0 | 49 p |
| 10% |
| x | x | x |
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| | Authorhouse |
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| 799 |
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| | iUniverse | X | X |
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| 999 |
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| | Xlibris |
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| 899 |
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| | Barnes and Nobles |
| X |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| - | (x) | (x) | x | x | x | | Epubli | X | X |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| x | x | x |
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| x | | KDP Ama | X | X | X |
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| x
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| | Draft2Digital | X | X |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 15% | 10% | x
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| x
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| x | x | | Publishdrive |
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| 10 |
| 0% |
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| | Bookbaby |
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| 400 |
| 15%
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| | Sweek | X | X |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| x |
| x | x |
| 12€ |
Do you think, a provider or an information is missing? Or you discovered, that a figure has changed? Please tell, so we can update the table. |
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Post by BlueAndGold on Apr 5, 2022 13:05:36 GMT
I'm curious what sort of fees Mermaid charges.
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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Apr 5, 2022 21:42:54 GMT
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