There is a cover generator with the ISBN number where they ask for the price.. how do I determine the price. I didn’t see a price calculator (for my fee, Lightning sources fee and retail mark up) on the website so how do I know what to put on it? Do they have a price calculator or list?
When you have a price for your ISBN bar code (however I get that? see above…) do you put the price for that you pay on it, and then amazon will add their price to it, or do I put the total retail markup on it?
Can they put a barcode on with the price for you?

And, I can’t figure out the PDF submissions. I have a color cover and all color insides, do I make one PDF that has the front and back called cvr,pdf? And then what is the middle called?

I also don’t know what to pick for retail discount, I read if you go to low they won’t pick you up. How do I choose and when does Lightning source ask for this.

P.S. if my book is 7x10 and it’s a graphic novel that I want to print all the way to the edge, what information do I put in for trim etc.? It is exactly how I want it right now at 7x10…

P.P.S. if I want to sell through Ingram, amazon all retailers, library exposure and individual sales do I pick this one? http://www.lightningsource.com/print_to_publisher.aspx

Thank you! Gina

I wasn’t sure of an answer to your question since I don’t normally what the client gets when they order our book, so I asked my Lightning Source representative and here is her answer:

We include a packing slip that does not include pricing information in each package. The ISBN, Title, quantity, ship to and return address are all included on the packing slip.

Hope that helps! Thanks for reading my Learn4Me.com!

Thanks for the comprehensive breakdown. One quick question: with respect to the drop shipping (print to publisher), I assume Lightning Source does not include an invoice of what the publisher paid (print cost + s/h) in the shipment to clients/authors direct? Obviously, the publisher wouldn’t want the client to see the true cost per book. Is any insert included at all with each shipment, and if so, what information is on it? Thanks for your help/clarification.

–David