UK equivalent to Lulu.com?

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Emily Winslow

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Can anyone recommend a Lulu-like company in the UK?

I'm thinking primarily of the "costs nothing/they take a small commission on sales" factor especially. Also reliability and quality, of course.

Any recommendations?
 

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Emily,

There isn't as such a service like Lulu in the Uk, though Lulu do have a UK presence here. They use both Amazon and LSI print facilities based in the UK.

The closest to what you are looking for is this company, very reputable - York Publishing Services.

Another alternative is Pen Press.

Have a browse of the reviews on my site. There are other possibilities as well, but much depends on your own goals and needs for your book.

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As an afterthought, LSI are the closest you will probably get to Lulu in the UK. That does mean applying to Nielsens for a block of ISBN's and setting up a commercial account with them. If you can use Lulu's online design wizards, then most of the files are downloadable and can be uploaded to LSI.

There is a little more involved, but the rewards are greater, margins as well as the sense that you are truly self-publishing.

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I think the Lulu equivalent to Lulu may be Lulu ;). They have UK based printers and support. There is a UK-users subforum on their website that might be helpful?
 
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