I can fill in some details about POD companies in the US. I have compiled
several articles on a blog page should you want more information.  I feel
almost as proud of the fact that I found my way through the self-publishing
maze and was able to publish/print my book without the possibility of
loosing money as I am of the book itself!  The site
is:Â http://nichebookpublishing4cheap.blogspot.com/Â If you figure out my
system I have alot of information about publishing niche market books there.Â
I used a Google Blogger site and each article is a separate page/post. There
are a couple of posts with no information in them....those are on my 'to do'
list. In a nutshell there are only two or three 'true' self-publishing print
on demand companies:Â CreateSpace (affiliated with Amazon), Lightening
Source and now IngramSpark. All the other POD companies are fee-based or
author services based which means that they want alot of money from you to
create your book for you. As a published author, you already have done this
or know how to do it yourself, thus the 'true' POD companies are what you
want. You upload your print ready cover and interior (2 separate files), they
analyze it for print-readiness, then inform you to order a proof copy.   I
have researched Lightening Source (LS) and CreateSpace (CS)Â extensively and
have published my findings (go to the #10. post at this
address: http://nichebookpublishing4cheap.blogspot.com/ ).  IngramSpark
is a relatively new company that I need to research and include in my
website. CreateSpace, in my experience, is THE way to go. LS does about the
same thing but charges an upfront cost (not too bad!) to get going. CS does
not. All it costs to get a book published with CS is a proof copy--the
actual, end cost of the book plus postage---in my case less than $10. When I
had to send a book to Canada, shipping direct from CS was the most
cost-effective way to go.  I have been very happy with the quality.  So
what I would suggest is to have your book digitally stored with CS and then
when you get a US order, you can order (through the internet) with them and
have the books sent to your client. The only other option I can think of is
to have someone in the US be your order person. Karen BovardThe ShuttleSmith
Publishing CompanyOmaha, Nebraskawebsite/blog:Â www.TheShuttleSmith.com
On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 5:26 PM, Alex Stillwell
<[email protected]> wrote:
Lace Book Authors:Â One thing I learned in the past few days (didn'tÂ
write
down the source) is that it is less expensive to have a British book
published in the U.S. than it is to ship from overseas.
Hi Brenda
I have looked into this idea. The only print-on-demand printing company I
could find that prints in UK, USA and Australia is too poor a quality (pulp
fiction) for my diagrams and photos. They also require you to have separate
accounts for each country, pay the set-up cost for each country and pay you
in
the local currency, with all the conversion and tax implications that brings.
I was not going there. However, they will send out individual books at a cost
of �.20 per book on top of the postage (that was 3 years ago).
I quote cost of book plus postage and require to be paid in sterling (PGB) by
cheque or PayPal. I do not use a commercial PayPal account. Apart from the
first flurry, about 6 months when a book comes out, my PayPal receipts drop
down and it costs about 7% to use a domestic account. Ignore any threats they
make, they are only trying to make you use the more expensive account, just
keep less than �,900 in the account.
I will be happy to answer any questions you have on the subject to the best
of
my ability.
Happy lacemaking
Alex
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