Posts Tagged ‘self publishing quality’

Last week in Part 1 I looked at my very first print on demand purchase from Lulu.com.  It was C.R. Stapor’s The Wraith Atlas.

Here’s a conversation with C.R. himself about the process and result of self publishing on Lulu.com…

Ian Tuttle:  Are you happy with the physical quality of the book?

C.R. Stapor:  Yes. Very much so. I was initially skeptical (even though I’d seen how great sPARKLE & bLINK looks), but when I first saw them I was very impressed.

I.T.:  What do you wish you had done differently during the self-publishing 
process?

C.R.S.:  Paid more attention to how Evan formatted it! Seriously though, I can’t think of a single thing other than that – in my rush to get the d@*% thing out there – I didn’t research as closely as I could have the ins-&-outs of ISBN numbers, and the relevant formatting needed to qualify for inclusion in certain well known book lists. All of this can, of course, be done after the fact.

I.T.:  Do you think you’ll self publish again?

C.R.S.:  More than likely.

I.T.:  How many copies did you initially order?

C.R.S.:  20

I.T.:  Will you order more, or let people buy directly online?

C.R.S.:  That depends on a number of factors, that, as of now, have not been determined. But yes. I will order more. And of course I support anyone who decides to order directly from Lulu.