

Lulu used to be a big name in publishing, and they do have one advantage in that they don’t have a setup fee like IngramSpark. That said, KDP is by far the best when it comes to simplicity of creating a hardcover, and they don’t require the $50 setup fee that IngramSpark does.
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We’ll come out with a full review and breakdown of each in a future article, but from my own experience I find that IngramSpark produces the better quality hardcovers, and offers better options for expanded distribution of hardcovers. LuluĪll three of these platforms: IngramSpark, Lulu, and KDP offer ways to create hardcovers. However, it can be a fun little way to diversify your income and turn your book into a more professional-looking machine. I will say, hardcovers do take additional work to put together, so if you’re short on time, it’s not necessarily a “must-have” for authors. When you hold a hardcover that you wrote, it feels like an accomplishment, more so than normal that is. There’s also something nice about the solid feel of a durable hardcover.

But even if they don’t read hardcovers, readers will be more attracted to your cheaper ebook when they see both a paperback and a hardcover that are much higher in price.

If they like hardcovers, they might be attracted to you because you offer them.
