Comments on: Self-publishing made easy online

Blurb.com offers do-it-yourself bookmaking and on-demand printing for aspiring authors who don't want to go into debt.
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[annicedda]

There are so many great self publishing sites out there! One of my favorites is called BookPrep: http://www.hp.com/idealab/us/en/bookprep.html. I've used it to create customized cookbooks for my family and friends. It's so much fun and I learned about it from this site called Foodville. Highly recommended! Happy publishing :O)

[smartereveryday]

Lulu and iuniverse seem to be the more popular choices for self publishing but I don't like their shopping cart feel. Publishing shouldn't be an 'add to the cart' kind of thing. It's a process that takes time and meticulos editing both in the manuscript and in the layout of the book. I've worked with James and Brookfield Publishers (http://www.jamesandbrookfield.com) and received a high quality, bookstore ready book. I've talked with some people who have gone the route of publishing their work through one of these quickie POD sites and were not happy with the end results. They found too many errors in their finished product and were frustrated with these big websites rushing them in and out. I'm glad I went the route I went.

[EtterVor]

You say that "With Blurb, anyone with access to a computer can make a book."
I wish that were true, but Blurb doesn't accept files from Linux users.
In their Help archives, they say they don't have any plans to create a Linux version.