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Thread: Cost for 1 book on Lulu or elsewhere
Started 4 months, 2 weeks ago by John61480
Can someone tell me how much it costs to have 1 book created for my own reading pleasure? Just 1. Would Lulu be the place to do this and how much would it cost? I'm not into all these publishing packages that the various sites advertise for hundreds of dollars. What I could be interested in is starting a collection of my own writing that I would want to read over the years for fun. I'm not ...
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underthecity replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
I used lulu a few years ago to print ONE copy of a book that was, basically, an episode guide for an old time radio series I enjoy listening to. I wanted a guide to carry around with me so I could refer to it when I listened to episodes on my iPod. I had lulu print exactly one copy. I think it cost around $11 or $12 at the time. I went with zero frills, but did opt for a real binding, so ...
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Rez78 replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
I think this is the info you're looking for: http://www.lulu.com/en/help/cost_calculators Hope that helps
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John61480 replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks guys.
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TornVeilBooks replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Super expensive.
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John61480 replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
What do you mean by "super expensive?" How much does it cost?
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ResearchGuy replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by John61480 Can someone tell me how much it costs to have 1 book created for my own reading pleasure? Just 1. . . . $4.50 + two cents per page. For example, 200 page book, $8.50, plus shipping (which varies depending on method, and includes a markup over the postage itself). That assumes ...
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ResearchGuy replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by John61480 Can someone tell me how much it costs to have 1 book created for my own reading pleasure? Just 1. . . . $4.50 + two cents per page. For example, 200 page book, $8.50, plus shipping (which varies depending on method, and includes a markup over the postage itself). That assumes ...
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John61480 replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Does that calculation factor any generic cover included? Thanks Research Guy.
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ResearchGuy replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by John61480 Does that calculation factor any generic cover included? Thanks Research Guy. That includes full color cover -- whatever you upload or pick from their gallery of free cover designs. --Ken
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ResearchGuy replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Quote: Originally Posted by John61480 Does that calculation factor any generic cover included? Thanks Research Guy. That includes full color cover -- whatever you upload or pick from their gallery of free cover designs. --Ken
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Cost for 1 book on Lulu or...
Published (2009-08-15 19:01:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by TornVeilBooks . . . $8.50, as posted here and on Lulu's site, for a 200-page book is over double what a short-run printer would charge. At most it should be $4 or even a little less. . . . You go right ahead and test that theory. If the short run = one copy, the price for that copy could be hundreds of dollars. I got an estimate from an established book printer that does short runs (and long ones), and the per...
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Does that calculation factor any generic cover included? Thanks Research Guy.
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I could have been off with however much I paid for that one copy. It's been a long time and I can't remember exactly how much it was. Come to think of it, it might have been the $11 including shipping.
TornVeilBooks
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Cost for 1 book on Lulu or...
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Quote: What do you mean by &quot;super expensive?&quot; How much does it cost? I was referring to the $11 or $12 comment above. $8.50, as posted here and on Lulu's site, for a 200-page book is over double what a short-run printer would charge. At most it should be $4 or even a little less. However, with short-run printers, there's usually a setup fee. Try Createspace. It's cheaper. The same 200-pager would be $5.50....
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Cost for 1 book on Lulu or...
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I think this is the info you're looking for: http://www.lulu.com/en/help/cost_calculators Hope that helps

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