
Canva For Your Cover (Integration)
Lulu brings Canva, the potent graphic design tool, directly to your publishing with our integrated cover designer, powered by Canva!

Understanding Lulu
Let us shed a little light on how Lulu works and what we offer authors so you can better understand Lulu and our processes.

Copyright Law Basics For Authors
Copyright law protects your work from theft and reproduction. As an author, you need to understand how copyright law impacts your work.

Carrd Review: Simplified Author Websites
Meet Carrd; your easy to use webpage builder! Carrd comes with a robust free option to help you build your web presence.

Using Canva To Create Your Photo Book
Create a stunning photo book this year using Lulu and Canva. Get those pictures off your phone and into the perfect gift.

Lulu’s Calendar Creator
Meet the new Lulu calendar creator! This tool makes it easy to create a calendar using your own photos and personalized events.

Self-Publishing Stigma: Have We Overcome It Yet?
Since the rise of digital publishing, a self-publishing stigma has lingered over the industry, creating a perception of poor quality.

Why Choose Lulu?
Lulu offers some of the publishing industries best free tools for DIY authors and small publishers. From ecommerce to printing, choose Lulu.
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How To Make A DIY Planner [Video]
Staying organized and on task is a challenge. With a custom made DIY planner, you can get yourself organized or create a new book to sell.

Pre-Publishing Checklist
Publishing is a grueling task. We’ve got some simplified points to remember so you don’t get overwhelming designing your book.

Book Spine And Cover Best Practices
Your book’s spine is an often overlooked piece of your cover. But a book spine requires some special attention. And ignoring it can ruin your cover!

EPUB Made Even Easier
Making an EPUB with Lulu’s ebook converter has never been easier! Follow our guide and upload your DOCX to create an amazing EPUB for sale and distribution.

Magazine And Comic Book Layout
Magazine layouts are complex. So are comic book layouts. This post looks at some best practices and includes resources for starter templates.

What is Print-on-Demand?
What is Print-on-Demand? Let’s review the history of printing (briefly) to better understand how we print today.

Meet Lulu’s Free Self-Publishing Resources
Learn more about Lulu’s free self-publishing resources to help you plan, create, publish, and market like a pro! And did we mention they’re all free?

How To Choose an Editor
Choosing the right editor for your work is key. Get to know more about the roles editors play and how to choose the right ones for you.

Scribus Free Desktop Publishing Review
Scribus is a free, open source desktop publishing program you can use to layout your book. Learn more about this tool and how it compares to InDesign.

Self-Publishing Basics For New Authors
New authors can easily be overwhelmed by self-publishing. Start with Lulu’s publishing basics to make it easier to create your book, your way.

How To Make A Print-Ready PDF With Google Docs
Creating a PDF with Google Docs is easy enough to do; but is it the best way to make a print-ready file? We look at the ins and outs of Docs to PDF.

Understanding The Publishing Gatekeepers
What is a publishing gatekeeper and why should you care? More importantly, what are the gatekeepers for your self-publishing journey? Learn more inside!

Webinar Q&A: Templates, Tips and Tools to Help You Self-Publish
Lulu’s recent webinar about using our book templates garnered a ton of questions! Join us as we review those questions; and watch the webinar recording.

5 Ways You Can Use Self-Publishing To Teach Online
Maintaining our social distance doesn’t stop educators from teaching online. And with publishing and print-on-demand, course work is easy to distribute.

BISAC: What It Is And Why It Matters
Learn more about BISAC, the internationally accepted book categorization method used by publishers, retailers, and searchers to find your work.

Nonfiction Book Formatting for Microsoft Word
Lay out your nonfiction book with these Word formatting tools for a professional design.

Word To PDF Conversion Guide
Export print-ready PDFs with Lulu’s quick guide to export from Word to PDF for printable book files.

Self-Publishing Vs. Traditional Publishing: A Comparison
How do you publish? Self-publishing, traditional , vanity…so many choices! Which one is right for you? Let’s explore your options.

Role-Playing Games: The Frontier of Independent RPGs
Roll to read – We interview Lulu’s bestselling role-playing game authors to learn more about their independent publishing experience.

Flattened Layers: What They Are and Why They Matter
Creating a perfect file to print your book is no simple task. Be sure your print-ready design uses a single, flattened layer for your file.

Which Font Should I Use For My Book?
Stop stressing about your fonts! With all the work that goes into creating your book, picking the right font shouldn’t be a roadblock.

It Is Just As Important to Be Noticed, As It is to be remembered
Join us today for a guest post from author and publisher Lynette Greenfield as she shows us how she created book covers that get noticed!
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Start your 2020 calendar [Video Guide]
Create your 2020 calendar with Lulu xPress and get the best in custom designs and pricing, all in a simple and easy to use interface.

Don’t Cry Over Spilled Ink
Printers use ink defined by your interior and cover file color space to create your printed book. Make sure your book file is set up to print
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Fun With Formatting [Webinar and Q&A]
Following up our Fun with Formatting Webinar, we have a brief overview, the webinar video, and answers to the questions we received.

Understanding Full Bleed Printing
Full Bleed is the term for page layout incorporating a bleed margin for printers. Learn how to prepare your file for full bleed printing.

How to Make a print-ready PDF
Create a PDF to the print-ready specifications your self-publisher requires to make certain your book design prints perfectly.

Brexlit: The Impact of Brexit on UK Literature
Let’s explore the many features of Brexlit: the post-Brexit literary genre on the rise in the United Kingdom.