Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:35:58 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: POD service
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

> ecfield at comcast.net 04/29/07 5:13 PM >>>
>> Changes in the book biz.  The rise of Amazon has made it possible
>for a
>> small press title to have equal footing with anything from Random
>House
>> or Simon & Schuster.
>>
>> Another change is in priniting technology.  In particular:
>> Print-On-Demand. This enabled a lot of people to publish their own
>> books.  Are they any good?  Well, I suspect YMMV.  And don't
>forget to
>> invoke Sturgeon's Law.  Maybe twice.
>
>I've had a couple of friends tell me they are investigating Lulu POD.
>
>http://www.lulu.com/

One thing to bear in mind: "Lulu is a technology company, not a
publisher." <http://www.lulu.com/about/>

>They are one of the ones with links to Amazon and seem to offer a
>wide range
>of options. Every format from Comics, through trade paperbacks to
>coffee-table hardbounds are available.
>
>Two very real problems with these efforts are the lack of an editor
>and the
>realities of self-promotion.

Well, as Lulu pretty much makes clear: Ain't their job, they're just a
printer.

mjw