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NEW! 2024 Self-Publishing Price Comparison!!

Published on January 19, 2024 amazon, Amazon's KDP Print Complaints, author solutions, authorhouse, bookbaby, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, infinity publishing, iuniverse, lulu, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, tate, traditional publishing, writing career advice, xlibris

Considering self-publishing this year? Check out this price comparison featuring 17 of the most popular Print on Demand publishing service providers!

SELF-PUBLISHING IN 2023? – How Many Book Sales Needed to Recoup Your Investment?

Published on December 12, 2022 amazon, author, author solutions, authorhouse, book marketing, bookbaby, bookstores, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, iuniverse, lulu, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice, xlibris

Considering self-publishing? How many copies would you need to sell to earn back your investment? Compare these 17 popular POD publishers!

And, MORE Complaints About Lulu Press!

Published on June 24, 2021 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, lulu, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

A small snippet of what’s to follow:

“Do yourself a solid and don’t use Lulu publishing.”
“I’ve spent in the thousands and can’t get ANY help!”
“I would never buy from Lulu.com again.”
“Customer Service is a nightmare.”
“Do not use Lulu publishing.”
“Worst experience ever.”

MORE COMPLAINTS about Lulu.com! WHAT the HECK is going on over there?!

Published on July 23, 2020 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, lulu, Print on demand, self-publishing

Holy moly! Lulu’s authors are ANGRY!!!

WritersWeekly’s 2018 Readers’ Favorites!

Published on November 8, 2018 amazon, author solutions, bookbaby, createspace complaints, libel, lulu, pod complaints, specialty markets for writing

Our 2018 Top 25 Articles!

Employees (Allegedly) Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Info. about CreateSpace, Xlibris, Author Solutions, Infinity Publishing, Lulu, and Outskirts Press

Published on September 21, 2017 amazon, author solutions, authorhouse, bookbaby, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, infinity publishing, iuniverse, lulu, pod complaints, Print on demand, trafford

Want to get the inside scoop on a publishing company? Look no further than their employees! (And, beware of false “positive” reviews posted online!)

UH OH – PART II! What are Employees of CreateSpace and Lulu Saying About Those Companies?

Published on April 13, 2017 createspace complaints, lulu, Print on demand, self-publishing

“Someone told me to not take the job during the interview process. One of them tried to talk me out of working there — boy were they right. Upper management is quitting on bad terms and people are getting fired without any notice…”

More Lulu Complaints – Thinking Of Using Lulu To Publish Your Book? You Might Want To Read These Authors’ Complaints First! By Angela Hoy

Published on April 29, 2015 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, lulu, pod complaints

It’s been another three years since the last update so we thought we’d pop into their forums once again. Unfortunately, there are still plenty of complaints (new ones, of course)…

Complaints About Lulu Are Spilling Onto Lulu’s Own Twitter Page

Published on August 15, 2012 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, lulu, pod complaints

We’ve previously covered the numerous complaints posted about Lulu.com to their own forums by their own authors. The complaints are about customer service, quality, costs, and much more, including the fact that it’s difficult for authors to get a response out of them.
But, savvy Lulu authors have figured out how to bypass regular email. They’re posting complaints directly to Lulu’s Twitter account. Here are a few snippets posted just in the past two weeks…

LULU CONTINUES TO RECEIVE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS

Published on November 17, 2011 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, lulu, pod complaints, top page

Back in 2009, we published THIS ARTICLE, which featured numerous complaints about Lulu, posted directly to Lulu’s forum by Lulu’s own authors.
I recently surfed back to their forum to see if things have improved. Apparently, they have not. Below are quotes taken directly from Lulu’s own author forum…