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Terry Hooper-Scharf

Thursday, 17 March 2016

A Final Nail In The Coffin

I've mentioned before that for the first time ever, because Lulu.com is based in the US, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) were charging me non US Resident tax.

All Lulu does is hold the file to allow the UK PRINTER to print my books. So I am being charged because the company takes money from each book printed.  That is money I should get through sales. But I was happy for some sales until I got this and I've posted this on my FB page:

"Well, after US taxes (??) I got this message:

'Dear Terry Hooper,

Just thought you'd like to know Lulu Press Inc. sent you £7.36 GBP.'

 And I'll be charged for changing the payment from $s to £s. There is no hope if you are a small publisher these days."

That is from sales of several books and would not even pay for buying one of them. And I'm told some tax may be back-dated. Well, good luck with getting that.

As a publisher this is a final nail in the coffin of publishing.

So get books now if you want them because this looks like it.
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  1. Anonymous17 March 2016 at 14:33

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  3. Anonymous17 March 2016 at 15:28

    I had two tries at a comment, but it was just too opinionated and waxed political. In the end I though, best delete. I just get a bee in my bonnet about such things. Comics should be about fun stuff, enjoyable, not a meat market and all that is left is a carcass left by Monsieur Creosote. One small wafer?

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  4. Rafiq Raja17 March 2016 at 22:41

    Isn't there any UK based alternative for the popular lulu?? Even India has at least two I can name with...

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  5. Terry Hooper-Scharf18 March 2016 at 06:31

    Well, there is no real lulu type company but printers do this. Pothi in India were fine but no one wanted to buy the books and I tried up-dating but then the site refused my password and I was told I could not change my password without the old one. End of story. If any sales have been made from the store that is still there I have no idea. This isn't a great business.

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