my cousin #3 (i am #2, her sister is #1) called me last week, super excited about a recent find. "lulu.com, have you heard of lulu.com"? she was so excited she was practically yelling into the phone. i had never heard of it, so while still on the phone with her, i typed the address into my browser, lulu.com.
lulu is an open platform publishing site. you write the novel, cookbook, poem, song, whatever - and they help you with all the tools you need to print and publish your work. they provide you with an ISBN (international standard book number) and help you globally sell and market the book (via amazon, barnes and nobel, etc...) their service packages can also include editing, book reviews and publicity. okay, so of course none of this is free and a quick search while on the phone with #3 revealed that hardcover, publisher grade books are expensive to print and that lulu gets to keep 20% of all your possible future profit - but there are softcover or ebook options at a far lower cost and i am still very excited about this new find and all its possibilities.
sure lulu is not random house or harpercollins, but it is a great way to get started once the work of actually writing the next masterpiece of literature is done. oh, and if the idea of typing away in self imposed exile for a year daydreaming about a pulitzer (which by the way will be announced today) rubs you the wrong way, then you should also note that they print and publish beautiful calendars, cd's, photo books and art portfolios. lovely. lulu.
I love lulu!
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