Comments on: Improving the Lulu Community http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/ Adventures in Self-Publishing Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:50:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Robert Morrison http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3295 Robert Morrison Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:07:51 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3295 In the last six years I have published over 40 books using lulu. I never expect to write the Great American Novel,l but the writing experience has helped me cope with a severe case of depression brought on by an extensive heart attack. I write; I do not waste my time worrying abut publishing. Lulu has made that possible at a cost I can afford. I have been using lulu covers for my books and would like to know how to create my own. Comments would be appreciated. In the last six years I have published over 40 books using lulu. I never expect to write the Great American Novel,l but the writing experience has helped me cope with a severe case of depression brought on by an extensive heart attack. I write; I do not waste my time worrying abut publishing. Lulu has made that possible at a cost I can afford. I have been using lulu covers for my books and would like to know how to create my own. Comments would be appreciated.

]]> By: Nick Popio http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3294 Nick Popio Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:44:59 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3294 Kevin, Are you still having trouble connecting to the forums? What browser are you using? Kevin,
Are you still having trouble connecting to the forums? What browser are you using?

]]> By: Kevin http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3293 Kevin Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:49:43 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3293 The forums seem the be broken ... The forums seem the be broken …

]]> By: Nick Popio http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3292 Nick Popio Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:37:03 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3292 Jan, Great feedback, and I will make sure the Product Managers hear it. Faith, There will be two ratings that everyone in the community will have, Expertise and Collaboration. These ratings will be a major influence in our selection of community leaders. These scores only increase when posts you make are liked by other community members or when you help community members and they rate you. This should give the community a significant voice in who would make a good community leader. Jan,
Great feedback, and I will make sure the Product Managers hear it.

Faith,
There will be two ratings that everyone in the community will have, Expertise and Collaboration. These ratings will be a major influence in our selection of community leaders. These scores only increase when posts you make are liked by other community members or when you help community members and they rate you. This should give the community a significant voice in who would make a good community leader.

]]> By: Faith Carroll http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3291 Faith Carroll Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:12:32 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3291 Hi Nick! With this new system, do members have the option to vote on Power-Poster nominees, or make recommendations based on certain traits the seal requires? Sincerely, Faith Carroll Hi Nick!

With this new system, do members have the option to vote on Power-Poster nominees, or make recommendations based on certain traits the seal requires?

Sincerely,
Faith Carroll

]]> By: Jan Berinstein http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3290 Jan Berinstein Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:26:43 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3290 Hey, Nick, As Lulu works on making the site more user-friendly, are you planning to make it easier for potential buyers to find the current discount coupons? It would be very helpful to have a separate page that lists current promotions -- perhaps there's one now, but I have a terrible time finding it -- and/or information about coupons in a prominent place on the Buy page(s). Lulu has reiterated its commitment to helping its authors sell books. I'm fairly certain that more people would buy my book directly from Lulu if they could cut costs by locating and using any applicable coupon. Thanks in advance, Jan Hey, Nick,

As Lulu works on making the site more user-friendly, are you planning to make it easier for potential buyers to find the current discount coupons? It would be very helpful to have a separate page that lists current promotions — perhaps there’s one now, but I have a terrible time finding it — and/or information about coupons in a prominent place on the Buy page(s).

Lulu has reiterated its commitment to helping its authors sell books. I’m fairly certain that more people would buy my book directly from Lulu if they could cut costs by locating and using any applicable coupon.

Thanks in advance,
Jan

]]> By: Jeff Tikari http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3289 Jeff Tikari Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:04:51 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3289 What a lovely idea to incorporate epub in your publishing options. It puts Lulu right up there with the best in the industry. What a lovely idea to incorporate epub in your publishing options. It puts Lulu right up there with the best in the industry.

]]> By: Nick Popio http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3288 Nick Popio Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:35:58 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3288 Mike, Thank you for the feedback. One of the things we are looking at improving are the search results. Jan and Bill, I appreciate the feedback, and I will make sure that our product managers hear it. Kevin, I try to post fairly regularly to the forums, but I certainly appreciate the feedback, and I recognize that there is always room for improvement. Mike,
Thank you for the feedback. One of the things we are looking at improving are the search results.

Jan and Bill,
I appreciate the feedback, and I will make sure that our product managers hear it.

Kevin,
I try to post fairly regularly to the forums, but I certainly appreciate the feedback, and I recognize that there is always room for improvement.

]]> By: kevin http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3287 kevin Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:46:55 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3287 this is all very well and nice Nick, but it would be even better of lulu employed more staff to read and reply to the forums. I would say that 60% of the posts in there are to do with lulu's lack of response to anything at all. The forums are far more active and viewed more often than the staff blogs are, but the staff ignore them. this is all very well and nice Nick, but it would be even better of lulu employed more staff to read and reply to the forums. I would say that 60% of the posts in there are to do with lulu’s lack of response to anything at all. The forums are far more active and viewed more often than the staff blogs are, but the staff ignore them.

]]> By: Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith http://www.lulu.com/blog/2010/01/19/improving-the-lulu-community/#comment-3286 Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:24:06 +0000 http://lulublog.com/?p=2146#comment-3286 I concur with Jan Young. I'm facing that now as I am about to add a fiction book to my existing 4 non-fiction. They really have two distinct audiences. Having them on the same storefront, as the storefronts currently exist, doesn't really make sense - or good marketing. I concur with Jan Young. I’m facing that now as I am about to add a fiction book to my existing 4 non-fiction. They really have two distinct audiences. Having them on the same storefront, as the storefronts currently exist, doesn’t really make sense – or good marketing.

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