would you use them again, what did you have done ie a calender, a book a portfolio etc. im thinking of using them but wanted to hear from someone who has already used them first.
2007-10-06 05:02:05 · 6 answers · asked by kitten 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I ordered a diary from there.
I was really impressed with the quality.
Some fans from an a-ha website collaborated together to create a 2007 a-ha diary. There was a photo on every page which fans had submitted to be included. I think they're doing the same this year but for a wall calender this time. I'd reccomend them after seeing the quality myself.
2007-10-06 05:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by charliegirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just published my first book through Lulu. It is very nice quality. I wrote a 163 page book about my spiritual experiences. I designed my own cover back/front. I edited my own stuff. Everything in it is mine. Lulu just prints it for me. I purchased my own ISBN number for 50 dollars so I own the rights to my book.
I ordered 26 books at cost and selling them for 14.95. I have sold some in my town and to family and Lulu sells them there too and it will be on Amazon and other online books places in November. I love Lulu and I highly recommend them. I have also published a poetry book but I'm not wanting to advertise it too much due to concentrating on my first book yet.
It is the coolest thing that I have ever accomplished and I've been trying for years to finish and someone recommened Lulu to me and I am so happy. Actually you have nothing to loose because you can actually get a copy of your work to approve before you purchase an ISBN number and I don't believe that you have to do that if it's more of a persoal project. Try it or check out my book for an example, it's at:
http://www.lulu.com/content/1050628
Robin Michelle's Visions
2007-10-10 05:13:24 · answer #2 · answered by Freebird-Robin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking of using them to publish too, and I bought a book on there to find out the quality. I think it depends on which options you choose. The book I bought had a great front cover, glossy and full colour, taken from a photograph, it looked good. The inside left something to be desired, the paper didn't look great quality, sort of yellow-ish and the black print is a little faded in places. The photos inside were black and white and the quality wasn't great. I think you get what you pay for though, apparently you can go for good quality, full colour inside the book too, although your audience will pay a premium for that.
2007-10-06 06:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Streamer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use them if you want to make a calendar or something, but avoid them like the plague if you want to publish a book.
You may as well print out a thousand copies of your book yourself and then light them all on fire. Lulu.com is the devil for publishing books, but if it's just something for personal use, then go ahead.
2007-10-06 22:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by Dan A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used them to make Advance Release Copies of my latest novel, when the publisher ran out of copies. I thought they did a nice job with it, though ARCs don't really have traditional covers, etc. So I can't speak to that part of production.
2007-10-06 06:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by Jeffrey Marks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard great things about them, but be careful with any vanity press. Make sure it's not something you'd want to legitimately publish later, because that more than likely won't be possible.
2007-10-06 11:00:59 · answer #6 · answered by Caitlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋