[Hidden-tech] online book publishers/printer

[Claudia Gere]

Tom,

I agree with Marcia about LightningSource.com they are usually the online
POD source of choice. The only exception is if your client is only
interested in having a very few copies printed, but available online, and
isn't concerned with having a lower percentage of the profits, then Lulu.com
might be a better choice. Lulu has no set up fee, but the cost per book is
more than Lightning Source. I think Lulu has a more limited online
distribution, but the book will be available for order on Amazon and their
Web site. 

LightningSource charges an initial setup fee of $70 for proofs (assuming all
your files have been prepared correctly and don't require a second or third
proof). The final product from Lightiningsource for a 4-color book I did
looked great, but it took two proofs before I could get all of the color
corrections. I'll be glad to go over the  options and decision points if
you'd like to give me a call.

Cheers, Claudia
 
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Tom,

The most cost-effective publisher in small quantities is Lightning Source,
and one of the nicest things about them is that they are very well
integrated with the major online bookstores.  After you upload your book and
it is accepted, your book shows up for sale at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.
within a week or two.  

If Lightning Source is the choice, I would strongly recommend your client
work with a book designer who has worked with them before.  I had the design
and troubleshooting assistance of Kitty Werner in Vermont
(http://www.rsbpress.com/), and this saved me lots of hassles and
frustrations.

If your client prefers the cookbook to be able to lie open on a countertop,
the best way to go, however, might be Morris Press, which specializes in
printing short-run cookbooks (http://www.morriscookbooks.com/).

One other short-run option I've heard high praise for is 48 Hour Books
(http://www.48hrbooks.com).

Marcia Yudkin
Goshen
Publisher, Marketing Insight Guides
http://www.marketinginsightguides.htm 


--- On Fri, 11/19/10, Tom Adams- Reelife Productions <tomadams at gmail.com>
wrote:


> anyone have a good affordable recommendation for a client of mine? 
> looking for a short run of cook books he'd like to publish/print 
> online
> 

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