CreateSpace eStore is Closing Effective October 31, 2017

#CreateSpace is merging with #Amazon and authors will earn lower royalties…. Big shock.

Have to change buy links, no more discount codes, more changes: read this post and keep up.

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CREATESPACE ESTORE IS CLOSING

Beginning October 31, 2017, customers will no longer be able to purchase paperbacks directly from the CreateSpace eStore.

If you have a link to your CreateSpace eStore and a customer clicks on it, the customer will be redirected to the corresponding page at Amazon.com.

According to CreateSpace, the reasons behind the change include:

It’s much easier to search for books across Amazon’s site than it is to search for books on CreateSpace.
Amazon offers a much better checkout process than CreateSpace does.
Amazon offers better shipping options, including Amazon Prime.
Amazon sends out tracking notifications for orders placed through Amazon.
Amazon’s storefront is a much more familiar interface for customers.
Several customers have requested the features described above.

Unfortunately, when a customer clicks on a link to a CreateSpace eStore and is redirected to Amazon, authors will earn Amazon.com royalties (not eStore…

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