This is where the first impressions of Createspace should have been posted.
Createspace s Amazon's take on the whole self publishing deal. It does not just encompass books, but also audio and DVD formats. It distributes through Amazon.
Sadly, I'm not really the best person to go anymore in depth than that. I've requested a consultation per their usual tools, got an automatic response with a form to fill out, but I after I sent that back, I have not received any further communication for two weeks. This may be because of my current country of residence, but whatever the reason may be, it poses a problem. If I can't communicate with the publisher, I can't rely on their service.
Smashwords does their best to give all the guidelines one could possibly hope for upfront. For Lulu I unfortunately failed to mention that I already did receive a consultation and the Lulu representative was very responsive and flexible.
Thus the choice in this case was made easier. I will try to upload the book to Lulu and Smashwords.
... wish me luck. XP
