Sharon Lippincott left this helpful comment
after Thursday’s
guest post by Dwight Clough.
(If you missed his
post, click on Two self publishing options for memoir authors.)
…CreateSpace is a
good option for those who want nothing more than copies for friends and family.
You can order ‘real books’ from CreateSpace for less than the cost of printing
at home and about the same as a copy shop.
You do not have to
list your project on Amazon. Order as many copies as you wish from CreateSpace,
then either unlist it or remove it.
Leaving it listed on
CreateSpace is a good option though so you can let people who want to read it order
their own copies. (You do not have to add a royalty for CreateSpace, leaving
the public price the same as wholesale.) If you leave it there and don’t
promote it, few will ever order.
You will need to
provide tax ID information to set up an account. This is required by their
accounting system, but if you receive no royalties, none will be reported to
the IRS and you’ll have no extra lines to fill out on your tax return.
Many thanks, Sharon,
for that good info.
Sharon Lippincott
authored The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing: How to Transform Memories into Meaningful Stories and several memoirs and books. She teaches classes and
workshops on Lifestory and Memoir Writing, and Writing with All Your Senses. Click
here to check out her blog, The Heart and Craft of Life Writing.
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