Comments on: How to Self Publish a Hardcover Book on Amazon

By: Abram

Abram — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:36:46 +0000

Thanks for this great information.
I have a question: When a hardcover sale is made on Amazon what royalties will you receive?
What percentage does Amazon retain?

By: Linda Larson

Linda Larson — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:05:31 +0000

Is there a character letter limit for the spine on Lulu. Ingram said I had 3 letters too many and refused to print my title. It’s on all my materials so I was upset. All my files were immediately deleted, including my manuscript, a children’s book. I hired the manuscript formatted so would have to hire again and change everything so I’m hoping Lulu is more accommodating. Is it?

By: Michelle McGrath

Michelle McGrath — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:33:41 +0000

Great article, thanks for sharing all this information! Question: Does publishing a hardcover on Lulu interact with your paperback or ebook listing on Amazon/KDP? I notice that many titles on Amazon have a hardcover option, though we know they don’t print. Is your method above one of the ways to get the hardcover listed alongside your title on Amazon? Does Lulu offer the service to integrate with Amazon? Thanks!

By: Dave Chesson

Dave Chesson — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 01:58:54 +0000

In reply to Alice maddocks. In that case, yes.

By: Alice Maddocks

Alice Maddocks — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:57:21 +0000

In reply to Eric Z. Why do we need help designing a cover? I was planning on just a plain one color . .black back cover

By: Alice maddocks

Alice maddocks — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:46:25 +0000

My interest in self publishing is really only to print my Mum’s memoir for the family. I’m not trying to print and sell to general public. I was going to just make a photo book using text from Word and pics. My sister asked about this self pub option…likely because she incisions several family members wanting it and photobooks for the numbers of pages I anticipate could be 100.00 per person. Is this opt a better bet

By: Dave Chesson

Dave Chesson — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:49:27 +0000

In reply to Sherry McCormick. To take your cover and turn it into a cover that would work with a Hardcover (so front, back and spine) is the $50 to $100. But that assumes you already have a front cover and so they are to design the back and spine.

By: Sherry McCormick

Sherry McCormick — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 04:14:48 +0000

Thank you so much for the very informative site you put together and the step by step Instructions! Question: You said you always start at a $50 price point on Upwork and expect it to be between $50-$100. Is this total price or price per hour? Also, is it just for the covers and spine format or does that include the complete manuscript? I would need someone to do all of it for me as I’m not very computer savvy.
Thank you!

By: L. Hollins

L. Hollins — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 23:30:16 +0000

In reply to Brenda Phillips. You will have the option to use your own or use one offered by Lulu.

By: L. Hollins

L. Hollins — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 23:29:32 +0000

In reply to D. J. Irvine. You get the book at print cost. Not the price you set for customers. Example: If it costs $5.00 to print my book and I set my price at $10.99...when others purchase they will pay $10.99 but I pay $5.00.

By: L. Hollins

L. Hollins — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 23:24:48 +0000

In reply to Jacqueline. If you are using Bowker to get your identifiers then you should have it prior to creating. If you are getting the number from Lulu or another publishing/print website then you will be assigned one once you start the process and can edit your manuscript once assigned. It can be the last thing you do. You can create the copyright page and then add the ISBN prior to uploading. Hope that makes sense.

By: Dave Chesson

Dave Chesson — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:16:54 +0000

In reply to Maryse. Yup, that is correct. KDP doesn't print hardcover. Which is why we need to use IngramSpark or Lulu for such things.