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You can publish a print book for free on Createspace, which is a free publishing platform for indie authors from Amazon. I want to learn about other publishing companies that are similar to Amazon Createspace.

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There are several good sites that you can use if you live in Indie to publish your book. 

  1. Gallery Cat is a good one to check out and most people love this site. You can self-publish your ebooks and sell them online. Each week they will publish a listing of the top selling books. 
  2. Publishers Weekly is yet another great site to look into for self-publishing your books in India. Just keep in mind if you do some of these sites and they need to print a book your commission rate goes way down. They will recover their cost of printing before they spit the rest of the sale price with you. 

All self-publishing companies will share a commission with you when your books are sold. One of the better ways is to print electronic books and sell them on Kindel or even on Amazon. You can always self-promote your own books and sell them yourself. If you want to sell books in a store this will not be as profitable as selling them as an ebook. 

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Never heard of these sites. I know a lot of platform where you can publish ebook and sell your eboks. However, I am looking for print on demand service. Someone recently told me that Barnes and Nobel also have print on demand feature for indie writer, is that true?
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There are many Platforms where you can easily publish a print book for free. Like ebooks is a website which is providing service of placing books there.
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Your best option to publish print book is using the createspace. This website has the option and the features that can let you design and create the printable book. You can also order the printable books at discount price before the actual print book goes for the sale. 

Another option is making use of the Blurb. That should be a good option for you to use for designing the books of various types. And then you can send it for the publication. This should print the books for free during the testing period. 
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There are a few ways to publish a print book for free:


Self-publishing: You can use platforms like Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing or CreateSpace to publish your book in print-on-demand format, which means the books will only be printed when they are ordered. These platforms do not charge any upfront fees, but they do take a percentage of the sales.


Print-on-demand services: There are also print-on-demand services like Lulu or Blurb that allow you to create and sell your own printed books. These services also do not charge upfront fees, but they take a percentage of each sale.


Subsidized publishing: Some smaller publishing companies offer free publishing services, but the author is expected to pay for the costs of editing, cover design, and marketing.


It's important to keep in mind that even though you may not have to pay upfront to publish your book, there may be costs associated with editing, cover design, formatting and marketing. And you may still have to pay for the printing of each book when it's ordered

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Other free publishing platforms for print books include:

1. Lulu

2. Blurb

3. Smashwords

4. IngramSpark

5. AuthorHouse

6. BookBaby

7. Kobo Writing Life

8. Draft2Digital

9. iUniverse

10. Booktango
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You can find other similar platforms too, like Amazon Googles. They are looking to use Google'sidas app for their book projects. You can also find free print on Amazon, Goodreads, and social media platforms like Twitter.
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Publishers Weekly is yet another great site to look into for self-publishing your books in India. Just keep in mind if you do some of these sites and they need to print a book your commission rate goes way down. They will recover their cost of printing before they spit the rest of the sale price with you. 
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