CreateSpace for Print On Demand (POD) Publishing

http://ebooksuccess4free.webs.com/ - CreateSpace makes self-publishing print on demand easy for do-it-yourself types. It's owned by Amazon which gives you both a webpage at CreateSpace and Amazon for retail sales. Plus it's entirely free as long as you can handle the formatting. For more details on this and for learning to sell ebooks, visit my website and check out my book, How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks All for Free by Jason Matthews.

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[wildpianoman16]

@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!

[TarheelJ]

@wildpianoman16 , I'm really glad to hear that!!! Keep up the great work.

[keshalease]

Does create space copyright your work also? Thanks

[TarheelJ]

@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.

[wildpianoman16]

@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?

[TarheelJ]

@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]

@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.

[wildpianoman16]

@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.

[TarheelJ]

@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.

[wildpianoman16]

@TarheelJ, what are the limits you have with pricing and profits with just the regular free "plans"?