Publishing

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.

Learn how to print a book for a gift or to sell! This guide covers the basics and includes all the resources you’ll need to publish today.

What makes the perfect recipe for your book publishing? Join us to find out and see some examples to inspire you!

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

Every author follows the steps of a publishing journey to turn their story or knowledge into a book; from editing to design to marketing.

Crowdfund your next book! Use crowdfunding to engage your audience and fund the editing, design, and publishing of your next project.

A children’s book is challenging to create. From design to execution to marketing, learn the secrets to publishing your children’s book!

Get your book layout under control and publish like a pro with these formatting tips for print-on-demand books.

Start your publishing journey here with this detailed guide to taking your manuscript off the screen and publishing a book.

Join us today for a look at Journus – a powerful new way to connect with your family history and preserve those memories forever in a printed book.

Let’s take a look at how Fiverr works and how authors like you can take advantage of freelancers to build your publishing team.

As part of Women’s History Month, we’re happy to invite Lynette Greenfield to share a story about what inspired her to write and publish.

Lulu brings Canva, the potent graphic design tool, directly to your publishing with our integrated cover designer, powered by Canva!

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

Today we revisit the True Fan theory about making sustainable income for artists and creators, with a look at one expert’s opinion.

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

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

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

Since the rise of digital publishing, a self-publishing stigma has lingered over the industry, creating a perception of poor quality.

Lulu offers some of the publishing industries best free tools for DIY authors and small publishers. From ecommerce to printing, choose Lulu.

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.

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

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!

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 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? Let’s review the history of printing (briefly) to better understand how we print today.

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?

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Maintaining our social distance doesn’t stop educators from teaching online. And with publishing and print-on-demand, course work is easy to distribute.

Learn more about BISAC, the internationally accepted book categorization method used by publishers, retailers, and searchers to find your work.

Lay out your nonfiction book with these Word formatting tools for a professional design.

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

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

Roll to read – We interview Lulu’s bestselling role-playing game authors to learn more about their independent publishing experience.

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.

Stop stressing about your fonts! With all the work that goes into creating your book, picking the right font shouldn’t be a roadblock.

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!