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Hello Family,

For all of you who decided to Self Publish, what company did you decide to go with .....Lulu, Createspace, LightningSource, etc.......and what were your experiences with them..... good and bad? Would you use them again to drop another book>?

Thanks so much.

Don

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Don,
I went with Authorhouse. The journey with them has not been problem free but they helped me put together a high quality book of which I am very proud. They implemented my cover design with only a couple of minor changes and enhanced the images within the book in a way that made them look like they had been drawn on parchment as they were in the storyline. Problems didn't crop up until we hit the marketing part of the process but they have been very good about correcting problems or providing compensation to make up for things that went wrong. I would probably still recommend them to others and if I find the money to publish my other book, I will probably stay with Authorhouse. You can see my book at http://www.bonnie-raymond-books.com
Thank you Bonnie!!!!! I will look into Authorhouse. I will also check out your book.

Thanks again. Peace and Blessings to you.
I'm published with Infinity, which is somewhere in between a traditional publisher and a POD. The real problem is how are you going to market your book. A name sells book. My book contains "opinions" but no one has heard of me so they don't buy it. Sarah Palin who is barely literate will get an advance and sell thousands of books.
Hello Don,

I've used iUniverse three times already. They do a lot of what a traditional publisher does--UPC codes, listing with Ingram and getting the book onto the common Internet bookseller sites like Amazon and B&N. Depending on which publishing package you buy they have varying levels of additional service like editorial evaluations and getting the book out in hardcover. They are Print On Demand (POD) which means they can print one book or thousands depending on the customer order.

They give you creative control over the cover, which ranges from designing your own graphics to telling them what you envision and having them try to create it for you.

Marketing services are extra, which seems to be the current standard for a lot of self-publishing houses.

Two things are generally issues with self-publishing. The commission rate is usually higher than traditional publishing. (Some people feel 'cheated' because 'the publisher made more than I did' but this is true with all publishers. Compare the traditional 8-10 percent with traditional publisher to the 40 percent or higher that self-publishing allows.) Read and understand any contract before signing. Quality is generally the second issue and can range from problems with editing (or poor writing!) to cheap printing and colors running together. Try to physically see and handle one or two actual books from any publisher you're considering before you spend money.

Currently I have a contract with a more traditional publisher who now wants me to finish my current manuscript before starting the contract book so he can consider it for publication as well. We never would have found each other if I hadn't already been participating with various discussions on Goodreads. Incidentally, if your book is listed on Amazon you can join Goodreads.com as an author. If not, you can still join but you won't be listed as an author.

I went with Createspace.  

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