Createspace suppressed my book

Although i have very few paperback sales, it cost me nothing, the results were good, and its nice to have my own hard copy. The book was originally written as a blog post for matthew woodwards blog. With the exception of two chapters, which are revised versions of guest posts elsewhere, all content came from my own website. If the createspace validation request team has detected a problem, it must not indulge in this kind of wholesale coyness. Its also good to have it available for those who do want a hard copy instead of an ebook. I recently released my newest book, crochet saved my life, using amazons createspace selfpublishing tool. In your seller account, click the inventory tab, and select manage inventory. Other than that, this is a good volume to read if you are thinking about using createspace to selfpublish. You can now manage your createspace content on amazons improved publishing services. Authors should always buy their own isbn numbers from. On the paperback details page, enter the same metadata used for your createspace book. The first half or more of the book was essentially boilerplate found in a dozen pod websites.

Matthew runs an award winning internet marketing blog that gives lots of free advice, much like i do with my website. Sep 28, 20 10 steps to selfpublishing your book using amazon createspace i hadnt until i wrote a book that i knew would appeal to a small niche market. With the explosion in pod, it doesnt need it anymore. Fix suppressed listings in the issues to fix column by entering the missing values in the editable cells or selecting missing values from the dropdown list and. As all writers know, the process of selfpublishing a book is everfluctuating and evolving. How to choose 1 of 4 isbn options when using createspace as. Diving into its frigid depths is the one thing that makes me truly happy. Sep 07, 2012 i recently released my newest book, crochet saved my life, using amazons createspace selfpublishing tool.

After making a few createspace books and kdp print on demand books, i want to share my lessons learned. Goodreads authorsreaders meet your next favorite book. The other day i loaded my new book onto createspace, then i got an email from them saying they were suppressing it because. A turnkey book cover, ready for createspace and kindle. How to self publish a paperback book with printondemand. Jan 29, 2012 createspaces new fees help authors if you have been thinking of using the print on demand services of createspace to get your ebook into print then i have some good news for you. On createspace, your page numbers must fit into these parameters.

You can publish your books in digital and print for free and sell on amazon to millions of readers. They discuss interior and cover problems, poor print quality, bad customer service, making authors pay for createspaces mistakes, createspace getting backed up, and listing books as unavailable during the christmas buying season, which hurt authors sales. Two business days after we receive all the needed information about your book, youll receive an email with your createspace kindle ready files. Thank you to those who shared about the different pricing dependant on distribution choices. My name is kailani ericson and my life pretty much sucks. In this case there is no comparison because hardcovers are not available from createspace. In which the createspace content validation request team. Perhaps the mission at createspace is to close down so we all go to use kdp print. Its been resolved, but why did createspace suppress my book. Resurfaced is a charming conclusion to a series that had heart, excitement and adventure and it just so happened to remind me of one of my favorite childhood stories.

Authors have an interest in what is going on with regard to their intellectual property rights and with the status of their books on createspace. How my book unmasking bill browder was censored by amazon. Createspace is a great way to reach readers around the world for little cost, however for those of you who might be in smaller countries it still might be best for local distribution to use a local printer to handle your local bookprinting requirements and use createspace to. They discuss interior and cover problems, poor print quality, bad customer service, making authors pay for createspaces mistakes, createspace getting backed up, and listing books as unavailable during the christmas buying season, which hurt authors sales, and more. Jul 19, 2011 createspace does not offer a hardcover option at this point, so if thats a deal breaker, youll have to choose another platform like lulu to publish your book. Oct 27, 2012 my sister would like to selfpublish a printondemand book of about 100 of her photos. I am about to publish another two books using them. I found the createspace application for book loadup not quite as easy to use as lulu i still feel the same way circa 2012, but that is purely personal taste. Ordering copies of your own title from createspace are termed member orders. Login to get started with kindle direct publishing, manufacturing on demand, or print on demand for publishers. My guess is that blank pages represent about 10% of the entire effort. Through createspace, anyone can upload the text and cover files for a book and have it available for sale on amazon in minutes. Promote your book or service on kboards facebook and blog.

Thinking of using createspace to publish your book. When selfpublishing a book through createspace, is it. In this video i cover our experience publishing with and why you should never publish with a company that sells self publishing packages. Createspace explained that a third party claimed that my book may contain defamatory content, and that to resolve the issues i needed to contact mr. This will send an email with a link to your createspace account email address within 3 hours. Log in to your createspace account click the title for which you want to update navigate to the channels section of the distribute phase. How to i temporarily unpublish my book from createspace a. No books are held in inventory, since the books are not printed until the order is. With no changes or adjustments you can submit them directly for publishing. Many aspects of the selfpublishing process can be intimidating and confusing, especially the first time you do them. Amazon will sell or close createspace within one year. Createspace is a great way to reach readers around the world for little cost, however for those of you who might be in smaller countries it still might be best for local distribution to use a local printer to handle your local book printing requirements and use createspace to reach everywhere else. Paperback self publishing checklist book publisher and.

I used createspace for my three books and plan to use it again for my next book. Createspaces new fees help authors publish your own. As createspace was one of the goto options for anyone aiming to print a selfpublished book, the switch left many in the lurch and confused. Createspaces new fees help authors publish your own ebooks. Createspace cover design createspace covers that stand out. Under the isbn header, enter the same digit isbn used to publish your book on. If 101 books is the cutoff for it being better to buy than 100 isbns, and im 64, and looking to publish my first novel book 1 in the prides children trilogy, i may not be as prolific as you, but i may still live long enough to use more than 100 isbns because of the different versions. Its a pretty simple process you can do one of two ways. Jan 25, 2016 with the exception of one brief sojourn in the big 5, all my fiction is smallpresspublished, and until my last book, all of them have received full cip cataloging. Fix suppressed listings in the issues to fix column by entering the missing values in the editable cells or selecting missing values from the dropdown list and clicking save. My book is the bracken covenant series, and its a threeinone book all three books in the series included.

I found the createspace application for book loadup not quite as easy to use as lulu i still feel the same. With the exception of one brief sojourn in the big 5, all my fiction is smallpresspublished, and until my last book, all of them have received full cip cataloging. Granted, i do all my own work from cover design to interior set up so the cost is zero. But the choices multiply to four when you use amazons. Createspace is a fine pipeline into amazon, but only amazon skip their expanded distribution, see why below. Enter your createspace email address and click submit. Kindle and kdp book covers made easy cover design studio. My experience selfpublishing with createspace the official. Createspace does not offer a hardcover option at this point, so if thats a deal breaker, youll have to choose another platform like lulu to publish your book. When youre done with this tutorial you will be able to make and publish a book on createspace so fast and easy youll be surprised, and. Copyright permission perhaps the mission at createspace is to close down so we all go to use kdp print. The createspace estore is a website that allows readers to buy your book direct through createspace, paying you slightly higher royalties than amazon. Authors who understand the benefits of the printondemand process and have opted to use the amazonowned company, createspace, to handle the printing and shipping of their paperback title, might at some point need a large quantity of the paperback, printed and shipped to a certain physical.

Publish on createspace and your book will show up as instock on amazon at all times. Createspace is challenging my ownership of my own material. Navigate to the channels section of the distribute phase. There were pros and cons, ups and downs, but all in all ive been really happy with the createspace experience. That will depend on the type of book you have written and the number of pages in it. The only real use for this is to send book buyers to the createspace estore to purchase your book so you can earn more royalties than you would on a normal sale on amazon.

Your book is a childrens picture book because you will probably want higher quality offset printing in color and the cost of pod publishing in color is very high your book is longer than 500 pages because the cost of printing so many pages with printondemand is high. Ive published eleven books and the quality of the finished books has been consistently excellent. Call createspace through the contact support feature on the left in your dashboard. Jan 25, 2018 i recently had my title suppressed on createspaceamazon for misleading keywords. May 09, 2016 createspace title information and the new amazo. Once i obtained the disputing partys agreement, i would need to provide createspace a confirmation from both parties so that they may take action on the title as appropriate. Createspace account reinstated after an entire week of having no access to my sales which obviously were lower during that period and will remain slightly lower than normal until my titles hopefully get unsuppressed createspace has removed the temporary suspension that was active on my account. Createspace is part of amazon, the largest book retailer in the world. Ghostly writes anthology 2017 was suppressed when they wanted. Jun 18, 2014 createspace printing and shipping calculator tool. View all suppressed listings on the suppressed listings page, or click on issue type to filter by specific type of issue there are 3 ways to fix a suppressed listing. Createspace is, by far, my favorite print on demand pod service. If you want your book title to remain available, but would like to make it unavailable for purchase, you may do so by following these steps log in to your createspace account.

Ghostly writes anthology 2017 was suppressed when they wanted proof from authors i work with. The choices available for the size of the book as well as. Unfortunately the stuff here is badly written and poorly organized. I let createspace know, and sent the blog owners the following authorization to sign and return to me. Select yes when asked whether this book was previously published on createspace. Createspace looks great for books with text but does anyone have recent experience with them for producing photobooks. Being an artist myself, i had high expectations for my book cover. I checked the status of lexicon ii via my createspace dashboard. Some guy in an amazon warehouse runs to the back room and prints off 1 or more copies of your book. It took several revisions, but in the end a got a great book cover that meets my expectations in a way better than i had. Createspace promptly obliged, suppressing the book and instructing me that i needed to, work with the disputing party until a resolution is reached. This article, written by lyn horner, guides us stepbystep through the process of publishing a book with createspace. Confirm youve selected the correct kdp account and click take me to my books.

My mother is an indentured servant in this lonely house, serving a hateful old woman who gets her kicks by terrorizing me. Createspaces new fees help authors if you have been thinking of using the print on demand services of createspace to get your ebook into print then i have some good news for you. The entire line associated with soulbright was greyed out. No books are held in inventory, since the books are not printed until the order is received from the buyer.

Createspace was purchased by amazon, and because of this, they have a very userfriendly online portal to the retail giant. So i received my printed books in the mail from createspace today. Ive helped authors publish on createspace for several years and have learned a few things that will help you navigate amazons printing service. Linking these formats in the amazon catalog provides the ideal browsing experience for customers. I am starting to like mermaid stories, resurfaced is the second book in the suppressed duology by wendi wilson and the third mermaid book i have ever read. Your content appears to have been published before, therefore this material has been suppressed through your account until we can confirm you hold the necessary rights to publish your book. To identify and fix suppressed listings, follow these steps. You can earn up to 70% royalty on kindle ebook and 60% on paperback sales. The title is no longer up on and the customer service has not helped me. Authors who understand the benefits of the printondemand process and have opted to use the amazonowned company, createspace, to handle the printing and shipping of their paperback title, might at some point need a large quantity of the paperback, printed and shipped to a certain physical location. I used createspace for my first book and found it reasonably easy to use.

When youre done with this tutorial you will be able to make and publish a book on createspace so fast and easy youll be surprised, and the coolest thing is. Selfpublishers may want to try for library of congress. I believe the authors admit to puffing up the page count to make the minimum for createspace. I recently had my title suppressed on createspaceamazon for misleading keywords. Sign in to kdp to link your kdp account, or create a new account. You might want to bookmark this page for future reference if you plan to publish with createspace. Click save and continue to move on to the paperback content page.

Createspace cover design createspace covers that stand. Createspace have discontinued their pro plan, effectively putting more money back into the pockets of authors. Createspace, one of the premier printondemand pod services for selfpublished authors, merged with amazons kdp print in late 2018. How to delete a published book in createspace quora. My sister would like to selfpublish a printondemand book of about 100 of her photos. I didnt have an email from createspace at the email my createspace member account is associated with. The decision to selfpublish as an experienced author with other published books i came to this title not sure what. Why you should buy isbns for your books hollowlands. I have no real idea except they are getting bloody stupid with all the hoops we have to jump through just to publish a print book. View all suppressed listings on the suppressed listings page, or click on issue type to filter by specific type of issue.

There were no emails or notification in the createspace message center. I decided that a traditional publisher probably wouldnt be interested, so i chose to publish the book myself using createspace from. The message seems to make a very specific point of not bothering to say what its talking about. I opted for their ready formatted template this time and have to say that has made life easier. How to choose 1 of 4 isbn options when using createspace.

My only complaint is that some passages of the book could have used a copy editor but this is something that can easily be corrected using pod and createspace. Indeed, it goes out of its way to be vague and leave out information that is basic to the issue. We now offer specialized options for your different publishing needs. Get your title id ready and explain to them you want the title retired. It implies that there is a problem and then goes to great lengths not to say what it is. How to move from createspace to amazon kdp paperback. It bought createspace in 2005 to have a foot in the pod space. A week later, amazons publishing company, createspace suppressed my book, purging it from website and from its kindle store. Createspace use online tools to upload a completed book pdf file, or allow the author to design hisher book using templates and widget tools. If you want your book title to remain available, but would like to make it unavailable for purchase, you may do so by following these steps. Formatting your manuscript for createspace katrina on. Mar 21, 2015 so i received my printed books in the mail from createspace today. If you have an ebook and a paperback of the same title, their detail pages should link automatically if the book details match. Kindle direct publishing kdp is an amazon selfpublishing service.