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Post by JesusNinja on Jan 5, 2021 17:41:44 GMT
Cameron mentioned KDP, that's why I mentioned it. I am though considering going to Streetlib. The support there told me they only support ebooks in the U.S. But are working on changing that. Giving Lulu a couple more months to get their feces consolidated, if not then I'm leaving too.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Jan 5, 2021 18:30:28 GMT
How do I go about this? Would I cancel the books on Lulu and get a different ISBN from Streetlib? I have over 50 books but only around 10 actually sell. Out of those it's my martial arts books that sell. I think I have backups of those interiors and covers would be easy to redo. I'd say first thing for files you don't have download every file you can from Lulu. Once you've confirmed what you have, take them off Global Distribution so they go unavailable at outlets faster. You can retire them later.
Second, get them ready to upload to Amazon's KDP as no ISBN is required, and choose to only distribute on Amazon. Amazon has a distribution thing as well, but it cuts into what you'll make. Remove the Lulu ISBN before you upload.
Third, get ready to upload on Streetlib. Maggie should know if they offer ISBNs.
Funny, I thought I also mentioned Streetlib -- guess I am getting slow. |
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Post by benziger on Jan 5, 2021 22:48:31 GMT
About ISBN at Streetlib: - "StreetLib will give you an ISBN for free when you publish an Epub file. Simply leave the ISBN field empty when publishing your book and we will assign you one within 12 hours. Even with our free ISBN, you will still own 100% of the copyright." Source
- "By default, the ISBN will be attributed by us for free and will be printed on the back cover. If you have your own available ISBN (not used by any other book), you can of course use it." Source
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2021 12:19:49 GMT
Cameron mentioned KDP, that's why I mentioned it. I am though considering going to Streetlib. The support there told me they only support ebooks in the U.S. But are working on changing that. Giving Lulu a couple more months to get their feces consolidated, if not then I'm leaving too. They do not only support ebooks in the US. I am Canadian. My books have a Canadian ISBN. My address listed with them is Canadian. You misunderstood. |
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Post by benziger on Jan 6, 2021 13:56:20 GMT
From the discussion I conclude that the following combination has proven successful for some: - Printed books from IngramSpark (during the promotion phase) or, if applicable, from a supplier who offers a special format or similar.
- Electronic books at Streetlib (everything except Amazon) because of the very broad distribution.
- Electronic books at KDP (only for Amazon) to have the best conditions there.
Since the electronic books are exactly the same, just two non-overlapping distribution channels, I would use the same ISBN.
I see disadvantages in the slightly greater workload and in the accounts (three accounts, three minimum amounts until payment). But the advantages probably outweigh the disadvantages. If I were to produce an audio book, that could also be distributed via Streetlib. |
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Jan 6, 2021 14:06:29 GMT
With KDP about a month after a sale [once it's beyond the satisfaction return time], from my experience even if only one book sold you get paid.
When distributing print copies through both KDP and Ingram, you can have the same ISBN but list it through Ingram first. Reason being if you do KDP first and indicate you have an ISBN, you'll have to use a different ISBN with Ingram.
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