A few months back, we announced that we’d be offering FREE Shipping for the entire summer. You may be thinking, “that’s great and all, but my shelves are packed.” Well, if you’ve recently published with Lulu, now is the perfect time to tell your readers. Create a press release and let your fans know they can get your book this summer with FREE shipping. There’s no better time.
If you need help creating your own press release, we’ve got you covered.
If you’re anything like me, you think the world of your Dad. He is your teacher, your hero and your best friend. I’ve always struggled with finding just the right gift for him – usually just settling for a neat tool that he’s mentioned in passing or the latest tech gadget.
With Lulu, rest assured that this year it’ll be easier than ever to create your very own personalized Father’s Day photo book or calendar. Using your favorite digital photos of Dad and the family, you can make a photo book or calendar quickly and affordably with our free online Studio tool. With a wide range of options to choose from, you can make your DIY Father’s Day gift as unique as you like.
Create your photo book or calendar and Save 25% with code FORDAD at checkout. Offer ends 6/20/10.
On Monday, AJ announced that we would be at BookExpo America at the Javitz Convention Center this week.
Sherrie has been busy with the New Title Showcase, highlighting books by Lulu’s who ordered the Book Fair services package. What’s better than getting your book at BEA right at the front entrance?! It’s the perfect location for getting noticed by more than the 35 thousand people in attendance.
So far, we’ve been having a blast meeting new people and making new friends. We’ve seen steady traffic at our booth (#2348) and a lot of people have walked away inspired and ready to share their creations with the world at large. We’ve also had the wonderful pleasure of meeting authors who have already published with us. Hearing their experiences makes this crazy idea called Lulu totally worth it.
If we haven’t seen you yet, please stop and say hello. We’d like to meet you.
That’s right! FREE Shipping is here for the Summer in the US on Orders of $19.95 and over (some restrictions apply). How do you take advantage of the Lulu FREE Summer Shipping, you ask? Well, it’s easy!
We love books. And we love moms. So what better way to combine our two loves than with a Mother’s Day themed book giveaway?
Today through Thursday, we’re giving away one book a day (up to $20 value) to a lucky Twitter follower who gives the best answer to our tweeted question about Mom. The daily winner will be announced at 8pm EST each evening and will be chosen from the tweeted answers of that particular day.
We’re also giving away a Grand Prize on Friday (5/7/10) — a year’s supply of books (that’s 12 free books – a value of $240!). The winner for the Grand Prize will be chosen RANDOMLY from all the tweeted answers of the entire week and will be announced at 8pm EST on Friday.
To take part in our book giveaway, here’s what you need to do:
Remember, there’s no limit on daily tweets. Your chances of winning the Grand Prize increase with each tweeted answer so tweet as much as you can! Be funny and clever – it increases your chances of winning the daily prize and helps us understand why your Mom thinks you are so special.
See? Following us on Twitter really does have its perks!
May is the month of mom — especially in my family.
Mom’s birthday is the day before Mother’s Day. She’s a real-life Wonder Woman who certainly deserves all the extra attention. But I feel pressure this year to make her gift extra special because this birthday is her big 5-0 (sorry to divulge that, mom!). I want a gift that’s both sentimental and memorable, something that no one else could give her. There’s no better place to look than Lulu, but I can’t decide what to make.
Growing up, mom wanted to be a photographer for National Geographic. So I’ve thought about making a Lulu photo book full of her best pictures mixed in with maps that show where she was when she took them. I can completely customize it and make a nice, personalized, hard cover book that she’d be proud to display on her coffee table.
Then again, mom also likes to cook, and she has all these recipes that have been passed around our whole family. So another thought is to create a personalized Lulu cookbook full of our family’s favorite dishes. That’d be great for preserving delicacies like my grandmother’s delicious sweet potato casserole and seven layer cookies. I even have handwritten recipes and pictures of food I could upload. The cookbook could live on in our family, with regular updates as we collect new recipes.
My mom is also very busy and could always use help with her schedule. So maybe a personalized Lulu calendar with photo birthday and anniversary reminders would do the trick. I can pull in pictures of our family and her friends directly from Facebook so it should be pretty simple. I know she’d use it every day, too.
What do you think? What Lulu creation has gotten the best reaction for you?
I’m hoping you can help me pick out the perfect gift, and get a few ideas of your own. Right now you can save 15% on all photo books and calendars (use code MOM15 at checkout) so it’s a great time to make mom a remarkable present.
Hurry though, Mother’s Day is only 2 weeks away.
To celebrate our newly expanded open marketplace, we’re giving away a book a day to one lucky follower! From April 16 -21, follow Lulu on Twitter and tweet us your favorite Lulu find (make sure to use #LuluFind in your tweet). You could be the lucky daily winner of a $20 coupon for your favorite Lulu find!
Hello everyone! I just wanted to give a quick recap of our Ask. Answer. Win. contest.
It’s going great. We’ve gained a number of new contributors eager to join the conversation. And we’ve had fun rewarding those with a strong presence in our online community.
Our winners for most active posters have been:
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The iPad hit shelves over the weekend and is already sending ripples through the book world. On the first day, Apple says customers downloaded more than 250,000 eBooks — it calls them iBooks — in its iBookstore.
Some familiar titles appearing on iPad’s virtual bookshelves are Lulu’s very own: PhotoSecrets 101 Tips for Travel Photographers, Getting Real: The smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application, Briefs, and Memories of the Future.
A few Lulus purchased iPads. Here are a couple screen shots of Briefs and Memories of the Future.
To get on the iBookstore yourself, here are the details.
