Got my first books fro Lulu today...

[madamez]

And the quality is Not Bad At All.
Has anyone else done any self-pulbishing, and how did you get on?

It really doesn't cost much, sleepycat. I got 3 copies of my not-so-deathless prose for under £20 - and you don't have to buy any unless you want to, there is no start up cost.

I have to say that though I love it, I don;t think it makes the publishing industry irrelevant. What it should kill off once and for all is scumbag vanity publishers.

Oh this is so GREAT! I've been looking for something like this for ages. it's good to know the quality is good too. I don't think I'd sell my book in shops but I'd love to get a few copies so that all that work wasn't for nothing.

I just got my book back today and am absolutely delighted with it!! Mine is a 30 page, full colour childrens book and they did it beautifully! I just couldn't believe the price too. you couldn't get anything printed at that price anywhere else. I'm thrilled.
Thanks for posting madamez

I downloaded (someone else's) ebook on lulu. Thought it looked interesting but their forums are rather quiet so I wasn't sure it was all that busy.

Interesting thread.

I'm happy with LULU too!!
I use it for promtional coffee table portfolio books for health spas etc. Have got quiet a lot of work this way.

Woah! Have I got this right? If you have written something, you can chose to have a one-off copy made up for a reasonable fee?

My Dad has written something and I'd love to have it made up into a paperback or even hardcover for xmas (for a start!). The problem is, I have a print-off, not a disc copy - could I send a print off?

Thank you for posting this!

Oh! I've just seen it needs uploading - bugge. I cant get the copy off dad, (ruin suprise), I'd need to type all 400 pages lol. Bugger!

If you have a lot of images, Blurb is great. Did a lovely homemade cookery book for a friend?s wedding present full of old memories and photos, recipes and kid?s pictures. They did a fab job of printing it and the free software for creating the book was very easy to use and flexible. Different from LULU but worth a look if you are into self publishing in a small way

NickiSue: I just had a look at my other old favourite printers but they now don't do runs of less than 100. Could you enlist friends and family to help with the typing?