@TarheelJ, I would like to thank you for your advice in these comment forums as well as your advice in your book on selling Ebooks for free. I've gotten a lot of help from it. Good news! My first book America vs America is in the proofing stages and I should be receiving it soon. Thanks for all your help!
@keshalease, sort of. Your work has copyright just by you writing it. At the beginning you can include the stamp (ALT + 0169) or write the words, Copyright 2011 Your Name. By making physical copies with CreateSpace or ebooks with Amazon or Smashwords, you'll further have proof that you published the work along with a date of publication. Even if the book is not 100% finished, this can be a good means of proving ownership.
@TarheelJ, I have yet another question. I was going to re-issue my book, "America vs. America, Volume One" through createspace because it's taking too long to fix it with xlibris. If they have a 6x9 paper size, can I use 14pt. font inside the interior for the text? Or would 12pt. be okay? What sizes are your paperbacks?
@wildpianoman16, if I never answered this question please accept my apology. Must've fallen through the cracks. You can use any font size you prefer. For my 6 by 9 books, I use either 12 or 11, depending on how long the book is and about how thick I want the spine. One novel is 96K words, and I use 12 for that. The other is 107K words and I use 11. They print up to be about 300 to 350 pages.
@TarheelJ, I wanted to ask you about the "Look Inside" feature. Do all books that are totally published on Create Space have the option to have this feature put on their book so people can read a bit of it before they buy it?
@wildpianoman16, I believe so, didn't recall being asked to sign up for anything "special" enabling the look inside feature, and I've done 5 titles with them so it must be included.
If you're OK with a do-it-yourself format (e.g. you can format the interior and cover) then I highly recommend the free CreateSpace approach. It does a lot for you for free including Amazon pages for sale. I only opt for the $39 ProPlan, as that gives you better prices for your own books and higher profits on sales.
@wildpianoman16 , there aren't any except that the book must turn a profit. Based on your selected trim size (size of book) and page count CreateSpace will determine a minimum base price, and then the profit margin is up to you. It's actually quite low of a base price, I was pleasantly surprised. Far lower than what I paid years ago with Authorhouse. For examples, I have one fairly long novel at over 100,000 words on 6x9 and a little book 5.25x8, both priced $9.99 and profit from $2 to $3.50.
@TarheelJ Hey, another question I have. When you transfer your book over to create space's format, to you export a .doc file or a pdf of your work? Thanks.
@wildpianoman16, they'll want pdfs for interior and cover (unless) you do one of their templates for cover). If you work in Word doc, you'll need to format the interior by setting the trim size (e.g. 5x8) in your margins, along with the inside gutter, header/footer margins, etc. If you Google these things there's a ton of info and a helpful CreateSpace forum for any question too.
For my first book, these things took time and were tricky. Each time got easier from there.
not hard at all. You need a tax ID or s.s. number. Amazon pays automatically your percentage of royalties which depends on the physical size of the book and list price. Can't remember if they pay quarterly, but I believe so. You can get paid different ways but I just get automatic deposits to my bank account.
No ongoing costs in this and you get both an Amazon sales page and a CreateSpace sales page online. You only have to buy one copy and approve it, costs about 9 bucks.
After you decide to use CreateSpace and get your book on Amazon, how hard is it to get any royalties (just being optimistic about sales)? Did you need to get a tax number in order to get paid? How often do royalties get paid out? Are there any costs to get your book on Amazon and advertised? And finally, once you do put your book on Amazon, how hard is it to make changes if needed and get it updated? Thanks!
@pinworms70 and if you need to make changes you just have to go through the process again. Upload your new interior or cover files, submit it for approval, if approved order a proof copy, then approve it if you like it and it's live. I've got 3 live books with them now and one more soon. Once you get the hang of it it's easy and the cheapest way to publish with an online presence built in. Great way to go!
@TarheelJ, I would like to thank you for your advice in these comment forums as well as your advice in your book on selling Ebooks for free. I've gotten a lot of help from it. Good news! My first book America vs America is in the proofing stages and I should be receiving it soon. Thanks for all your help!
wildpianoman16 7 months ago
@wildpianoman16 , I'm really glad to hear that!!! Keep up the great work.
TarheelJ 7 months ago
Does create space copyright your work also? Thanks
keshalease 10 months ago
@keshalease, sort of. Your work has copyright just by you writing it. At the beginning you can include the stamp (ALT + 0169) or write the words, Copyright 2011 Your Name. By making physical copies with CreateSpace or ebooks with Amazon or Smashwords, you'll further have proof that you published the work along with a date of publication. Even if the book is not 100% finished, this can be a good means of proving ownership.
TarheelJ 10 months ago
@TarheelJ, I have yet another question. I was going to re-issue my book, "America vs. America, Volume One" through createspace because it's taking too long to fix it with xlibris. If they have a 6x9 paper size, can I use 14pt. font inside the interior for the text? Or would 12pt. be okay? What sizes are your paperbacks?
wildpianoman16 11 months ago
@wildpianoman16, if I never answered this question please accept my apology. Must've fallen through the cracks. You can use any font size you prefer. For my 6 by 9 books, I use either 12 or 11, depending on how long the book is and about how thick I want the spine. One novel is 96K words, and I use 12 for that. The other is 107K words and I use 11. They print up to be about 300 to 350 pages.
TarheelJ 10 months ago
@TarheelJ, I wanted to ask you about the "Look Inside" feature. Do all books that are totally published on Create Space have the option to have this feature put on their book so people can read a bit of it before they buy it?
Thanks.
wildpianoman16 1 year ago
@wildpianoman16, I believe so, didn't recall being asked to sign up for anything "special" enabling the look inside feature, and I've done 5 titles with them so it must be included.
If you're OK with a do-it-yourself format (e.g. you can format the interior and cover) then I highly recommend the free CreateSpace approach. It does a lot for you for free including Amazon pages for sale. I only opt for the $39 ProPlan, as that gives you better prices for your own books and higher profits on sales.
TarheelJ 1 year ago
@TarheelJ, what are the limits you have with pricing and profits with just the regular free "plans"?
wildpianoman16 1 year ago
@wildpianoman16 , there aren't any except that the book must turn a profit. Based on your selected trim size (size of book) and page count CreateSpace will determine a minimum base price, and then the profit margin is up to you. It's actually quite low of a base price, I was pleasantly surprised. Far lower than what I paid years ago with Authorhouse. For examples, I have one fairly long novel at over 100,000 words on 6x9 and a little book 5.25x8, both priced $9.99 and profit from $2 to $3.50.
TarheelJ 1 year ago
@TarheelJ Hey, another question I have. When you transfer your book over to create space's format, to you export a .doc file or a pdf of your work? Thanks.
wildpianoman16 1 year ago
@wildpianoman16, they'll want pdfs for interior and cover (unless) you do one of their templates for cover). If you work in Word doc, you'll need to format the interior by setting the trim size (e.g. 5x8) in your margins, along with the inside gutter, header/footer margins, etc. If you Google these things there's a ton of info and a helpful CreateSpace forum for any question too.
For my first book, these things took time and were tricky. Each time got easier from there.
TarheelJ 1 year ago
I think I will go with createspace for my next efforts. Xlibris is too expensive. Plus the editing costs are through the roof.
wildpianoman16 1 year ago
@wildpianoman16, yeah, why spend money if you can handle these things. Let me know if you have more questions. Good luck with your writing efforts!
TarheelJ 1 year ago
Hi pinworms70,
not hard at all. You need a tax ID or s.s. number. Amazon pays automatically your percentage of royalties which depends on the physical size of the book and list price. Can't remember if they pay quarterly, but I believe so. You can get paid different ways but I just get automatic deposits to my bank account.
No ongoing costs in this and you get both an Amazon sales page and a CreateSpace sales page online. You only have to buy one copy and approve it, costs about 9 bucks.
TarheelJ 1 year ago
After you decide to use CreateSpace and get your book on Amazon, how hard is it to get any royalties (just being optimistic about sales)? Did you need to get a tax number in order to get paid? How often do royalties get paid out? Are there any costs to get your book on Amazon and advertised? And finally, once you do put your book on Amazon, how hard is it to make changes if needed and get it updated? Thanks!
pinworms70 1 year ago
@pinworms70 and if you need to make changes you just have to go through the process again. Upload your new interior or cover files, submit it for approval, if approved order a proof copy, then approve it if you like it and it's live. I've got 3 live books with them now and one more soon. Once you get the hang of it it's easy and the cheapest way to publish with an online presence built in. Great way to go!
TarheelJ 1 year ago
@TarheelJ Thank you very much for the information! It was very helpful :)
pinworms70 1 year ago