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Publishing Fees
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- No upfront costs
- Additional services can be purchased upon request (see below)
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Royalties
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- 80% of net profit.
- Royalties paid:
- Monthly by Paypal (USD, Euros, GBP) for royalties of $5 or more.
- Quarterly by check for royalties of $20 or more in US dollars only.
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Cost of Book
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- See the book cost calculator at Lulu.com for exact costs. For example, a US digest 8.5 x 5.5 inch soft cover book with publisher grade paper and perfect bound,
the cost at Lulu is $5.35 per book.
- However the same size book at Createspace (Pro Plan) is $3.13 per book. I definitely recommend the
Createspace Pro Plan for the best
quality at the lowest price, especially if you plan on ordering a lot of extra books to sell offline.
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Contract Terms
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- Publisher's Member Agreement: Section 3 states that the author keeps all copyright to the work, but that Lulu has nonexclusive rights
to post, display, and sell it. Make sure you fully read the agreement prior to signing up located at www.lulu.com/about/member_agreement.php.
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ISBN/Barcode
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- You can get a Lulu ISBN number for free or you can use your own. However the free marketREACH distribution is only available for
Lulu's ISBN numbers.
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Listing on Amazon.com
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- Free with marketREACH, $75 with globalREACH.
- Takes up to 6-8 weeks to be listed on Amazon.com.
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Listing on Other Retailers
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- extended REACH: Free
- Lists book in US and UK biblliographic databases as well as Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk (takes 6-8 weeks)
- Must have a Lulu ISBN, requires a retail markup and must be a specific size (see Lulu.com for more details)
- globalREACH: $75
- Lists book on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other retail sites
- Lists you book with Ingram Book Company, allowing brick and mortar stores to purchase your book
- Must have an ISBN (Lulu or your own), requires retail markup and must be a specific size (see Lulu.com for more details)
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Hardback/Paperback
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- Both Hardback and Paperback are available. Hardback books are more expensive. For example a 190 page book (6 x 9 inches) on standard
paper costs $16.80. With a dust jacket $17.80.
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Black & White/Color
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- Both Black & White and Color are available. Full color interior books are more expensive. For example a 45 page book (6 x 9 inches) on
standard paper costs $13.50...that same book with 190 pages costs a whopping $42.50.
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Other Lulu Self Publishing Options (CD, audio, ebooks, etc.)
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- eBooks (free one-click publishing to iBookstore for iPad - must be in the .ePub format)
- Photo Books
- Calendars
- CDs & DVDs
- Cookbooks - For example, you could choose a coil bound binding to make it easier to flip the pages. A 190 page coil bound
paperback (6 x 9 inches) on standard paper costs $16.80.
- Poetry books
- Yearbooks
- Wedding books
- Portfolios
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Cost of Additional Services
(subject to change, see Lulu.com for most up-to-date information)
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Pre-Publishing Services
- Best seller publishing package: $629
- Template based book cover design
- Interior formatting up to 15 images
- Editorial quality review (NOT editing)
- Lulu ISBN
- One galley copy
- Retail availability (Amazon.com, etc.)
- Project coordinator
- PDF download of book
- Masterpiece publishing package: $1429
- Phone support - up to 3 phone calls
- Premium cover (2 original designs)
- Ultimate formatting with unlimited images
- Editorial quality review (NOT editing)
- Lulu ISBN
- One galley copy
- Retail availability (Amazon.com, etc.)
- Project coordinator
- ePub conversion
- PDF download of book
- Laureate publishing package: $4729 (US and Canadian residents only)
- Phone support - up to 6 phone calls
- 100 paperback books (6 x 9 black adn white only)
- 25 hardcover books (6 x 9 black and white only)
- Ultimate formatting with unlimited images
- Premium cover (2 original designs)
- Editorial quality review (NOT editing)
- Full copy edit up to 100,000 words
- Lulu ISBN
- Galley copies of both types of books
- Retail availability (Amazon.com, etc.)
- Project coordinator
- ePub conversion
- PDF download of book
- Children's imagination package: $549
- Children's formatting with unlimited images up to 75 pages (does NOT include illustration services)
- Basic cover design
- Lulu ISBN
- Retail availability (Amazon.com, etc.)
- Project Coordinator
- PDF download of the book
- One galley copy
Distribution Packages
- marketREACH: temporarily unavailable
- extended REACH: Free
- Lists book in US and UK biblliographic databases as well as Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk (takes 6-8 weeks)
- Must have a Lulu ISBN, requires a retail markup and must be a specific size (see Lulu.com for more details)
- globalREACH: $75
- Lists book on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other retail sites
- Lists you book with Ingram Book Company, allowing brick and mortar stores to purchase your book
- Must have an ISBN (Lulu or your own), requires retail markup and must be a specific size (see Lulu.com for more details)
Marketing Packages (see Lulu.com for details)
- Three Month Publicity Campaign: $9775
- Six Week Publicity Campaign: $4760
- Book Media Blast: $2900
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Ultimately the decision is up to you. There are positives and negatives to each company. For many reasons,
Createspace is a better option for me.
However, Lulu is a great option as well. Especially if you're publishing a cookbook, a hardback book or a children's book
Lulu may be the best choice for you.
Lulu self publishing is a cost effective way to get published and is easy to use. However, there are pros and cons to choosing Lulu. Is Lulu self publishing
the right choice for you? Make sure you fully research all your options first to make the best choice for your book endeavor.
