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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2022 6:16:06 GMT
Price your books much higher than you would like, taking into account future increase in production costs. Say for example someone makes a book, leaves it as an inheritance for all their offspring. These offspring do not know how to revise covers, prices, interiors, navigate the software, etc., etc.
And, one cannot know future site challenges and rebuying requirements.
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Post by larika on Feb 18, 2022 7:20:14 GMT
Thanks Maggie , i just received this email from Lulu-------
"On March 15th, 2022, Lulu will be implementing an annual price update. At that time, print costs for most projects will be adjusted. This update reflects the global changes in materials and manufacturing costs."
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Post by potet on Feb 18, 2022 11:06:07 GMT
It is not clear whether the public price will be automatically ajusted by Lulu or if it is up to the author to do it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2022 11:29:00 GMT
It is not clear whether the public price will be automatically ajusted by Lulu or if it is up to the author to do it. I wouldn't touch it. I'm guessing Lulu will adjust those not changed by the author. Millions are probably dead or missing in action. It's been 20 years. |
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Post by And still Kevin 2024 on Feb 18, 2022 12:08:30 GMT
Price your books much higher than you would like, taking into account future increase in production costs. Say for example someone makes a book, leaves it as an inheritance for all their offspring. These offspring do not know how to revise covers, prices, interiors, navigate the software, etc., etc. And, one cannot know future site challenges and rebuying requirements.
I am also pretty sure that my offspring will not be messing with my books on my demise. They have no idea how I publish them and where. Publishing Houses don't have that problem of course, because on the death of the writer, life goes on, ditto if one of their staff snuffs it. (Have you ever noticed that as a writer becomes aged, often an extra copyright is added, one of their offspring usually.)
But I would have thought that a 'Lulu' book sold on Amazon takes in to account printing costs there because Amazon prints them, not some other 3rd party contracted at Lulu. So will the price not automatically adjust? Printing Costs + Amazon's Cut + My Cut. Oh and Lulu too. Maybe not ... |
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Post by And still Kevin 2024 on Feb 18, 2022 12:10:40 GMT
It is not clear whether the public price will be automatically ajusted by Lulu or if it is up to the author to do it. I wouldn't touch it. I'm guessing Lulu will adjust those not changed by the author. Millions are probably dead or missing in action. It's been 20 years. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2022 12:39:14 GMT
I wouldn't touch it. I'm guessing Lulu will adjust those not changed by the author. Millions are probably dead or missing in action. It's been 20 years. Books set to Private were deleted. Dead people's books which were public were not deleted. They are likely passed on to family members. |
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Post by And still Kevin 2024 on Feb 19, 2022 0:25:13 GMT
Lulu say they do not delete the creation files of books that have ISBNs, because some place, somewhere, may still want to order a copy, writer dead or alive or just looking a bit pale. But not if it's been withdrawn there. Amazon say they keep deleted books on their site because some one on Amazon may still have one in stock (of POD books?!) or be selling used ones (even when one often personally knows how many have sold, or none.)
And, do you have family members interested in continuing your books?
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Post by larika on Feb 19, 2022 8:38:44 GMT
And, do you have family members interested in continuing your books" Kevin Most of mine are free ebooks and the few printed copies of books that i self-published are priced so low that I don't think my family members would worry about the few pennies I make.  |
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Post by potet on Feb 19, 2022 10:29:43 GMT
A couple of years ago, I wrote the biography of the Nippon-French Yoshida family of Seurre, Côte-d'Or, France, as a present to the last descendant, a retired gym teacher living in a village near Seurre. By the end of 2021, I wanted to add a couple of data to this private book, and realized that Lulu had removed it from my titles. This made me very sorry because fate has it that I no longer have the picture and the PDF of the full cover, although I have its components, and the text. I had to scan the cover of my own copy to have a picture.  My practical conclusion is to turn all my private books into public books with ISBN, and to make them available through direct access. This way, everything will remain in Lulu's collection. |
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Post by potet on Feb 19, 2022 11:12:09 GMT
And, do you have family members interested in continuing your books" Kevin Most of mine are free ebooks and the few printed copies of books that i self-published are priced so low that I don't think my family members would worry about the few pennies I make.  Hello Larika, Several years ago, I made Lulu pay all my royalties to the PayPal account of a niece of mine. They amount to about 500€ per year, mainly from my didactic books. It's not much, but better than nothing. As I am over 82, and feeling I won't last that long now, I have the present satisfaction that my books will continue to sell after my demise, and that the money will go to a member of my family. I have never made any of my public books free or nearly free, because - it's a fact of human nature - only paid-for books at the right price have a value in their owner's mind, while given books are politely accepted, but actually disdained. In brief, never make yourself cheap. Writing is a gift, and books deserve respect. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2022 11:59:55 GMT
A couple of years ago, I wrote the biography of the Nippon-French Yoshida family of Seurre, Côte-d'Or, France, as a present to the last descendant, a retired gym teacher living in a village near Seurre. By the end of 2021, I wanted to add a couple of data to this private book, and realized that Lulu had removed it from my titles. This made me very sorry because fate has it that I no longer have the picture and the PDF of the full cover, although I have its components, and the text. I had to scan the cover of my own copy to have a picture. View AttachmentMy practical conclusion is to turn all my private books into public books with ISBN, and to make them available through direct access. This way, everything will remain in Lulu's collection. That is the best thing to do. Recently I discovered that even my Direct Access books were public and Google findable. |
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Post by BlueAndGold on Feb 19, 2022 13:26:32 GMT
> paid-for books at the right price have a value in their owner's mind, while given books are politely accepted, but actually disdained.
Beautifuly said, Jean-Paul! I have observed this to be true a number of times.
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Post by larika on Feb 19, 2022 16:13:13 GMT
"paid-for books at the right price have a value in their owner's mind, while given books are politely accepted, but actually disdained.
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Several years ago, I made Lulu pay all my royalties to the PayPal account of a niece of mine. They amount to about 500€ per year, mainly from my didactic books. It's not much, but better than nothing." potet
Thanks for that Jean Paul. Like you I'm in my 80's(Soon to be 85) However I once did a count of the free ebooks that were downloaded from Lulu and was astonished at the huge number that were in fact downloaded. Maybe many weren't read, but some were becaude I got some good reviews. They have all got ISBN numbers so they'll probably stay on Lulu and not be deleted.However I think that was a lovely gesture to give the money from your books to your niece. Elizabeth
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Feb 19, 2022 16:23:38 GMT
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