How Easy is It to Publish with Lulu?
Posted on April 25, 2007
Filed Under Self-Publishing with Lulu |
Lulu prides itself on its 1-2-3 publishing system. If you have good computer and Internet skills, you should have minimal problems with publishing your book. I say minimal because not everyone has a DSL connection or uses industry standard software. You may encounter some conversion or browser problems, in addition to the learning curves of designing your book.
I’ve published books, an ebook, and a scrapbook with Lulu. Publishing the ebook was a cinch. All I had to do was design it, convert it, and upload it. The biggest hurdle in publishing my first book was the formatting.
I didn’t have any issues with Lulu’s software until I tried to use their turbo uploader for the photos in my scrapbook. I had to upload each photo one-by-one because there was an issue with the Java script. Perhaps the problem centered on my Firefox browser. I’ll know for sure when I use Safari or Netscape when I test out another scrapbook project. The reason I’m mentioning this is because some authors have used multiple illustrations inside their books. Or, they upload their books by chapter instead of one file.
If you have a DSL or broadband connection, you can bypass this problem by embedding your images into your files. I did this when I published the Writer’s Blog Anthology last year. Then I combined each chapter into one file, before converting it into a PDF and uploading it. The upload process took about 10 to 15 minutes for 5MB.
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Respected Sir/Madam,
Well, I have tried all possible ways to upload my book and ebooks, but I have not been able to uplaod. I cannot recognize the trouble. The FAQ’s guide, but there does not seem a option saying “upload” now.
I am not well versed in the internet, but have many books. I need help in the most simple way. Kindly guide.
With thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Harmander Singh
I’m guessing, but I wonder if the problem lies in your browser. I know I’ve had problems uploading and downloading files whenever I’ve used Firefox. If you are using this browser, trying using Internet Explorer or Netscape. Hope this helps.