[scribus] Having a Book Published

[Tim Jowers]

Hi Bob,

   Others may have better and more recent input; but, I used LuLu press
about 8 years ago and it worked fine. At that time, the book would be
listed with Amazon. The upcharge by Amazon and LuLu was high enough you
only made like $1 per copy. Yes, you simply upload a single PDF. I chose
B&W for mine. The also have a method for selling eprint/digital versions. I
am pretty 100% sure Amazon has that method too. Look for Kindle self
publish. No need to print.

Maybe this is not the info you are seeking, but is my experience,
Best Luck!
Tim


On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 2:11 PM, bobparham at comcast.net <
bobparham at comcast.net> wrote:

> I have recently completed my autobiography, a book containing 300+ pages
> and 70+ illustrations. I did this with Scribus, converting each chapter and
> Cover into a .pdf file which resulting in 25+ .pdf files. I started the
> book over three years ago using, I believe, vs. 1-3-12 later going to
> 1-4-0. I have printed 72 copies of the book and had a caregiver, with my
> instruction, bind all these books using "perfect binding". I have, at this
> point, sold 65 copies which have been well received. Financially, I have
> come out alright since the biggest cost item is ink and I get ink
> cartridges for my Canon printer at a fraction of the cost for OEM
> cartridges. However, at 87 years old I am tired of all the work involved
> and am ready to try to get a publisher to take it over. (The copyright has
> been registered) I have some questions regarding this process.
>
> (1)I have not "collected for output" and though I have read a number of
> articles I am still not completely certain about the process.
>
> (2)Should I combine files in order to reduce the number of files? If so,
> how would I go about doing this?
>
> (3)I have read that some publishers require a resolution of at least 300
> dpi for photos. Not all mine do since I had to hunt for photos for
> illustrating wherever I could find them.
>
> (4)A good many of the photos are in color. Should I convert some to
> grayscale in order to cut cost?
>
> (5)The files are all PDF 1.3.
>
> I would appreciate any assistance I can get in pursuing this goal. Since
> this is not all Scribus oriented I will be happy to receive tips and
> information directly by email if someone so desires.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob P.
>
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