Amazon’s New KDP Print Feature is Bad News for CreateSpace Users

Never, ever use your eBook file to create a paperback. You’ll only cry when you see the finished product. But if you know how to create a book for print, KDP’s new book publishing service may (I stress may) be a better option than Create Space. Or, if you have a Bowker account, get your own ISBN (which you need to market through Ingram Sparks) and use both services. Amazon’s return on Create Space books is terrible.

Diane Tiebert offers a head-to-head comparison from what little information Amazon has made available.

Diane Tibert

The first news I heard about KDP Print was in an email from Amazon on February 15th. Since then, I’ve read articles, blog posts and comments about it and watched the praise given by Amazon for this service dwindle quickly.

In the email, Amazon announced they were making print book publishing easier for writers. They stated, “KDP prints your book on demand and subtracts your printing costs from your royalties, so you don’t have to pay any costs upfront or carry any inventory.”

That’s what CreateSpace does. Sort of. I believe CreateSpace takes the cost of the printing of the book from the sale price, then takes a cut of the royalties. Until I see the numbers and do the math, I am unsure which service will offer a better financial deal for authors.

The message also stated, “It also enables you to receive consolidated royalty payments for paperback and…

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