Monday, September 28, 2015

Publish A Family History at Lulu


I have been furiously at work on several family
histories for the last two months, so blogging
has taken a back seat.  

I was reading blogs one day and someone recommended
Lulu.com for publishing their blog, as it
was much cheaper than some of the other companies.
Sorry that I can't remember whose blog it was!


I was working on my dad's history and decided to give
Lulu.com a try.  I wasn't finished yet - maybe half done,
but I sent off for a book, just to see the quality and price
for what I would be getting.


I was THRILLED with what I got back from them.  The process was
super easy, and the price was incredibly reasonable compared 
to what I had paid for printing my blog.  


What was the most incredible part of the process was how
the quality of their printing and papers improved the look
of many of my old photos.  The oldest photos in black and
white are crisp and clean, but a lot of the photos from the
70's on are so poor, yet they printed out really nicely
in Lulu's book.


I just created a word document and uploaded it, previewed it
and created the covers using their formats.  The process was
so fast.  (My next one I saved in a PDF file and uploaded it, 
as they say they prefer that.)  I did not have to add to the
margin for binding, I just did a regular word document.
Talk about easy!

This one of my dad was just under 200 pages.  Once
I published one item with them, I started getting discount offers,
so I have waited to publish again until I got another discount offer.
With a discount, this book cost me $39.  I can order one, I can order as many as I want with additional discounts 
applying after 15.  I can
also give the information to family members who want a copy and
they can get on Lulu.com and order their own copies, without me
becoming the middle man.  It takes just about three weeks to receive the books in the mail.


I just submitted two more this week.  This one is about my grandparents and great grandparents.   I designed my own cover on Picmonkey for this one - I just did an 8x10 project for it.


And my niece designed this cover for the collection of my mother's
short fictional stories.  It ended up being just under 200 pages too.

I couldn't be more thrilled with the books I have published
with lulu.com.  I have not been compensated for this, I just 
have to tell you about things that I love!!

Unfortunately, they turned out so well that I have a whole list
of more that I want to write!  This makes doing family histories fun.

I will be posting this with










Jacqueline
Jacqueline

Chocolat - French for Chocolate. I adored chocolate from a young age when I had to sneak in the cupboard to find where my mother had hidden the Nestle's Chocolate Chips. Having read about the famous chocolat shoppes in Paris, when I finally got there I was determined to try a chocolate from every Paris shoppe. I invite you to share my adventures in creating, in travel, and in life.

7 comments:

  1. Wow, your books look GREAT! Maybe this will motivate to write down the stories that I do have, which isn't many. It will only take one book, and a short one at that!

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  2. Good Evening Jacqueline, How wonderful to see your family stories in print. You must be thrilled to pieces. I have taken note of lulu.com as I would love to produce a book about Ivy, Phyllis and Me! for my daughters.
    I have pinned this information so that I do not forget.
    Have a wonderful time reading your books.... your family will love them.
    Best wishes
    Daphne

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  3. Thanks for this info, Jackie! I have many wonderful photos and memories of my parents that I'd like to make in a book form for my children to keep. It would be much nicer than passing on old crumbling family photo albums.

    Happy autumn!

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  4. Thanks for this info, Jackie! I have many wonderful photos and memories of my parents that I'd like to make in a book form for my children to keep. It would be much nicer than passing on old crumbling family photo albums.

    Happy autumn!

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  5. Wow what a fantastic way to remember your family. I noticed your middle name. Mine is also Kaye with an "e" too! I love that you found your mom's fictional stories- what a treasure!

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  6. What a wonderful idea! Your books turned out wonderful, Jacqueline. Thank you very much for the recommendation!

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  7. Of course you know how fabulous I think these are. Such a wonderful way to honor mom and dad and our relatives. You are amazing. Can't wait to see them in person. Joni

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