Create A Cookbook: Using Recipe Templates for Print-On-Demand
Create your cookbook using recipe templates. Perfect for making publishing your cookbook easy and fast.
DIY
DIY is the acronym for Do It Yourself, a self-driven movement toward creating on your own, rather than purchasing professional assistance or manufactured products.
The Anatomy of a Book
Let’s break down a printed book layout! We’ll look at the different parts of the cover, interior, and individual page design.
Publishing, NFTs, And Your Book
NFTs – non-fungible tokens – offer a new way to own digital assets. But what does this innovation mean for authors and book-makers?
Editing Costs And Budget
Editing is expensive. Plan for the perfect edit of your manuscript when you align your budget and your needs.
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!
What is Fanfiction and Why Does It Matter?
Have you ever written fanfiction? If you’re an author, you probably have. Learn more about fanfiction and publishing.
Understanding Self-Publishing: What is 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.
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.
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?
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 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.
Authorpreneur: A New Kind Of Content Creator
What do you get when you add the creativity of an author to the business sense of an entrepreneur? An Authorpreneur; a successful self-publisher!
Nonfiction Book Formatting for Microsoft Word
Nonfiction book formatting requires unique design and layout elements. Learn how to utilize Microsoft Word to design your nonfiction book.
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.
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
How To – Advanced Microsoft Word Formatting
Learn Word’s advanced formatting features for Drop Caps, Footnotes, and Widow/Orphan control for your book’s interior file for printing.
What Is Full Bleed Printing?
Full Bleed is the term for page layout incorporating a trim margin for printers. Learn how to prepare your file for full bleed printing.
Avoiding The Amazon Trap
As a tool to buy and sell, Amazon offers fast shipping and the service we rely on. But it’s not the only tool you should use.
How to Create a Comic Book
Learn how to create a Comic Book or Graphic Novel from an author’s perspective.
Affinity Publisher Review: An InDesign Alternative
Affinity Publisher is the newest publishing software to rival InDesign in features and pricing.