Any experiences with using Lightning Source?

April 13, 2009 10:14 AM

Does anyone have experience creating an account with Lightning Source? Do they have any unwritten requirements as to the scale of the publishing operation and the number of titles to be published per year?
posted by LimePi to writing & language (3 comments total)

I think the real criteria will be your metadata. If you have a legitimately registered ISBN prefix, or even just a few properly registered ISBNs, you shouldn't have a problem setting up an account. Scale is not their issue. Data will be a bigger priority.
posted by Toekneesan at 10:51 AM on April 13

By the way, I have a *lot* of experience with Lightning Source so please feel free to memail me with specific questions.
posted by Toekneesan at 10:56 AM on April 13

They don't have any "unwritten requirements" in my experience--they're really quite good about spelling out their expectations from their clients. Read the fine print.

You might think about lurking in the "POD Self-Publishing and E-Publishing" subforum on AbsoluteWrite.com to get feedback from other folks who have used them.
posted by Sidhedevil at 12:36 PM on April 13