What a fabulous video. Thank you so much. That is one of the very best videos I have seen on You Tube and I have seen an awful lot. You were so clear and concise, I appreciated that. Just smile and you will have everything you need to be a successful channel.
The high "distribution fee" has caused us to take our books off Amazon. Amazon isn't going to sell your Lulu book for free, that's their fee. It made the book cost higher for customers too and some were lost in shipping. Besides, we had too much competition on Amazon, as you noted. Good video.
What's confusing me is that they charge you higher fees for Lulu Direct because they say it's to cover fulfilment fees, but yet I'm paying that higher fee AND they're charging me a fulfillment cost on top of their Lulu Direct cost.
Thank you, I really appreciate your feedback! This topic was information-heavy, which can be a lot to digest so it's great to hear that it was easy to understand! Thank you so much for watching!! :)
Thank you, Richard, that is great to hear! Yes, my understanding is that you can publish and sell a paperback through Amazon's expanded distribution and also sell through the Lulu Direct App on your Shopify store. Here is a link to KDP's expanded distribution information page in case you, or anyone else reading this, are interested in exploring the Expanded Distribution requirements further: kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GQTT4W3T5AYK7L45 Thank you for your question, Richard, for watching, and for your patience with my delayed reply. I greatly appreciate it!
I'm trying to find a print on demand company that directly connects to etsy. Do you know of one? If I take the order for a planner to be printed, can I send it to lulu press and have them print and directly ship to a customer? Is there a way to automate that?
Thank you for your question and for watching, Rebecca, I greatly appreciate it! Yes - Printify.com is a print-on-demand company that can connect with Etsy stores to facilitate and fulfill print-on-demand orders. Before switching to the Lulu Direct App I explored some of the journals on Printify. Printify partners with many distributors to fulfill print-on-demand orders - because of this the product quality can vary. You might consider opening a Printify account (it's free) and then ordering some sample journals from various distributors to see if they will meet your needs. I will plan to do a video on Printify so I can show the journals I created (before switching to Lulu) and to share my experience using Printify (more pros than cons). This is a link to Printify's youtube channel, which also includes a video on how to connect Etsy and Printify - ua-cam.com/users/Printifyvideos Another print-on-demand company that seems to be popular, but has mixed reviews, is Printful: www.printful.com/integrations/etsy As to your other question - I have heard of people taking orders on Etsy and then placing an order on Lulu and having it shipped to the customer's address. I haven't done this myself so I cannot say if it works well. The only way to automate sales through Lulu - that I can verify - are to either list your journal on Lulu's bookstore and drive traffic to your journal listing, or, to use the Lulu Direct App on a Shopify website. However, I did a bit of research just now and came across this conversation thread in an Etsy forum - if you scroll down a bit you'll see a comment from "The Vintage Pixel Shop" that outlines a potential workaround to connect Etsy with Lulu by using Shopify as a conduit: community.etsy.com/t5/Managing-Your-Shop/How-do-I-sell-products-that-I-have-on-Amazon-on-Etsy/td-p/125803613#:~:text=Etsy%20does%20allow%20connection%20to,then%20ship%20them%20our%20yourself. I can't confirm that it would work well for you, but it might be worth considering.
@Sonomacats Do they let you design and upload internal pages because I thought it was just the cover pages but hopefully I misunderstood because that looks like the easiest option if I can do internal pages?
Lulu Press (aka Lulupress.com) is still active. Lulu Direct (formerly known as Lulu Xpress) is the correct app to use for Shopify. They are both run by Lulu Press.
You’re amazing! Thank you for this video!!
What a fabulous video. Thank you so much. That is one of the very best videos I have seen on You Tube and I have seen an awful lot. You were so clear and concise, I appreciated that. Just smile and you will have everything you need to be a successful channel.
Thank you Sally, that is so good to hear! I appreciate your encouragement and feedback a great deal. Thank you so much, I truly appreciate it! 😊
Very informative. I didn’t know how much I didn’t know!
The high "distribution fee" has caused us to take our books off Amazon. Amazon isn't going to sell your Lulu book for free, that's their fee. It made the book cost higher for customers too and some were lost in shipping. Besides, we had too much competition on Amazon, as you noted. Good video.
Awesome video!!! Thank you ❤
Very helpful video, thank you so much!
What's confusing me is that they charge you higher fees for Lulu Direct because they say it's to cover fulfilment fees, but yet I'm paying that higher fee AND they're charging me a fulfillment cost on top of their Lulu Direct cost.
Very thorough and informative. Thank you for your time and help!😊
Thank you Shannon, I am so glad it was helpful, that is great to hear! Thank you so much for watching and commenting, I appreciate it!! 😊
Great Job, Harley! Thank you so much! Really well done and easy to understand.
Thank you, I really appreciate your feedback! This topic was information-heavy, which can be a lot to digest so it's great to hear that it was easy to understand! Thank you so much for watching!! :)
Are there alternatives or better if I want to sell on my website directly so that I don't need to do any printing and delivery
Very informative video. Do you know if you can still have the paperbacks be in KDP expanded distribution while using Lulu for your own Shopify store?
Thank you, Richard, that is great to hear! Yes, my understanding is that you can publish and sell a paperback through Amazon's expanded distribution and also sell through the Lulu Direct App on your Shopify store. Here is a link to KDP's expanded distribution information page in case you, or anyone else reading this, are interested in exploring the Expanded Distribution requirements further: kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GQTT4W3T5AYK7L45
Thank you for your question, Richard, for watching, and for your patience with my delayed reply. I greatly appreciate it!
I'm trying to find a print on demand company that directly connects to etsy. Do you know of one? If I take the order for a planner to be printed, can I send it to lulu press and have them print and directly ship to a customer? Is there a way to automate that?
Thank you for your question and for watching, Rebecca, I greatly appreciate it! Yes - Printify.com is a print-on-demand company that can connect with Etsy stores to facilitate and fulfill print-on-demand orders. Before switching to the Lulu Direct App I explored some of the journals on Printify. Printify partners with many distributors to fulfill print-on-demand orders - because of this the product quality can vary. You might consider opening a Printify account (it's free) and then ordering some sample journals from various distributors to see if they will meet your needs. I will plan to do a video on Printify so I can show the journals I created (before switching to Lulu) and to share my experience using Printify (more pros than cons).
This is a link to Printify's youtube channel, which also includes a video on how to connect Etsy and Printify - ua-cam.com/users/Printifyvideos
Another print-on-demand company that seems to be popular, but has mixed reviews, is Printful: www.printful.com/integrations/etsy
As to your other question - I have heard of people taking orders on Etsy and then placing an order on Lulu and having it shipped to the customer's address. I haven't done this myself so I cannot say if it works well.
The only way to automate sales through Lulu - that I can verify - are to either list your journal on Lulu's bookstore and drive traffic to your journal listing, or, to use the Lulu Direct App on a Shopify website. However, I did a bit of research just now and came across this conversation thread in an Etsy forum - if you scroll down a bit you'll see a comment from "The Vintage Pixel Shop" that outlines a potential workaround to connect Etsy with Lulu by using Shopify as a conduit: community.etsy.com/t5/Managing-Your-Shop/How-do-I-sell-products-that-I-have-on-Amazon-on-Etsy/td-p/125803613#:~:text=Etsy%20does%20allow%20connection%20to,then%20ship%20them%20our%20yourself. I can't confirm that it would work well for you, but it might be worth considering.
@@HarleyByrd Thank you so much for your response. This is helpful.
@Sonomacats Do they let you design and upload internal pages because I thought it was just the cover pages but hopefully I misunderstood because that looks like the easiest option if I can do internal pages?
@@digitaljobshop no they don't allow modifying interior. Printify only let's u add covers.
I only see Lulu direct on the Shopify App Store. Did they discontinue Lulu press?
Lulu Press (aka Lulupress.com) is still active. Lulu Direct (formerly known as Lulu Xpress) is the correct app to use for Shopify. They are both run by Lulu Press.