How To Make A Spiral Bound Book To Sell On Amazon - Low Content Book Publishing Lulu and Amazon FBA
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Learn how to make a spiral bound book that you can sell on Amazon using the Lulu platform.
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In this video, I talk about how to use Lulu to sell books on Amazon using Amazon FBA or through your own online store.
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I think you’re going to be one of the most followed channels in this field…
Thank you - wouldn't that be nice!
My wife just asked about creating spiral notebooks and the answer is right here! Thanks for posting and providing options.
Great timing!! 😄
Thank you! This is a gem. I've been searching forever to find out how to do this. Can you please make a video about the seller central account process for spiral bound books for FBM or FBA? Thanks for all you do! 👍❤️️
Thanks for the information - helpful as always. One thing I would mention: your voice comes through clear, but the volume is always extremely low. I usually have to pretty much max out my volume to hear your videos and when the ads come on, it blasts my speakers. I had this same issue when I started recording and it's an easy fix that really helped my audience. Thanks again and I look forward to the next video!
Thanks for the feedback 😄
I'm really grateful for your videos. That's very generous of you to create them and share your knowledge like this.
Thank you!
This information is SO timely and helpful for me. I mean, THANK YOU so much for your organized, concise, CLEAR explanation of this topic. Brilliant.
Thank you so much for this video!! I just want to say that the volume is so low and my volume was at max. I really appreciate you providing this great niche!
Thanks for your feedback 😄
I love you, I love you, I LOVE YOU!🫶 My infinite gratitudes to you 🤗🤗🥰
I didn't know lulu connected to shopify! Good to know!
It's so good that lulu integrates canva!
Yes, I think it's a really helpful feature.
I've heard people mention lulu but didn't know they were POD too. Glad I clicked on this video.
Great! Glad I was able to help.
This is great. Spiral bound is good especially if you want to publish cookbooks.
Yes, it's great for cookbooks. Also planners and diaries.
I came back to you after noticing that one of the books in a niche I am interested in was selling for over 2X the regular book and getting a lot of satisfied customers. I think aiming to have some books that are winners up on FBA for Christmas is a good idea.
you always get any news about POD and helps folks earn extra income for their lives thank you for your Efforts
You're welcome!
Thanks, Caroline, I just publish my book, and it is so much easier than KDP, I had so many problems with KDP, especially the "Beta" hard copy it sucks, but the paperback is ok there, but I like Lulu now because of you hahaha...you are such an angel.
as an fba seller myself, this is useful content. Well done!
thank you for this video- i was totally clueless and it really helped!
Oh my goodness. I am learning so much. Thankyou for such a detailed overview.
You are welcome!
It looks like Lulu has better paper selections. Now I am tempted to look into it more for my coloring books. I hate having to include a blurb in my KDP listings that people shouldn't use art markers in the coloring books.
Lulu definitely has better options - they have a thicker interior paper to choose from which might suit colouring books better.
@@MyFreedomEmpire they are so much more expensive than KDP. Such a shame there's not a more affordable way to print journals/notebooks etc (update - it seems Lulu is only based in the US. Is that correct? I'm in the UK, and shipping books from the US really isn't a viable option for me.
I've been wanting to provide spiral, so thank you!
I was disappointed in kdp when they locked your account last week. I'm very careful, but if it happened to you 2x, then surely it is coming for me sometime.
I always love your video topics and manner. Thank you!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy my videos. 😄
Thank you, great site, really down to earth advice.
Super helpful, and I think I've just binge-watched hours of your videos : )
Thank you!
Really good info here. Watching multiple times to absorb it all! Thanks, Caroline!
This was AWESOME information!!!!!! thank you for this. Now I'm headed to LULU.
Thank you!
Really appreciate your insights and clearly outlining the pros and cons of possibilities for spiral bound books.
Thank you!!
### Thank you Caroline you are a genius. You deserve high rewards for your achievements. Have a great day and thank you so much for your valuable and much needed help. Have a great day every day you have earned it.
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Thanks so much - you have a great day too!
Is there a way for you to have your sound louder? It is hard to hear even on 100%. Thanks. Besides that, I love your content. That's why I don't want to miss any of your information.
When I can’t hear I turn on closed captions. It helps me out tremendously
I also enable CC when I can't hear well or understand well.
with my headphones i can hear just fine
No trouble with the sound and I only have it on 25% volume.
Thank you so much for doing this video, this is exactly the question I had!
This was such a great video. Watching it at work so I can make more money on the side! Good use of my lunch hour, so many good points. I have a friend who is an artist and am looking to collaborate with her to make great spiral notebooks.
Wow waking up to this just made my day, thanks boss 👌
Thank you!
Perfect timing for your video! Thank you.
You're welcome 😄
Lots of great info in this video, thank you! (Wish the volume was a little louder though.) Thanks for sharing!
Ksenia...I was going to ask the same question! I have a number of notebooks that I am uploading on KDP but spiral-bound versions would be perfect. This opens up so many more opportunities.
Great to hear!
I've learnt lot of thing about kindle from you
You are great
Thank you!
Wow! I didn’t know Lulu offers premade interiors and integrates with Canva. Thanks for sharing this info.
You're welcome!
You did a great job of going through all the steps, super helpful! I have 2 questiosn. 1) What is the amount that Amazon FBA takes off each item? If you're making a profit of $5 each book, how much of that profit will go to Amazon for FBA, in which case what is your actual net per book? Is it worth it? 2) Also, do you have a suggestion for a spiral notebook with elastic band POD or even print in bulk where I store the book?
Great video! Watching this in July 2024, and it seems that Lulu now offers dropshipping! You have a new subscriber - I look forward to having a good dig through your videos to see what other gems you have. Thank you. :)
How about doing it this way? You list your Lulu Printed Book on Amazon Seller Central as FBM. When an order comes in, you just go to Lulu and dropship it. (You buy your book and have Lulu ship it out to your customer). In that case, you don't have to buy copies of your book upfront.
Yep you can definitely do that!
The only downside is, it may take Lulu a week or two to ship, and Amazon buyers are expecting fast shipping.
Love your wonderful Chanel and amazing content. 😛👍🏽💓🏴💓
Thanks!
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Loved this video, super clear and really great information given. Thanks a lot!
This is awesome! Thank you so much for this valuable video.
Thanks SO much!! Perfect timing. I was just asked about providing spiral bound.
You're welcome!
Lulu would make a killing if they shipped their books like KDP. Maybe they are heading there. They would easily get so many Amazonian Book publishers join their ranks.
Absolutely! They also need to start promoting their bookstore..books are cheaper there than on Amazon, but people dont seem to know about them.
Thank you so much for this information. I'm excited to go publish some books on lulu! Yes, your audio was a little low, but I just turned up the volume.😉 The background music is fine to me if it's low. Thank you for your videos. I really appreciate the information & your willingness to share! ❤
Thanks so much for your feedback 😄
Really helpful and clear. Thank you for making this video.💝
Many thanks for this video. Very helpful! :)
I just subscribed. Your tutorial is quite understandable. Hoping to get more videos from you
Thank you very much for your video. It is very informative.
A question: How does Amazon handle returns? Who is paying for the return? How much do they charge you? Do they deduct from the profit you made, or they may charge you separately. That would be a great video. That would be a great video. If a retailer bought your book in bulk and decides to return them... could you lose a lot of money. Thank you for any information you could provide.
I'm still trying to find a good POD alternative for spiral bound books. Unfortunately, lulu only makes spiral bound bindings for soft cover books, there is no hard cover option. Additionally, they just offer a flimsy plastic spiral. I'm trying to find a POD service for hard cover steel spiral binding but seems like there is no option yet.
Thank you for uploading this video, appreciate it X
You're welcome 😄
Such a great video. I'm heading over to Lulu now. Thank you!
Thank you! 😄
I like the idea of doing something low content of higher quality, including spiral. Does Lulu also do better quality paper, embossed covers, elastic band to close the book or keep your page, an envelope insert? Special touches.
Lulu does have a better quality paper option. They do embossed covers but no on the spiral books. The embossed covers you can do are a foil type of print on a linen cover hard cover. Currently, their spiral bound books do't have the option of the elastic close or inside pocket.
I am impressed. Keep it going.
Thank you!
Thanks a bunch. I know that's not for me now. I'd rather not have products on hand. Very helpful.
Ramona please look at the reply I posted above in reference to not placing the order until you get it. Would that work for you? Us ladies need to brainstorm together to find creative solutions.
Totally understand, I myself am also not prepared to have to buy stock up front in bulk. I'd rather sell on my own website and other platforms where I can do print on demand. That's why I stopped doing FBA itself a while back - I'd rather sell something first then have to pay for it! Someone has mentioned an alternative way in the comments if it suits you better. 😄
@luxurycardstore sure do - getting creative is the key!
@@luxurycardstore I don't see the post about not placing the order until we get it. Can you re-share?
Thank you. I design coloring books for Amazon.I was thinking about designing other types of books. I don't want all of my eggs in one basket. I saw the video you made on how your account was cut twice on Amazon. What a troubling ordeal. This hasn't happened to me but I'm afraid it may. I like that LuLu links to Canva. I may give Lulu a look.
You're welcome!
Thank you for this video, such great info. I had a hard time hearing you over the music though. I have ADHD which makes it extremely difficult to focus when two audios are competing like this, which I think people without ADHD may not. But I am leaving it as feedback in case that helps you and definitely would for me with any of your future content. Thanks so much. :)
Thank so much for your feedback!
@@MyFreedomEmpire Thank you for holding space that I can! I hope you're having a great week.
Music is not necessary on how-to vids.
@@tomkent4656 the music drives me crazy. Had to keep stopping and starting to take a break from it
@@vafp1 It's a mistake that many how-to youtubers make - thinking people won't keep watching unless there's a music track.
It is really interesting to know how to sell non KDP books on Amazon ! What about using a traditional printer and use FBA to sell it ? As a children’s book illustrator I would love to be able to sell board books, hardcover with less than 72 pages and even pop ups... I struggle to find the best way to do that. Would you have any advice ? Ordering 1000 copies in advance would be ok for me. Thank you for this video!
Sure, you can use a traditional printer and sell via FBA. I would just say do your research and find a reputable supplier with a good price. Ask for samples first. Also, join some of the children's book authors/illustrator groups on facebook because lots of people have already published books by having them printed themselves and you could ask for printer recommendations.
@@MyFreedomEmpire Thank you for your response. I was wondering because I didn't find any video on this subject on youtube. I will look further for printers in europe.
Soooo informative. I had to. subscribe. Thank you so much.
Thank you for this education.
You're welcome!
As usual you brought us a wealth of very useful information! Thank you! I actually opened a LuLu account at least 6-7 months ago but never uploaded any of my KDP products to it - with a new ISBN, etc. of course. This was super helpful, especially the cover designer and Canva connection, that was really cool. Thank you! p.s. I have to agree with another commenter (sp?) your voice was clear, but the volume was super low. I was able to hear better with my headphones. All good! 👍😉
Thank you so much for your feedback!
This was very helpful!
Very helpful & practical. Thnx!
You're welcome!
Can I ask though about the price comparison per individual book? on KDP compared with LULU
Great video and really interesting content. This explains a lot of what I was wondering about when creating a spiral bound book. If I may offer a suggestion to your video: Lower the volume of the background music or leave it off all together. For me, it sounded unnerving and didn't add but subtract from the excellent content.
Same feeling about the background music. Just took away from trying to concentrate on the content.
Thanks!
Thank you! This was so helpful!
Thank you, this website it create!
Hi Caroline, I am a subscriber and I really like your content. However, is there a way for you to increase the volume of your audio?
I have mine on max and your voice is still weak. I don't have a problem with audio with other video channels. Thank you.
Hello! Thanks for your feedback!
Hi, I love your video's. Tdidn'tHowever, I am grateful for the information you've provided. It's so useful!
The best video I've come across!!!! Subscribed 😍💕💯
Thank you!
Super helpful. Thank you!
You could sell on Etsy also, correct? Post the listing and then buy the book on your end and ship to the customer... then you could still do print on demand.
Great idea!
That's what I suggested in the comment I made above. (I hadn't read your comment yet, but I see great minds think alike)
Yes you could do this for sure.
If that's the case, we can do the same with Amazon. I enjoyed the video, but when you said we'd have to buy our books upfront even for FBM it didn't make sense to me.
It would bump the price up a lot to make the same profit. So, I'll probably just make spiral-bound copies of my special workbook just for me but produce a composition book format of it for Amazon.
This was extremely helpful, thank you❤️
Your title suggests that I can sell spiralbound books on Amazon through Lulu. But then you state in 18:26 that Amazon only limits to two options: paperback and hardcover books.. Can you clarify this?
Ditto this
Omg I've been wanting to do a spiral book to sell
Thank you so much for this!
You're welcome 😄
love your videos. Have noticed that your volume is low. I put the sound on the video and my computer as high as I can and I still find your voice is low. For most other videos I watch I have to turn the volume down. Just thought I'd give you a heads up
Thanks for the feedback. Some of my older videos had some sound quality issues, but that should all be rectified for my more recent ones!
What is the best way to get your own ISBN?
I was waiting for you video
Thanks a lot for the video! Helpful information
The only thing the music is a bit loud (distractive)
Thanks for your feedback 😄
Really informative video, thank you. The video sound is much easier on the ear but I did need to turn it up a little to hear :D
Thanks for the feedback 😄
Awaiting my 4th spiral book from lulu, ver6 happy with the quality and price.....kdp amazon was ok, but pirates list your stuff everywhere, and sales are terrible.....I’ll check out sell central, thanks for the video......
Thanks for your feedback about the quality of Lulu books!
I am looking for this. Thank you thank you thank you.
You're welcome! 😄
They dont allow the "coil bound" option for global distribution.
Ps. The volume isn’t very loud but good enough to understand.
Thanks for the feedback 😄
Hello, thank you for the information. Is there a tutorial on how to make create the pages on my notebook before I "click print notebook"? I need specific looking pages. TYIA
Do you need an isbn to sell spirak bound books on amazon?
Have there been any changes on Amazon for selling spirals? (2024)
This is great information and was exactly what I needed! I have two published books on KDP but am preparing to publish a spiral bound planner. This was perfect! Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi - the instructions are very clear until you started to toggle back and forth to and from canva. Very confusing. When I click on upload it says "upload files" your says upload media. Please clarify. Many thanks
FYI You need to increase your volume on videos.I have my phone turned up as loud as it will go and can barely hear you. Thank you.
Thanks for your feedback 😄
I have a couple of questions…
How do you create double-sided covers? What I mean is that the inside of both front and back covers also have images.
And do you have to select Full Colour when you have, say 31 pages out of 400 that are colour and the rest are B&W? That makes it hideously expensive.
Hi Caroline, thank you so much for all your helpful and informative videos! I really learned tons of informations. I tried to create or upload my project but the Coil Binding option wasn't available, do you have an idea why? Thank you so much.
Hello! You're welcome! With the spiral bound option it's only available through Lulu, not it's distributors so if you aren't getting the option to create spiral bound, make sure that you have not selected the distribution option in the set up.
I have two weeks looking for this information. I been looking the way to sell my spiral workbook and I did not find the way in Amazon. Thanks
You're welcome!
I got lost on the interior file part. I downloaded the one from lulu (weekly planner) but also created the lined version you illustrated in another video. Can you show us what uploaded the file actually looks like? When I upload an interior file (120pages) it is not allowing the option to have a spiral notebook. Also, can we see the inside and outside of a final project. Thank you for this content.
There's also software that can fufill the orders from lulu and transfer them to amazon, without buying a bunch of stock upfront.
Great video! Do you know if you can do both, make your book through KDP and also sale that and book but in spiral as an FBA?
Hello, superb video thank you, can you confirm if this information is still current (2023/24)? I'm about to publish a wire bound cook book (so it lays flat when cooking), I'm intending to sell it in the general Amazon market place with stock up front, not KDP, but it could well end up being better suited to KDP and will make the shift at that time. I'd ideally prefer not to need changing layout etc to suit a different binding so eager to factor in what may be necessary. Thank you again. Daisy
Thank you so much! why did you stop your seller central account?
Wow, so informative - thanks!
You're welcome!