Sunday, 13 December 2009

Praise from a Customer

Today I was pleased to receive the following praise for our Publishing Assistance from Robert Pacilio, author of Meetings at the Metaphor Cafe. Robert said...

LOTONtech made publishing my first novel possible, but that is not why one should contact them for self-publishing. The reason to to use them are many, but primarily it boils down to personal service and professionalism. Tony and his wife corresponded with me on a daily basis for over a month in order to make absolutely sure every aspect on the novel was exactly as I wished it to be; not only that but they priced their services reasonably-- so much so that I felt I was part of their team and not just a customer. Over and over Tony made sure the cover design fit the demensions that would work for Create Space--and I was very exacting in what I wanted. LOTONtech took care of ever single worry I had from pagination to font design to uploading new materials to ordering proof copies.
Simply put, I felt I did not self publish, I felt LOTONtech was my designer, artistic editor and advisor all in one--anyone sitting at their computer frustrated with the complexities of self-publishing whether with Create Space or Lulu would be wise to contact Tony--and when they do they will feel empowered."

Thank you Robert, and good luck with your book.

Saturday, 5 December 2009

CreateSpace Expanded Distribution Channel (EDC)

For those of you who haven't noticed yet: CreateSpace can now make your book available to a wider range of international on-line and off-line book sellers in addition to Amazon.com, via the Expanded Distribution Channel (EDC) option.

For USA-based self publishers, the case for using Lulu instead of CreateSpace is now much less compelling; and from a UK point of view: when the day comes that CreateSpace offers direct deposit, or PayPal deposit, of royalties in UK Pounds Sterling (GBP) without deduction of withholding tax then my association with Lulu will sadly come to an end :-(

Friday, 20 November 2009

Self-publishing on a shoestring

Tony Loton shows how you can prepare, publish and promote your work on a small budget... while still not compromising on quality.

This article can be found in the latest issue (Issue #13) of the
Self Publishing Magazine.