Is Bookvault Worth It?

About this video

Dale presents a behind-the-scenes set of interviews with four authors (technically five) about their experience with BookVault, a UK-based print-on-demand company he says is looking to expand into ebooks and audiobooks. The interviewees repeatedly praise print quality: superior paper and binding that opens without breaking the spine, and, for one children’s author, gloss interior pages and full colour saturation that she says KDP and IngramSpark do not offer. Authors describe the dashboard as intuitive and pictorial, with fast printing and delivery, responsive support that quickly fixes mistakes, and integrations for selling direct through WooCommerce and Shopify stores, so orders are printed and shipped without the author holding stock. One author claims BookVault’s printing cost was about half what she paid Lulu, and another claims it was cheaper than Amazon while looking better. Anticipated features include book sets, gold foiling, sprayed edges and accessories, plus newly added US distribution. Caveats surface too: one author accidentally published because setup was so fast, and others note website glitches and growing pains, upload/preview problems, and hardcover page requirements. The overall verdict from the guests is strongly positive, especially for direct sales and special editions.

Key takeaways

• Interviewed authors rate BookVault’s paper, binding and colour/gloss print quality above KDP and IngramSpark in their experience
• Direct-sales integrations with Shopify and WooCommerce let authors sell from their own sites without holding stock or shipping orders themselves
• Guests praise fast turnaround and responsive, author-focused support that quickly implements suggestions
• Cost claims are the guests’ own: one says printing was about half her previous Lulu cost, another says BookVault was cheaper than Amazon
• Drawbacks mentioned include website glitches, preview/upload problems, growing pains and hardcover page minimums

Episode details: published October 13, 2023 · 51:48 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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