Publitas vs. Vellum

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Publitas
Score 0.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Publitas is a Flipbook tool, and a Content-to-Commerce engine, increasing what a product catalog can do. It enables brands to link to their ecommerce site, helping them to monotize their publication, reach more people and drive traffic to their (online) stores. Retailers can use Publitas to create digital content and publications.
$34
per month
Vellum
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Vellum is a publishing tool by 180g, that enables users to create ebooks for every platform: Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, etc. Each specialized file can guide readers to buy the writer's next book in their favorite store. Vellum is currently available for Mac.
$199.99
one-time fee
Pricing
PublitasVellum
Editions & Modules
Bronze
$34
per month
Silver
$115
per month
Gold
$549
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Vellum eBooks
$199.99
one-time fee
Vellum Press
$249.99
one-time fee
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PublitasVellum
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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User Testimonials
PublitasVellum
Likelihood to Recommend
Publitas.com
No answers on this topic
180g
Vellum is perfect for novels, novellas, short fiction anthologies, and any lightly illustrated fiction. It’s excellent for most non-fiction. It’s great for e-Books and Paperbacks. I haven’t tried using the file for hardcover but it is likely good for that as well. Vellum wouldn’t be the right tool for coffee-table art books, picture books or children’s illustrated books.
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Pros
Publitas.com
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180g
  • Professional, Tasteful Formatting
  • Table of Contents management
  • File Management
  • Ease of switching elements (i.e. Chapter, Acknowledgement, About the Author etc.)
  • Beautiful Style Sheets
  • Generating uploadable files quickly and painlessly
  • Previewing for a variety of formats and devices
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Cons
Publitas.com
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180g
  • Could improve ability to change the look of a design element like Ornamental Break.
  • Doesn’t currently output in Smashwords .doc format (but does EPUB).
  • Spell Check is rudimentary but accurate - still, it’s much better to use Word or Grammarly.
  • If style uses initial drop cap, it doesn’t handle one-letter words well (I, A, O) - repeats letter in sentence. This may be standard practice, not sure.
  • There are a couple dozen styles. I would gladly pay for a “Style Pack” to add on additional styles.
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Alternatives Considered
Publitas.com
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180g
Up until purchasing Vellum, I’ve used Smashwords Meat Grinder template and Kindle’s PC-Only software. I had to buy a PC just to publish to Kindle - very expensive investment with modest return. Vellum is only for Mac. In fact, it would have been cool if it worked with a PC. But Mac is my ecosystem for writing, and the PC is a pain. I ultimately chose Vellum because it works with my MacBook.
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Return on Investment
Publitas.com
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180g
  • Less time publishing means more time writing
  • Beautiful books sell better than Times New Roman dreck
  • I’ve stayed away from Google Books but will move into that market now
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ScreenShots

Publitas Screenshots

Screenshot of an example of content presented in a reader. This can be styleed to match any brand.Screenshot of an example of a product hotspot (available in Gold and Enterprise). Clicking on a Product hotspot triggers an interactive layer to open on top of the publication providing more product information, like the product title, description, and price.Screenshot of where to manage which publications are displayed online.Screenshot of an example product overlay, which can be used to sell from catalogs. Tag the products in the catalog with 'product hotspots' and when customers click on one of these hotspots, Publitas will present the products in a product page.