Article: Print on demand: A tale of self-publishing on the web

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

By Paul Lima Originally published in CBC.ca Could traditional book publishers be heading the way of traditional music companies, which are heading the way of dinosaurs, thanks to the Internet? They could, but for different reasons. For one, people are not endangering the traditional publishing industry by downloading books for free over ...

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Sunday, July 6th, 2008

I just checked my book sale statistics on Lulu.com, the print on demand (POD) company I use to publish and sell my books for freelance writers and business/promotional writers. I am pleased to say that as of today, I have sold... (drum roll, please)... 800 books. Not bad for a ...

Lulu expands Print on Demand options; Lima sells 790th book

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

I have just sold my 790th self-published book through Lulu, a print on demand (POD) company that makes available both print copies and PDF copies of my books. I know 790 is an odd (yet even) number, but for some reason it feels like a milestone to me - maybe ...

If you are so knowledgeable about writing non fiction, why are not published by a real publisher?

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

I received an interesting email inquiry from someone who was thinking about buying my book, How To Write A Non-Fiction Book in 60 Days. She wrote: "If you are so knowledgeable about writing non-fiction, why are not published by a real publisher?" I told her it was a good question, ...