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In order to offer your book on sites other than Lulu you will need an ISBN and a Distribution package. Lulu offers ISBNs in the Lulu Publishing Wizard. Distribution packages are available after publishing your book in your Project List. These distribution packages offer different ways to get your book out to the public. This tutorial will help you get your book ready for publishing on Lulu and make your book distribution ready. When publishing your book, click the blue Help button or the 'View instructions and info about this step' link at the top of each step for more information.

1. Decide the distribution, size and binding type you would like based on the options in the distribution eligibility chart.
2. Click on the 'Publish' Tab. Click the 'Self-Publish a...' button and select Paperback books or Hardcover books.
3. On the 'Start a New Project' page enter a title and author name for your book. Select the 'Make it public and assign an ISBN to your title to sell your book in online bookstores like Amazon as well as the Lulu Marketplace' option. Click the 'Save & Continue' button.
4. Select the size and binding options that you decided on in the first step. Greyed out options are not available based on previous choices and unavailability for Distribution. Click the 'Save & Continue' button to move on to the next step.
5. If you want a Lulu ISBN, click on the 'Get a free ISBN from Lulu.com' option. If you have an ISBN you purchased elsewhere click on the 'Add an ISBN you already own' option and fill out your ISBN information. Click 'Save & Continue'.
6. A page with information about what to do with your ISBN and a download-able barcode for one-piece covers will display. Click 'Save & Continue'.
7. Create or edit your manuscript following the Mandatory Distribution Requirements. You can download templates for your manuscript here. Make sure to download a template for the size you chose in steps 1 and 4.
8. Now you are going to upload the file from step 7. After uploading the file click 'Make Print-ready File'. If you upload a Word document, it will be converted into a PDF/print-ready file. If you upload a PDF we will do a basic check to make sure it is the correct size and number of pages.
9. Click the 'Download & Review' button to see that your document was converted properly and that it looks the way it should. Click the 'Save & Continue' button to move on to the cover creator step.
10. Follow the 'Requirements for all book covers' section of the Mandatory Distribution Requirements and the Book Covers FAQ. If you are making a "one-piece cover" you will need to put a barcode on your cover, see "Will Lulu add a barcode to my cover?".
11. If you created images for your front and back cover separately, upload your images and click the 'Make Print-Ready Cover' button, then click 'Save & Continue'. If you created a one-piece cover, click the 'One-Piece Cover (advanced)' button, upload your cover there, and click the 'Save & Continue' button.
12. This step is for describing your book to the public. For Distribution, the book description, author, and title must use a Latin character set. Click 'Save & Continue'.
13. Pricing for distribution requires pricing for the retail markets. Read up on pricing in 'What are the differences among the Lulu price, the retail price, and the wholesale price?'. Click 'Review Project'. Retail price and creator revenue calculator
14. In the 'Review Your Project' step, make sure to look over everything to verify it looks the way you want it to. If anything needs revising click the 'Change' button in that section. Click 'Save & Finish' to publish your book.
15. Congratulations! You are a published author! On this page you are given options for what to do now that you are finished publishing your book. Click the 'View My Projects' button.
16. On the My Projects page click the 'Purchase a distribution package.' link next to your newly published book. Review the information on the different Distribution packages and then click the 'Buy Now' button for the package you want.
17. On the Distribution Book Requirements page read over the Requirements and click the 'Accept requirements and continue' button. On the License Agreement page read over the License and click the 'Accept agreement and continue' button.
18. Purchase your distribution service.
19. See 'How does the distribution process work?' for what to do now.