Who is the publisher — me or Lulu?

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The publisher of record depends on the service you purchase.

  • The default free service does not provide an ISBN for your work but you can use Lulu.com as the sole retail site.
  • Published by You is a a distribution option from Lulu in which you are the publisher of your work and sell it both on Lulu.com and other retail sites
  • Published by Lulu is a different distribution option in which Lulu handles publishing and distribution outside of the Lulu.com marketplace on places such as Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and other online retail sites.

I published my book outside of Lulu and it has an ISBN. Can I use this ISBN when I publish my book on Lulu?

If you are the registered publisher for the ISBN, you may use it at Lulu. You may not purchase any distribution services for that ISBN at this time. If you received the ISBN from a publisher and it is registered to that publisher, you may not use it at Lulu. It is the publisher’s property and only they have the right to use it.

Last updated: 2008-07-23 16:21:31 | Back to top

Last updated: 2008-07-23 16:21:31

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