Amazing! I have been searching all over for an integration option for my books and brand! Can’t wait to automate and implement this, thanks for sharing!
I have a website, Eonic Press, and I just have a Catalog page with my books - pictures and descriptions - with a link to Lulu for each title, or you can link directly to my Lulu store. You didn't mention that option.
I have a website that is established well. I would like to know please if you or someone could explain what selling through Direct on my website would entail? If I just set it up, does each order go directly to you with nothing I need to do? And if so, what would be the difference if I just linked my book to the Lulu bookstore? (besides knowing who purchased, collecting that information and white label packaging) I guess I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth my time doing all of the coding or anything… Thank you so much! And I freaking love these videos! You’re the best!
Hi maryrosemedium950! Thank you for tuning in! Yes, once you are connected to Lulu Direct, orders placed on your website are sent to us to print and fulfill. As you mentioned, when you sell with Lulu Direct you collect customer data, can take advantage of white label packaging and you keep more revenue per sale. If you would like to connect with our ecommerce team to learn more, fill out the form on this page and they will be in touch: www.lulu.com/sell/sell-on-your-site Let us know if you have any other questions and we will be happy to help!
Hello, this video is great. When selecting the distribution option, is there a way to exclude Amazon from that list and send the book to all the other distributors? Thank you.
Hi Juliebean! Thank you for tuning in! At this time, it is not possible to exclude Amazon from Global Distribution. Let us know if you have any other questions and we will be happy to help!
What I was waiting to hear is, how to set up the payment of sells, that included shipping and taxes. What’s your suggestion. Do we put a cash app or zelle on our website. I am thinking of selling thru the bulk method.
Hi @BrotherWatsonofWattsWatsonProd! Thank you for tuning in! Shopify, Wix and WooCommerce are all good options, but you could also use PayPal or Stripe. Each would have it's own resources or recommendations for handling taxes so we recommend researching whichever makes the most sense for you to see if they can handle the tax side of things as well.
Can you share more about LuLu. How to integrate it to the website and what does it provide. My two main issues is if I buy in bulk, does LULU set up the payment or at least calculate the shipping and handling costs?
You can integrate with Lulu Direct, our ecommerce solution. This would allow you to sell your books through your website without having to worry about inventory. Lulu Direct integrates with Shopify, WooCommerce for WordPress and Wix. We also have a Print API available if your website is built on something else. When you use Lulu Direct, you can use our platform to calculate the print costs as well as shipping and handling. You can visit our site here for more information on this: www.lulu.com/sell/sell-on-your-site Let us know if you have anymore questions and we will be happy to help!
Hey love the video just wanted to ask you I put my e-book up on your site about two years ago and I haven’t got a single copy sold do you know what I might be wrong?
Hi @jamesdisney647! Thank you for tuning in. There are a lot of factors that can contribute to book sales. Our first tip would be to make sure you have identified the right target audience and that you know where and how to connect with them. If that seems to be in line, you can look at how you're positioning your book and your cover art and see if it might need a refresh. You can also connect with similar authors in your genre to ask for them to review your book or promote it in exchange for you to promote a project of theirs. Just a few ideas to get you started. Best of luck!
Hi @ericbrazau6533! Thank you for tuning in! If you plan to use our app for Shopify or our Print API, it won't be an issue because neither of those connect to Amazon. However, if you want to use our Woo integration, that does give you the option for Global Distribution, so having it linked to Global Distribution will create an additional product listing on Amazon. Let us know if you have any other questions and we will be happy to help!
Thank you for tuning in! At this time we do not have an integration with Squarespace. We plan on expanding Lulu Direct integrations to more platforms and Squarespace is one of the ones we are looking at, but we do not have an ETA when this would be worked on. We have a Print API, which can be integrated with Squarespace, but this is a custom solution that you would need to do yourself. Here's more info on our Print API: www.lulu.com/sell/sell-on-your-site/print-api
Hi Migtan4354! Thank you for tuning in! We do provide free ISBNs or you can bring your own. Please note that if you use an ISBN from Lulu, we will be listed as the publisher. Let us know if you have any other questions and we will be happy to help!
Does Lulu direct integrate with WIX? I am not too "coding savvy" and its hard to trust a developer deep in my site for API. If Lulu direct does not integrate with WIX, do you have people on staff that could help integrate the API? I have a simple payment form on WIX that I want to connect to Lulu if possible.
Hi Charlie! Thanks for tuning in! Our Print API is a developer solution that would require either you knowing how to code or having a person/team available that can code for you. We can certainly provide support, but we cannot integrate our API for you. We are planning more integrations in the near future so be sure to sign up for our email list at the bottom of www.lulu.com/ to stay up to date!
Hi InbredRengade! Thank you for tuning in! If you use a Lulu ISBN, you can still publish with KDP, but you would need to use either an ISBN from them or buy your own to use on their platform. Lulu ISBNs cannot be used on other platforms.
Hi @upliftmeplease! Thank you for tuning in! Squarespace can work with our API, but not directly. It would require the help of Zapier to bridge the systems together. Thank you for the request and we will pass this along to our team!
Hi Miss Culture! Thank you for tuning in! Our books are created via print-on-demand and typically take 3-6 business days to print and then additional time for shipping which will vary depending on what shipping method you choose.
I was wondering if I have global distribution but I feel like my price is too expensive can I change it on Lulu ? Or is it too late because I already made it into a big bookstore Which is awesome
Hi Coco! Adding an ISBN to your book will increase the minimum retail price to cover distribution costs. You can change the price but it cannot be below the minimum retail price which will be listed in the project in your Lulu account.
Would you consider having the option for authors to sell their books from sites such as Etsy? (Such as POD sites like Printful/Printify do with their products.) I checked, and I see sites claiming it can be done, but I haven't seen this on Lulu. I would think it would be easier and safer if it was done through Lulu, and not these other sites.
Hi ChelSierra! Thank you for tuning in! We do not have an Etsy integration at this time, so any orders you receive for Lulu products through your Etsy shop will need to be manually fulfilled. To do this, simply enter the customer's shipping address in the Shipping Address fields during checkout on the Lulu.com website. Be sure to sign up for our email list at the bottom of our site to stay up to date with new integrations!
@@user-zg1fx4xw7z - Thank you for your reply. I hadn’t thought of that. I believe that is called Drop Shipping. I’ve seen videos on how to make money drop shipping, but never considered it as a possibility for selling own books. Interesting idea. Thanks.
I have a business website (working with animals). I have my books and Oracle card decks, which are animal-related, on my website. Is this good enough? :) Or do I need to have an additional author's website for books only? Same thing with IG and Facebook. Do I need an additional author's website on these platforms? Soooo much work marketing myself, plus the books.
Hi dianadelmontecompassionfor7641! Thank you for tuning in and congrats on everything you have created thus far! If the content of your books is similar to the content on your business website, then selling your books there makes complete sense. If you are writing under a pen name or want to keep those personas separate, then creating a different website might be the way to go. Let us know if you have other questions and we will be happy to help!
Hello! We are always working to expand our integrations so you never know! The best way to stay in the loop is to subscribe to our email list at the bottom of this page: www.lulu.com/ If you're using Shopify, you can use LinkPop which will create links you can put in your social media bios to sell your Lulu Products: apps.shopify.com/linkpop
