CreateSpace Book Review | Self Published Book Unboxing

About this video

Dale reviews CreateSpace as part of his Self-Published Book Unboxing series, judging print-on-demand platforms on delivery time, shipping and handling, and quality. He notes CreateSpace was merging into KDP Print but some authors remained on it, and he obtained two books ordered by Mary via standard shipping. He says delivery took about 12 days, typical for CreateSpace at one to two weeks and slower than Amazon Prime, which he was never happy with. By contrast he praises shipping and handling: instead of a bubble-wrap mailer that risks damage, CreateSpace used corrugated boxing — in this case a rather large box, though normally a smaller package — so books arrived in near-pristine condition. On quality, he calls the printing stellar, with glossy covers (smudges wipe off easily), one book on white paper and one on cream, clean cuts, and cover placement comparable to bookstore books, though his own experience varied from cut to cut. He concludes other distributors could learn from CreateSpace’s fulfillment.

Key takeaways

• Judge print distributors on three metrics Dale uses: delivery time, shipping/handling, and print quality
• CreateSpace standard delivery took about 12 days in his test — typically one to two weeks, not Prime-fast
• Corrugated boxing, unlike bubble-wrap mailers, protected the books and delivered them in near-pristine condition
• Print quality was high: glossy covers, clean cuts, and white and cream paper options comparable to bookstore books
• Cover placement and quality can vary from one print cut to the next even on a strong platform

Episode details: published November 27, 2018 · 4:21 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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