Q – Angela, If I sign up with BookLocker, how many cover designs may I choose from? And, will I be able to communicate directly with the designer and have input? W.P. A – At BookLocker, we don’t use template covers. All of our covers are unique and original cover design is included in all […]
BookLocker.com has been in the business for 20 years, and has published more than 10,000 titles in that time. We’ve seen many competitors rise and fall but we’re still going strong. We are a lean organization. We keep our costs down while only working with a limited number of authors each year. This enables me (one of the two owners) to work with every single author one-on-one. We break even on setup fees, and earn our profits on book sales so we and each author have a vested interest in the success of their book.
“What sells better in stores? Paperbacks or hardcovers? And, do those sell better than ebooks?”
Amazon has killed CreateSpace, and renamed it/merged it/replaced it (same thing, no matter which way you wash it!) with “KDP Print.” We all knew that was coming. And, between you and me, with all the complaints about CreateSpace posted online, it’s no surprise they wanted to get rid of the name…
Why would Amazon stock print-on-demand books?
The reason our prices are so low is simple. At BookLocker.com, we break even on setup fees, and earn our profits on book sales. That way, we and the author have a vested interest in the success of the book. The “other guys” get as much as they can out of authors up-front…
Instead of collecting money thru donation jars for your charity, consider publishing and selling a book.
After deducting your time and expense to sell copies to a bookstore, you can be pretty far in the hole.
My old publishers is still selling my book and that means they’re getting money from sales, and not sending me royalties!
“Somebody ordered the book and they got the first edition with the old cover. Why?”
