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Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:07:02 +0000

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Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:49:09 +0000

[...] summary at Lulu of the advantages and disadvantages of self-publishing may be [...]

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 30 May 2011 18:09:44 +0000

I would like to become a best seller and make my book well known, Which style of publishing would be better to acomplish this goal? And great blog Nick it gave me lots of information i could not find anywhere else.

By: OVerfLow

OVerfLow — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:17:32 +0000

Great Post, man!

By: AJ

AJ — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:14:36 +0000

Charushilla,

Lulu is set up so that an author can publish and sell at his or her own pace. However, we understand that many authors need an extra hand along the way, which is why we offer a wide range of services for everything from writing a press release, to a holding a full-on press circuit. All of our marketing services can be found here: http://www.lulu.com/services

Many of our authors have been incredibly successful. Our top seller has only sold 1700 copies and has made over $200,000. What is more interesting to me is the number of traditionally published authors, writers, and actors such as John Edgar Wideman, Cory Doctorow, Warren Ellis, and Harland Williams. that are leaving their publishers or circumventing them altogether because Lulu offers them more control over their works.

By: Charushilla

Charushilla — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:32:21 +0000

1. In a traditional publishing set up, the onus of making the book succeed / reach the market and its readers rests with the publisher and the author, jointly. It’s like a partnership. How does lulu partner with those who choose to self-publish with them? Coz, whether 10 books or 10,000 copies, benefits come to both. Is the entire marketing effort/initiative that of the author?
2. Can you name some self-published authors who have acquired popularity / become famous / acquired celebrity status.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:12:09 +0000

This is a nice post. It outlines what not many companies who provide self-publishing service will admit.

By: BookWhirl.com

BookWhirl.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:46:22 +0000

You totally nailed it on your article! Cheers to that. Your article is very informative, it evaluates the strong and weak areas of self-publishing. Thank you very much. Glad I made time for your site today.

By: Nick Popio

Nick Popio — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:49:11 +0000

Lorraine,
I would recommend you take a look at some of our video tutorials here: http://www.lulu.com/en/help/index.php?cid=en_tab_help

They should give you a better idea of how to use the site. If you have any further questions, please let me know.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:36:56 +0000

I’m not sure about uploading and/or downloading. I would like to illustrate my own book. Would someone be able to help me with paper size (for drawing llustrations) I don’t know anything about publishing a book.

I have both an Apple desktop and windows vista computer. Would I be able to upload text from Appleworks or Microsoft Office Word?

I’m interested in writing a chilren’s book (approx. 10 pages long).
Lorraine