| NickNorthStar | 04 Mar 2015 2:08 p.m. PST |
What is Lulu? I noticed a newspiece just now saying they are moving to Lulu. I ask because a package arrived today at North Star HQ from Lulu, with two rulesets in it. There's no letter or explanation. I'm baffled as to why they came to me, and I thought 'what is Lulu?' Nick |
| 53Punisher | 04 Mar 2015 2:17 p.m. PST |
Lulu is a publishing site. Great for self publishing. lulu.com |
 20thmaine  | 04 Mar 2015 2:29 p.m. PST |
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllll
She really makes me want to shout. Mostly "shut up". 
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| MajorB | 04 Mar 2015 2:57 p.m. PST |
Lulu is a "print on demand" publishing site. |
| YogiBearMinis | 04 Mar 2015 3:07 p.m. PST |
They have limited editing and such services--probably good for layout and design, not so much for true editing like a publishing house. I buy a lot from Lulu in the retro, old school Roleplaying market. Tons of fantasy variants out there being self published. Good for that sort of thing, or for gaming rules. I wouldn't publish my "great American novel" with them, however. |
| MajorB | 04 Mar 2015 3:13 p.m. PST |
They have limited editing and such services--probably good for layout and design, not so much for true editing like a publishing house. Which is why you need to be able to do your own editting. All the books published by the History of Wargaming Project ( wargaming.co ) are published via Lulu, including Sue Laflin-Barker's new book "Start Ancient Wargaming". |
| Great War Ace | 04 Mar 2015 5:11 p.m. PST |
"Monsewer, you are a lulu." – The Duke |
| Glengarry5 | 04 Mar 2015 5:42 p.m. PST |
I have a graphic novel on Lulu, "The Collected Diabetes Funnies" about being diagnosed with diabetes and the struggle to lose weight and get off the drugs. |
 Gungnir | 04 Mar 2015 10:38 p.m. PST |
Our foundation publishes some 14 titles via Lulu now, including my three novels. It's a great and affordable way to self-publish, but you also have to know a bit about editing etc. since nobody will do it for you! They do help you get an ISBN number if the book fits within certain parameters. Their distribution channels are quite extensive too, it's fun to see your obscure Dutch title showing up on Amazon Japan, for instance. |
| KatieL | 05 Mar 2015 12:06 a.m. PST |
It's a print on demand fulfilment service. You send them the PDF of your book. When someone orders it, they print it, bind it and post it out to them. Similarly they act as a publisher so the books can be ordered by bookshops and so on. Basically they're a publisher, but they're configured for print runs of small numbers all the way down to 1 so they don't hold stock. The downside is the the per-unit cost is higher and there's usually no reduction if you DO end up ordering in bulk. |
| Bob the Temple Builder | 05 Mar 2015 3:23 a.m. PST |
I have had two books published via Lulu. One was my rules WHEN EMPIRES CLASH! and the other was a history of my Masonic Lodge during World War I, entitled BROTHERS IN ARMS, BROTHERS IN THE LODGE. They have sold fairly well considering that they are not likely to attract a lot of general interest. Lulu also helped to ensure that the books were available via Amazon and Barnes & Noble. link |
GildasFacit  | 05 Mar 2015 3:44 a.m. PST |
I only got one item from them and the paper was thin and poor quality (you could read the text on the back through the page) and the price was far too high for the quality produced. |
| NickNorthStar | 05 Mar 2015 3:47 a.m. PST |
Well I get what Lulu is now, I wonder who send these rules though. |
| Bob the Temple Builder | 05 Mar 2015 5:17 a.m. PST |
GildasFacit, The quality (including binding) and price are set by the person who is publishing the book. I chose to go for the best quality perfect binding (including a coloured gloss card cover) and a price that gave me a small profit on each item sold. To date I have had no complaints. I could have used lower quality paper and cover – and charged a higher price – but I thought that was a not going to help sell my books. |
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