Monthly Archives: March 2010

by Sherrie
March 12, 2010
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Ready to join the ePub boom?

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Lulu now offers ePub conversion services to take your book into the future.  Get your book ready for the iPad, Sony Reader and other electronic devises with our ePub conversion service.  We offer three service packs depending on the number of pages  in your manuscript.

Our ePub service includes the following:

  1. Tagging and linking of the Table of Content (TOC)
  2. Proofing of the illustrations to make sure they’re resized properly
  3. Removal of the original page numbers and page headers (to prevent them from appearing in the middle of the page)
  4. Re-flowing of the text by chapter and re-pagination of the entire book

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by Allison
March 8, 2010
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A Bibliophile’s Love of eBooks

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eBookI still write letters instead of emails, buy my albums on vinyl and shoot photos with film. I don’t own an mp3 player and my cell phone is so old I often joke about needing MS-DOS codes to check my voicemail.

Yet, I am a firm believer in the power of the eBook and digital content. After all, I work at Lulu where gadget specs get thrown around the break room like sports stats.

There is a constant debate among writers and bibliophiles who abhor the thought of giving up paging through a smelly old book. Books have a culture with which they are associated and eBooks allegedly threaten that culture; but print books and eBooks do not have to be at war with one another. Instead, eBooks are able to act as the perfect supplement to a print book. In fact, authors who offer both sell 30% more print books.

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by Carol
March 4, 2010
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Talking about the Lulu Community

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by PinkMoose

We’ve recently revealed our shiny new forums and support platform for all to see. Now, while we’re actively tweaking them and improving them to be the best based on your feedback, I’d like to highlight a few conversations you might be interested in.

Waiting Room Copies – Has Anyone tried This Yet? – This discussion is focused around a particularly creative approach to marketing your work. EelKat says “On the table along side the usual stacks of magazines was a book. On the Cover of the book was a large round sticker which read: ‘Waiting Room Copy – to Order Your Own Copy Please Go to www—–’”

Participants Wanted – Julie Dawson is requesting submissions to benefit Doctors Without Borders. Julie states, “As many of you know, each year I sponsor a charity writing contest.  I mentioned in a previous post that I was thinking about giving away an Amazon Kindle for the grand prize this year.  After reviewing everything, I have decided that we will definitely be doing this.”

So… where’s the line? – In this discussion, Elmore Hammes asks, “When do you call it “literature” – is it just when the book doesn’t fit firmly in a genre such as science fiction or romance? Or does it have to elevate to a higher level of writing to be deemed such?”

How do I make something available as a free download? – The title says it all!

So, head on over to the forums and get to know other Lulus!

by Carol
March 3, 2010
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Focus: Independent Art

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Sure, Lulu has a lot of great literature. Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, the list goes on and on. But did you know that we also have a plethora of independent artists? Lulu is attractive to indy artists for the same reason it’s attractive to indy authors: control, audience, quality and opportunity.

I encourage you to check out my top Indy Art book picks of the week.

POSTMARK L.A.

POSTMARK L.A.

by Teresa McFayden et al

Embark on an artful adventure between a group of friends! Join Rebecca Sower, Pam Garrison, Teresa McFayden, Charlotte Lyons, Carolyn Peeler and Amy Hanna as they attend a fabulous vintage art party, and tour Los Angeles with an artful eye. This book is filled with their Los Angeles inspiration! In Postmark, L.A., the friends continue on to provide several projects, some with templates just for you. Enjoy interviews, frivolity and so much more. Vintage inspiration awaits you…

Pasticcio Quartz Issue 8

Pasticcio Quartz Issue 8

by Angela Cartwright, Sarah Fishburn

The fabulous, phenomenal, oversized Winter ’09-’10 issue of Pasticcio Quartz is finally here. It’s new; it’s NOW! Art, eats, etsy, fashion, history, holidays, pets, plaid – totally wrapped up in the prettiest package ever, and tied with a big red bow. Come to think of it, you’d better grab a few extras to give as gifts to those you love the BEST! 72 pages in brilliant color!

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by Caroline
March 2, 2010
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Help us create new Studio Themes

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As Nuno mentioned in his recent post, we like to keep things fresh here at Lulu. And we also like to know what you’re thinking.

We are continually creating new themes for the Studio which includes Photo Books, Cookbooks, Poetry Books and Calendars. We value your opinion and we’d like to know what you want.  I’m not talking about functionality – that’s a whole different discussion!  What I am talking about is backgrounds, colors, layouts—the basic look and feel of things.

So if you have some ideas, bring them on!  We have many new fonts and recently added 2 new themes but we want to do more and we’d like your help. Thanks for sharing.

p.s. new cookbook theme – it’s called Savory  Savory_Cookbook