Things You'll Need:
- Your book on a PDF document
- Internet allowing the sites Lulu.com and Amazon.com
- Credit Card
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Step 1
First of all, go to Lulu.com and create an account. Once it is created, click the button that ways publish at the top of the page. You will see a verity of choices on the left side of the page. Click the button Books and then click Start Publishing.
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Step 2
Once you click Start Publishing choose where you want to publish a Paperback or a Hardcover book. Once chosen, type the name of your book in the place provided for that and the author's name (Probably you).
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Step 3
Under the section where it says What do you want to do with this project, mark the 3rd option: "Make it public and assign an ISBN to your title to sell your book in online bookstores like Amazon as well as the Lulu Marketplace." (No money required to recieve an ISBN!!!)
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Step 4
You will be lead to your Project's Options page. Choose the paper type Standard. Choose your book's binding type so you can know what sizes that binding type can have. Once you have choices your binding type, choose your book's size and printing color (Cover will always be in color with no extra cost).
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Step 5
You will be lead to the Get an ISBN page. To recieve a free ISBN choose options 1. You may read the others to decide what you want to do. Once chosen, click Continue and save the ISBN image for your book cover then click continue.
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Step 6
Now its time to upload your book files. On whatever word software you have that you are making you book file with (Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, OpenOffice, WordPad); format the page size to your book size chosen and save it to a PDF file in the order you want your book to be printed. Upload the file(s) and move them around to the order you want the book printed. Click Make Print-Ready File and Continue.
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Step 7
Now make your book Cover and if you are uploading a cover remember the ISBN Barcode saved earlier and click Make Print-Ready Cover. Finish all the rest of the steps to creating your book and review it. Once finished, click the Finished button.
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Step 8
To get your book onto Amazon.com, you will need to order a Proof copy of your book (Order your actual book and make sure it looks the way you want it to). This is where you need your Credit Card so you can order your Proof. Once it has recieved to your house and you have reviewed your proof and like it, go back to the site and click Accept. Once finished, you book should soon be on Amazon.com
Comments
majesticbob said
on 11/17/2009 I might give this a shot. Thanks for the info.
bryant52 said
on 11/16/2009 Good article. I have been thinking about writing a book
and this article is helpful.
saucywriter said
on 11/16/2009 Nice first article with good info. 5*/rec.