extendedREACH Distribution
Lulu's extendedREACH service lists your title and ISBN in bibliographic databases in the
Your book must meet ALL distribution requirements:
Eligibility
- Must have a Lulu owned ISBN
- Requires a retail markup
- Must be an eligible book size and binding type (see chart below)
| Book Size | Interior | Binding | Page Count |
| U.S. Trade 6 x 9" | Black and White | Perfect Bound | 32-740 |
| U.S. Trade 6 x 9" | Color | Perfect Bound | 32-500 |
| U.S. Letter 8.5 x 11" | Black and White | Perfect Bound | 32-630 |
| U.S. Letter 8.5 x 11" | Color | Perfect Bound | 32-500 |
| Comic Book 6.625 x 10.25" | Black and White | Perfect Bound | 32-740 |
| Comic Book 6.625 x 10.25" | Color | Perfect Bound | 32-500 |
| Small Square 7.5 x 7.5" | Color | Perfect Bound | 32-500 |
| Small Square 7.5 x 7.5" | Black and White | Perfect Bound | 32-500 |
| Large Square 8.5 x 8.5" | Color | Perfect Bound | 32-500 |
| Pocket Size 4.25 x 6.87" | Black and White | Perfect Bound | 40-740 |
| Royal 6.13 x 9.21" | Black and White | Perfect Bound | 68-740 |
| Royal 6.13 x 9.21" | Color | Perfect Bound | 68-500 |
| Crown Quatro 7.44 x 9.68" | Black and White | Perfect Bound | 68-740 |
| Crown Quatro 7.44 x 9.68" | Color | Perfect Bound | 68-500 |
| A4 8.26 x 11.69" | Black and White | Perfect Bound | 68-740 |
| A5 5.83 x 8.26" | Black and White | Perfect Bound | 32-740 |
| A5 5.83 x 8.26" | Color | Perfect Bound | 32-500 |
What does this service include?
Your book will be listed and made available for sale on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk approximately 6-8 weeks after your book is approved for distribution. Your book data will be sent to major bibliographic databases, Nielsen and Bowker. You will receive retail royalties on all books sold through Amazon. Sales made through your Amazon listing will post in your account approximately 6-8 weeks after a customer purchases your book. Payment from these sales will be handled according to the remittance settings in your account.
How do I purchase a distribution package?
- Go to the "My Lulu" tab.
- Click "Manage" by the book title for which you would like to purchase distribution. If you do not see the link, be sure your book is eligible and not set to private access.
- After adding the distribution package to your cart, please complete the check out process. You will need to purchase your proof copy in a separate cart AFTER purchasing distribution.
After you purchase your distribution package:
- Take care to ensure that your book meets all Mandatory Requirements for Distribution. Create a revision of your book if necessary. Purchase a proof copy of the most recent version of the book. If you make any revisions, a new proof must be purchased and approved before the book will be submitted for distribution.
- After receiving and carefully reviewing the book, either:
- Approve the book on Lulu. Go to Step 4
- Deny the book and make changes. Go to Step 3.
- Make revisions and upload a new manuscript to your project. Go back to Step 2. See "How do I make changes before approving my book" to learn how to make changes.
- After you approve your proof copy in your account, your book will be uploaded to the distribution network and should begin to appear on online retail sites in 6-8 weeks. If rejected for not meeting requirements, you will be notified via e-mail that the book must be revised. Go back to Step 1.
- The book becomes available for sale on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. If you enter the Publishing Wizard to make revisions to your book, the process starts over at step 2 with all the work and time involved. See "How do I make changes after approving my book?"
