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Post by odnalezionawczasie on Mar 5, 2022 12:37:22 GMT
How many author names (pennames) can we use when publishing on lulu?
Thank you for answer.
Anna
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Mar 5, 2022 15:05:07 GMT
How many author names (pennames) can we use when publishing on lulu? Thank you for answer. Anna As far as I know there is no limit to the number of pen names you can use.
The thing to remember is Lulu Press will pay you based on your account information [who owns it and who the payee is], which is also used in cases of plagiarism, copyright infringement, libel, and so on. |
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Post by odnalezionawczasie on Mar 5, 2022 16:19:53 GMT
Thank you, Retread-Retired-Cameron
I have books on different topics and it makes sense to separate them instead of writing as one person.
It's also worth using different authors for a book in a different language. If, for example, you have a series of books, you can see the entire series in a particular language on the author's page instead of the mixed books of one series in different languages.
And here you need the assurance that you can have several of these names.
Thank you for your answer. Do you have a link to the lulu.com website where it would say that there is no limit on pennames? I didn't find that anywhere.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Mar 5, 2022 17:02:09 GMT
Thank you, Retread-Retired-Cameron I have books on different topics and it makes sense to separate them instead of writing as one person. It's also worth using different authors for a book in a different language. If, for example, you have a series of books, you can see the entire series in a particular language on the author's page instead of the mixed books of one series in different languages. And here you need the assurance that you can have several of these names. Thank you for your answer. Do you have a link to the lulu.com website where it would say that there is no limit on pennames? I didn't find that anywhere.
If you scroll down to "Can I publish using a pen name?" there is no limit on number shown, though the best way to verify the limit or lack thereof is by contacting Lulu Press directly.
The caveat would be the author name would need to match the author name listed if you registered your copyright [which is required in the US if you ever need to sue for infringement, plagiarism, etc...]. |
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Post by potet on Mar 5, 2022 19:58:40 GMT
In one of my publications that is a little pornographic and private, I am the copyright owner, but the author is a fictitious character.  |
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Post by And still Kevin 2024 on Mar 5, 2022 21:32:01 GMT
Thank you, Retread-Retired-Cameron I have books on different topics and it makes sense to separate them instead of writing as one person. It's also worth using different authors for a book in a different language. If, for example, you have a series of books, you can see the entire series in a particular language on the author's page instead of the mixed books of one series in different languages. And here you need the assurance that you can have several of these names. Thank you for your answer. Do you have a link to the lulu.com website where it would say that there is no limit on pennames? I didn't find that anywhere.
But what you intend to do will not really work on one account, because they will all still be lumped together on a single Spotlight.
It sounds to me as if you need a separate account for each name, etc.
As far as I know there's also no limit to how many Lulu accounts you can have, and they can all be set to pay one person, and one email address for notifications. |
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Post by odnalezionawczasie on Mar 5, 2022 22:01:18 GMT
I didn't know about the ability to open multiple accounts on lulu. Do you have a link where it is written about it?
In contrast on amazon kdp you can only have ONE account and there is no limit on author pseudomins.
One of my books contains controversial content about Nazis and the translator recommended me not to publish it under my own name.
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Post by odnalezionawczasie on Mar 5, 2022 22:12:55 GMT
I sent that question to support and I receive answer:
"(...) Because the issue you mentioned can be resolved through our site, we will close this ticket. (...)"
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Mar 5, 2022 23:36:28 GMT
I sent that question to support and I receive answer: "(...) Because the issue you mentioned can be resolved through our site, we will close this ticket. (...)" That is the typical Lulu Press Support response. You have to reply to the email stating the issue isn't resolved yet.
Lulu Press is located in North Carolina, and the office operates Monday through Friday, excluding major holidays.
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Post by odnalezionawczasie on Mar 5, 2022 23:46:20 GMT
Thank you, that's what I did. I replied to the message and am waiting. Maybe on Monday there will be an answer, and in the meantime it's time to start publishing  Thank you for your replies |
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Post by And still Kevin 2024 on Mar 6, 2022 22:41:12 GMT
Well, no offence, but you need to read Lulu's site yourself, in order to learn how to use it and what you can do. Simply use the links there yourself.
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Post by odnalezionawczasie on Mar 7, 2022 20:10:03 GMT
I have got answer from Lulu: "We do not limit how many names an author can publish under within their account. So you could publish all of the books under different names under one account, or have multiple accounts (but each account would need a different email address for login). The choice is up to you, but I suggest using one account and just having different author names on each book." It is very good opiton |
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Post by And still Kevin 2024 on Mar 7, 2022 23:21:17 GMT
Indeed, but as I said, using just one account will lump all your books in to one Spotlight, and I think there's still no way to rearrange or categorise them.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Mar 8, 2022 2:18:52 GMT
Spotlights are a non-issue, aren't they?
I don't even know how to find mine and the public certainly doesn't either.
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Post by And still Kevin 2024 on Mar 8, 2022 22:01:33 GMT
Lulu do nothing at all to market the Spotlights, just the self-publishing bit, which they seem to be doing their best to remove the self part from.
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