On the Veranda: This week's online finds...
Sunday, August 30, 2009Self-publishing isn't the devil, in fact as I'm lounging around this morning I'm thinking about what a lovely gift a personally written, professionally bound book could be.
You see, the writing (or photographs, or art) should at times be the very gift you give. For those of you whose work has been hung proudly on a fridge, the gift of something bound can make the holidays very special. Since organizing your work into a publishable form takes some forethought, I suggest you begin thinking about it now while there's no holiday panic.
Go ahead, I dare you to move from the fridge door to the coffee table.
Blurb is a fairly new self-publishing service. I'll admit I haven't yet tried it out yet, but the possibilities for art books as well as print-only look fabulous. Dart around the site and check it out. Worth a look.
Everyone loves Lulu, including hordes of public school teachers who I know have saved themselves time, trouble, and printing costs publishing student anthologies on Lulu. But you don't have to teach to self-publish, so warm up your pdf converter and get going.
And if your self-publishing plans are more serious than mama's coffee table, all the more reason to get going. Neither of these services cost you a dime until you order a book. It doesn't get any better than that.
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