[lasermatts]

I self-published a book on gardening and learned how much I enjoy the design/marketing/sales aspect of the self-publish industry almost as much as I enjoy writing.

Something I learned quickly is that local bookstores & libraries will often refuse to carry books that are Print-on-Demand from Amazon. There are several other POD suppliers online and it’s really cool to compare the features and cost models across each supplier.

My Amazon POD books were nearly identical in quality to some books I printed with another provider — and as a few others have said it was magic to see how many sales I got with zero advertising.

[jjice]

So would you stick with Amazon in this case or lean towards another POD publisher like Lulu or others?

[lasermatts]

Depends on what you’re going for. If I was serious about sales, I’d publish through something like Lulu or Ingramspark. I really wanted a way to publish a few copies of something personal to me, and for that I’d actually recommend Amazon. It was super high quality and super cheap — especially if you wanted to get author copies.

Soooo….your mileage may vary!

[jjice]

I was definitely looking for the latter, I appreciate the insight!