Question: 10/03/2012 at 03:00PM
As Lightning Source has a facility in Australia, does this mean I can create an edition of my book for Australian readers to purchase?
The last time I looked the only options available to us on…Discussion: 23/02/2012 at 01:56PM
The good folks at Need-t0-know have published an informative guide to creative writing. It is out in March, press release after the break.
general: 09/02/2012 at 05:50PM
Does it matter that I live in the US as opposed to the UK as it relates to printing costs and sales of my book. I didn’t realize this was a British site. In other words would it be more cost effect…
Discussion: 23/01/2012 at 03:24PM
As an author your instincts may often be to hole up with your laptop in a den of coffee, piles of paper, chocolate hobnobs and chewing gum until your book is finished. But networking to build your …
general: 07/01/2012 at 10:19AM
Is the CN uploader/converter down at the moment? I have been trying for three days to upload my file but with no success. No dialogue boxes, just the – your file is being uploaded. Left it running …
Question: 24/12/2011 at 04:58PM
I have just been reading about the new Swindon facility of the Bodleian Library http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-16325727…
Question: 21/12/2011 at 10:35AM
I have upgraded to the Plus Plan as I understood this would mean paperback copies of my book could be ordered through Amazon. However, Amazon shows the book as ‘out of stock’ and with no prospect o…
general: 18/12/2011 at 07:28PM
Just out of curiosity I have sold about 7 paperback copies of my book, some via Amazon merchant account (and I’d have sold a few more if the Amazon ordering wasn’t so bizarre- that really needs sor…
Discussion: 06/12/2011 at 01:01PM
Hi everyone,
Some orders have been delayed recently – a side effect of the volume going through at this time of year. I’ve been chasing every order this morning checking it’s status. As of yes…
general: 29/11/2011 at 06:12PM
I’ve been through the book creator, completing every stage and receiving a confirmation, but when I get to the last confirmation screen my browser shows “Waiting for Completely Novel” then the mes…
general: 29/11/2011 at 04:01AM
I’m trying to publish my manuscript but each time I go to look at the print ready pdf file, it brings up a dialogue box telling me that Times New Roman is not recognizable. Because of this, the pri…
Question: 25/11/2011 at 05:20PM
Hello
This is my first post on CN despite me have loitered since 2009!
I handle Amazon on my own. I am on the pro plan, but do not want book distribution to amazon as I find it works better …
general: 15/11/2011 at 06:15PM
I have uploaded my manuscript several times, producing a readable PDF and inviting me to move on to cover creation, however when I try to move on in the publishing process the manuscript is reporte…
Question: 10/11/2011 at 06:55PM
I have been asked by an online bookseller – http://cordee.co.uk/ – who is interested in listing my book ‘who is the distributor?’. What’s the answer?
Thanks
Andrew
Question: 10/11/2011 at 06:51PM
Why doesn’t my synposis appear on Amazon / Waterstones / WHSmith websites? It is filled in on this website but hasn’t transferred to the online sellers… There is just a blank saying ’synopsis not…
general: 01/11/2011 at 01:45PM
I created my manuscript in Pages ’09 on a macbook pro then used the inbuilt exporter to export to PDF. I have even opened up the PDF in Acrobat and resaved it as a PDF/A document. I then uploaded…
general: 01/11/2011 at 06:49AM
I have written the synopsis in the appropriate box but am unsure as to what to write in these boxes…
Question: 01/11/2011 at 12:38AM
I have a book on Amazon and there is a real problem w/ order fulfillment thru Lightning Source. I don’t know the whole story, but Lightning Source is sitting on my orders and not sending the books …
general: 27/10/2011 at 06:56PM
My document has been in the queue for conversion for over an hour now. Is this normal or do I need to retry it? I don’t want to start the process all over again only to find out that this is simply…
general: 27/10/2011 at 09:50AM
If I make changes to the manuscript, am I correct in thinking that the distributor listing process will not be started all over again? I assume the electronic document which contains the content of…