tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post5773288935923476503..comments2024-03-13T10:31:23.196+00:00Comments on Tasha's Thinkings: Paperback Here I Come! The Tribulations of Going From Kindle to PrintTasha Duncan-Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-12565874685723206322017-02-02T07:07:47.591+00:002017-02-02T07:07:47.591+00:00Thank you, and you're most welcome. I hope it ...Thank you, and you're most welcome. I hope it might help at least one person from some of the scratching head moments. :)Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-69447695602611919282017-02-01T23:15:43.850+00:002017-02-01T23:15:43.850+00:00Well done, Natasha, and thanks for the info.Well done, Natasha, and thanks for the info.Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-29291553612537634782017-02-01T13:44:41.628+00:002017-02-01T13:44:41.628+00:00I'm curious too - if you order through Amazon,...I'm curious too - if you order through Amazon, the royalties aren't as good for the author, but, of course it's much quicker, hence I assumed that it's just they want to make more money. Not that I'm cynical or anything... ;)<br /><br />Sometimes even getting it spot on with the template doesn't help ... it's weird when lining things up, isn't it.<br /><br />I shall remember that about images, than you - I have images in the eBook, but not in the print book because I didn't want to take the risk. Seems I made the right choice :).Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-44967792185699944512017-02-01T13:37:16.700+00:002017-02-01T13:37:16.700+00:00Congratulations on getting it in print! We all sha...Congratulations on getting it in print! We all share your headaches.<br /><br />I'm curious as to why shipping Createspace proof copies takes so long. They obviously have a printer in the UK if they next-day it to you through Amazon. The system seems to be set up to give you shipping estimates based on their American printer. I would either contact Createspace to see if there's a workaround, or just order one to see how long it actually takes.<br /><br />Designing the cover is a pain to make sure everything lines up properly - it took me several tries on my first one. The other issue I had was with a small grey-scale image I had on each chapter header page - Createspace's printer just did the weirdest stuff with it. I used to work at a printshop and I knew what was happening, but no matter what I tried it wouldn't look right.<br /><br />I eventually found a passable work around but in the future I'm not going to put images in the book if I can help it, it's not worth the headaches.C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-86017830304323544502017-02-01T09:21:58.692+00:002017-02-01T09:21:58.692+00:00Thank you :D
I had a few, WTH moments when tryin...Thank you :D <br /><br />I had a few, WTH moments when trying to sort everything out, so I thought I'd share and, hopefully, save others the same confusion :)Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918688759465977896.post-4948471247128924522017-02-01T08:38:18.923+00:002017-02-01T08:38:18.923+00:00Hi Natasha - congratulations on getting your book ...Hi Natasha - congratulations on getting your book into print ... and thank you for all this information - certainly very useful to have for the future ... good luck - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com