Lulu

Of the listed award winning sites to explore I chose Lulu, an online publishing site, well - because my brother's books are available there. I wanted to learn more about the world of online publishing. I was impressed with the variety of services Lulu offers. Some are widely available elsewhere, for example photo books, but Lulu also offers full publishing services including editing and cover design, ebooks, and music CDs - just upload your music and design the case! Lulu prints on demand as site visitors purchase items. Services like this are challenging the business model of traditional publishers and also have implications for libraries. More books in the future will be downloaded to a portable device and many trees will be saved. Authors who self-publish at Lulu or similar sites market their own books and sometimes get picked up by traditional publishers. If you don't care about fame and fortune but just want to create a book of family history for your relatives Lulu is the perfect place.