Publish Your Writing–Make $$$$$

If you are a writer of any type be sure to check out LuLu found here: http://www.lulu.com/
FAQ’s here: http://www.lulu.com/help/index.php?fSymbol=lulu_basics#FAQLink23

This website, after signing up, allows you to get published work out there for people to buy. Here is some more info:

How much does it cost to use Lulu?

Publishing through Lulu is free. There is no set-up fee and no requirement that you buy copies of your work. One of the primary advantages of Lulu is that you don’t have to invest any money up front — you can publish your work for free on Lulu and then market it to all and sundry. When someone wants to buy your content, Lulu handles the transaction and pays you the creative revenue you specified.

Lulu takes a small commission when someone else buys your content. Lulu’s commission consists of a small markup of the amount you set as your creative revenue. The purchase price of books, calendars, CDs and DVDs also includes a base cost for the raw materials and printing service.

What rights does Lulu have over my work?

Lulu is designed to give control directly to the creators and owners of content. When publishing on Lulu, you hold copyright over all of your content, and we never ask you to give up any rights to us. We want to do whatever we can to discourage the violation of intellectual property rights. The Content section of the Member Agreement outlines your rights and Lulu’s rights in this regard. For all the details, see the Member Agreement.

How does Lulu make money? Is this a scam?

Our revenue comes from a small commission on the profits of each item sold. Lulu only makes money if you do.

As a creator, you set the amount of Creator Revenue on the items you publish. The Lulu commission is 25% of the Creator Revenue you set (or 19¢, whichever is greater). The Lulu commission therefore equals 20% of the total profit of each item sold.

For example, if your Creator Revenue is $4.00, we add a $1.00 Lulu commission. The total profit from the item is $5.00.

$1.00 is 25% of $4.00 (your Creator Revenue) and 20% of $5.00 (the total profit).

This leaves 80% of the total profit to you, the creator! In traditional publishing, it’s rare for an author to see even 20% of the total markup.

Because we support the free and open exchange of information, if you decide not to get a Creator Revenue, we also waive our commission. The selling price of your printed book, calendar, CD or DVD will be its production cost only; download versions are free.

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Of course, anytime you do something like this, be sure to ask your parents/guardians first. I thought this would be a great, cheap way for those great writers out there to get published and maybe make some money.

Posted by HCHS Newsblog Editor Mr. Bruns