POD or bulk for yourself to manage! They have a POD hookup with Payhip that I've been eyeing. I saw at some point that people were getting their special editions through them for crowdfunding campaigns.

Yeah, I think I might also be in the minority and have my % higher since I can control it for IS. I do that since stores will either stock your book because of requests/popularity or they won't risk it. 🤷

I also can't justify making >$1USD/copy after being an entire 1-person team. 🥲

Yeah the price hike has pissed me off a lot too, so I'm weighing my options... 🫠

Dustjacket* fml

It makes me way less stressed about not being able to upload a revision later, for sure. And I can also update some outdated end matter and hardcover dustjacker stuff if this is true 🤞🥲

- Draft2Digital's print service
draft2digital.com/podcalc

- Lulu (20+ year track record publishing; seems overall better to sell via a personal ecomm site)
www.lulu.com/pricing

If there are others that you feel are reputable, please feel free to quote or reply for anyone who finds this.

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That being said, here are some alternatives for those wanting physical print books:

- Bookvault (one-time title fee, free revisions; offers amazing customization options; UK based; limited reach for bookstores, but offers a Payhip hookup for direct POD sales)
bookvault.app/sell-books-w...

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However I don't want this to surprise anyone later, especially if you're already set on pulling your books from IS.

A price hike vs a fee elimination is a huge difference in profit over time, so I absolutely can't fault anyone for packing up and leaving a service that continues to bleed indies.

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No hate on Emily since this is a company thing and that's just what companies do: spin it in their favor later.

Plus, there was speculation floating around that IS was killing the 60-day free revisions they practically just implemented. Thankfully, that doesn't appear to be the case.

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