Comments on: Publishing Comparisons (POD vs POD) http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/ Musings on writing, publishing, marketing, creativity, and that other... what's that word? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:45:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: T J Pontious http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-61 T J Pontious Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:45:22 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-61 The more well known outfits are pretty legitimate. I would have to encourage you to just do your research, check their web sites, and search for critiques or reviews of their services to be sure you're comfortable with your choice. The more well known outfits are pretty legitimate. I would have to encourage you to just do your research, check their web sites, and search for critiques or reviews of their services to be sure you’re comfortable with your choice.

]]> By: Samson Mburu http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-60 Samson Mburu Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:56:33 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-60 I would like to get published. But I really would like to meet a good publisher who is not out to fleece me.Whre can I get such? I would like to get published. But I really would like to meet a good publisher who is not out to fleece me.Whre can I get such?

]]> By: Michael http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-27 Michael Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:14:57 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-27 <a href="http://www.unibook.com" rel="nofollow">UniBook.com</a> is a free self-publishing service with cheap prices for hardcover books UniBook.com is a free self-publishing service with cheap prices for hardcover books

]]> By: T J Pontious http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-16 T J Pontious Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:03:45 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-16 Yes, if you are not careful it is easy to pay for some services multiple times with the layered or 'package' approach. Yes, if you are not careful it is easy to pay for some services multiple times with the layered or ‘package’ approach.

]]> By: Lazarus http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-15 Lazarus Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:15:42 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-15 Hello, Question: their added services seem a double charge for what you already paid in the package. Isn't it? Hello,

Question: their added services seem a double charge for what you already paid in the package. Isn’t it?

]]> By: Karl Schroeder http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-7 Karl Schroeder Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:47:30 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-7 Debra is right, this is a good resource. It is important that independent writers keep each other informed, and subsequently imperative that information reaching them is accurate. As a professional publishing consultant and representative of Outskirts Press, I’d like to correct a few pieces of information for readers. Outskirts Press is a custom, on-demand self-publishing option in the same vein as organizations if the first category like iUniverse, AuthorHouse, and Lulu. In fact, I work with many authors who transition from those publishers to Outskirts Press for a variety of reasons, vanity publishing not among them. Perhaps it’s a matter of impression or semantics. Neither Outskirts Press nor its authors consider themselves a vanity press. Outskirts Press does include customizable book covers at each package level, and exclusive full-custom covers are available as well: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/op-covers" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/op-covers</a> ISBNs – necessary for distribution – are included beginning at the $399 Sapphire package level. Packages can be compared side-by-side on the Outskirts Press website for author convenience here: <a href="http://outskirtspress.com/publishinginformation.html" rel="nofollow">http://outskirtspress.com/publishinginformation.html</a> Finally, easy website navigation is important, and feedback is always welcomed. Here is link to the Outskirts Press publishing overview page: <a href="http://outskirtspress.com/tour.html" rel="nofollow">http://outskirtspress.com/tour.html</a> Thanks to all for sharing information and resources. Debra is right, this is a good resource. It is important that independent writers keep each other informed, and subsequently imperative that information reaching them is accurate. As a professional publishing consultant and representative of Outskirts Press, I’d like to correct a few pieces of information for readers.
Outskirts Press is a custom, on-demand self-publishing option in the same vein as organizations if the first category like iUniverse, AuthorHouse, and Lulu. In fact, I work with many authors who transition from those publishers to Outskirts Press for a variety of reasons, vanity publishing not among them. Perhaps it’s a matter of impression or semantics. Neither Outskirts Press nor its authors consider themselves a vanity press.
Outskirts Press does include customizable book covers at each package level, and exclusive full-custom covers are available as well: http://tinyurl.com/op-covers
ISBNs – necessary for distribution – are included beginning at the $399 Sapphire package level. Packages can be compared side-by-side on the Outskirts Press website for author convenience here: http://outskirtspress.com/publishinginformation.html
Finally, easy website navigation is important, and feedback is always welcomed. Here is link to the Outskirts Press publishing overview page: http://outskirtspress.com/tour.html
Thanks to all for sharing information and resources.

]]> By: Rachael Gootnick http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-6 Rachael Gootnick Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:12:53 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-6 I enjoyed reading your article. I could tell you spent a lot of time researching these companies. If you are looking for more information on self-publishing and print on demand technologies, please check out this open-source project from the Rochester Institute of Technology, called the Open Publishing Guide. <a href="http://opg.cias.rit.edu." rel="nofollow">http://opg.cias.rit.edu.</a> This blog entry will be posted on our site. Thank you for this excellent break down of self-publishing options! -Rachael Gootnick I enjoyed reading your article. I could tell you spent a lot of time researching these companies. If you are looking for more information on self-publishing and print on demand technologies, please check out this open-source project from the Rochester Institute of Technology, called the Open Publishing Guide.
http://opg.cias.rit.edu. This blog entry will be posted on our site. Thank you for this excellent break down of self-publishing options!
-Rachael Gootnick

]]> By: Debra Leigh Scott http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-5 Debra Leigh Scott Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:18:59 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-5 Check into Angela Hoy's BookLocker as well. I think her prices are lower and she's a little more hands-on through the process. She works with Lightning Source. You might also want to check out a local book packager in your area. I decided to work with a great packager in my area, which is Philadelphia: PM Gordon, because 1) I'm into buying local and 2) I'm especially into working with Doug Gordon and Peggy Gordon, the owners, because I know them. I will be going through the process in a few months for the first time, with a book of personal essays I edited for a Philadelphia writer, so I will be starting a blog about the experience at my website at dlsprofessional.com (sign up for an email notification and I'll let you know when the blog has started!) Thanks for all this information; it's really important that we all keep informing each other in this growing community of independent writers -- otherwise we might fall prey to yet another industry that hijacks our power! Check into Angela Hoy’s BookLocker as well. I think her prices are lower and she’s a little more hands-on through the process. She works with Lightning Source. You might also want to check out a local book packager in your area. I decided to work with a great packager in my area, which is Philadelphia: PM Gordon, because 1) I’m into buying local and 2) I’m especially into working with Doug Gordon and Peggy Gordon, the owners, because I know them. I will be going through the process in a few months for the first time, with a book of personal essays I edited for a Philadelphia writer, so I will be starting a blog about the experience at my website at dlsprofessional.com
(sign up for an email notification and I’ll let you know when the blog has started!)
Thanks for all this information; it’s really important that we all keep informing each other in this growing community of independent writers — otherwise we might fall prey to yet another industry that hijacks our power!

]]> By: MCM http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-4 MCM Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:05:58 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-4 Lightning Source is another option. It's entirely DIY-based, but they offer much better distribution than anyone else. Their pricing info is hard to come by, but I'd guess that for a 250-pager, the cost per unit is about $4.27. Unlike CreateSpace or Lulu, they get you listed beyon Amazon.com (CreateSpace doesn't sell internationally, so your foreign readers are out of luck). Set-up per title is $92.88. Oh, and you can try out their Espresso Book Machine project, which lets people buy your book on-demand in bookstores. Lightning Source is another option. It’s entirely DIY-based, but they offer much better distribution than anyone else. Their pricing info is hard to come by, but I’d guess that for a 250-pager, the cost per unit is about $4.27. Unlike CreateSpace or Lulu, they get you listed beyon Amazon.com (CreateSpace doesn’t sell internationally, so your foreign readers are out of luck). Set-up per title is $92.88. Oh, and you can try out their Espresso Book Machine project, which lets people buy your book on-demand in bookstores.

]]> By: Danni http://tjpontz.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-3 Danni Tue, 26 May 2009 22:51:53 +0000 http://pencilplace.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/publishing-comparisons-pod-vs-pod/#comment-3 CafePress and Amazon.com also have self-publishing options. These would be the two I would look at, as they already have an established consumer base. CafePress and Amazon.com also have self-publishing options. These would be the two I would look at, as they already have an established consumer base.

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