Apple and Lulu.com Expand International Reach for eBook Authors

Self-Publisher Offers Greater Reach for English and Non-English Content


RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lulu.com, the leader in self-publishing, announced today distribution support to 26 new countries including Italy, Belgium, and Spain for eBook authors selling through the iBookstore℠.  

"Our goal is to help authors sell more books," says Bob Young, CEO of Lulu.com. "We're aggressively seeking out new opportunities, like our partnership with Apple, for creators to share their remarkable ideas and reach even more readers."

This announcement comes in conjunction with Lulu's distribution of French-language content to the iBookstore. Lulu.com is the first self-publisher to offer distribution for both English and non-English content.

"We want our authors to be able to sell more books no matter where they live of what language they speak," adds Young.   "We plan to continue to enhance all of our eBook offerings and services in the name of our customers' success."

To learn more about free eBook publishing and Lulu's one-stop shop for eBook distribution to multiple retailers, visit www.lulu.com/eBooks.

About Lulu:

Lulu.com, founded in 2002, is a company that specializes in self-publishing. The company has 1.1 million creators and adds 20,000 titles to their catalogue each month. It is free to publish and creators keep up to 90 percent of the profit they set when their works sell. Lulu provides anyone with the ability to publish books, eBooks, mini-books, photo books, calendars, cookbooks, and travel books. Currently Lulu allows authors to publish in seven languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, German and Dutch. To learn more, visit the website at www.lulu.com.

Contact: 
AJ McDonald
pr@lulu.com
919.447.3290 


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