I have ordered - as a bookseller - from Lulu. They're OK. Not great discounts and the quality is pretty typical for POD. CreateSpace is about the same, for my $.
I know a LOT of authors/publishers are going with Lightning Source. As someone who deals with Baker & Taylor but not Ingram (unless you count my website), it takes a long while to get copies. I do get them eventually. I think B&T and Ingram have some kind of rumble going on.
There are a couple-three POD publishers out there I will no longer deal with simply because they don't supply well and they don't take returns. I'd rather buy the books off the authors in those cases. Then I know the authors Get Paid.
I have no idea how admirable the terms are for authors for any of these guys...good luck Lauretta@ConstellationBooks PS Someone who had Not Read (!) Plan B just went home with Korval's Game - I envy him the joy of finding out what happens after Carpe Diem. :)
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Speaking as an indie bookseller
Date: 2011-09-24 07:23 pm (UTC)I know a LOT of authors/publishers are going with Lightning Source.
As someone who deals with Baker & Taylor but not Ingram (unless you count my website), it takes a long while to get copies. I do get them eventually. I think B&T and Ingram have some kind of rumble going on.
There are a couple-three POD publishers out there I will no longer deal with simply because they don't supply well and they don't take returns. I'd rather buy the books off the authors in those cases. Then I know the authors Get Paid.
I have no idea how admirable the terms are for authors for any of these guys...good luck
Lauretta@ConstellationBooks
PS Someone who had Not Read (!) Plan B just went home with Korval's Game - I envy him the joy of finding out what happens after Carpe Diem. :)