[sage-devel] Re: experience with lulu

2009-09-14 Thread Rob Beezer
I've published two editions of my linear algebra text through Lulu.com. The quality has been very good for the price. The coilbound versions are especially nice, since they lie flat, while a 700-page softcover with a "perfect binding" seems a bit unwieldy. Generally I've been happy. I include a

[sage-devel] Re: experience with lulu

2009-09-14 Thread Ondrej Certik
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Jason Grout wrote: > > Ondrej Certik wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am curious about anyone's experience with lulu.com. Does anyone >> purchased the sphinx Sage tutorial printed at lulu.com: >> >> http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/sage-tutorial/5375513 >> >> ? Doe

[sage-devel] Re: experience with lulu

2009-09-14 Thread David Joyner
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Ondrej Certik wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 4:51 PM, David Joyner wrote: >> >> I don't know about lulu but I do have experience with createspace.com >> (which is similar I think but the only "vanity press" amazon accepts). >> Let me know if you want more det

[sage-devel] Re: experience with lulu

2009-09-14 Thread Ondrej Certik
Hi Tim, On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 6:21 PM, TimDaly wrote: > > I published my Axiom book on Lulu. > Absolutely minimum hassle. > I uploaded a PDF and some cover artwork, ordered a copy and it > arrived. > I purchased the ISBN number which makes it somewhat harder to change > but implies that Amazon

[sage-devel] Re: experience with lulu

2009-09-14 Thread Jason Grout
Ondrej Certik wrote: > Hi, > > I am curious about anyone's experience with lulu.com. Does anyone > purchased the sphinx Sage tutorial printed at lulu.com: > > http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/sage-tutorial/5375513 > > ? Does it look good? I guess it will be black & white when printed,

[sage-devel] Re: experience with lulu

2009-09-14 Thread TimDaly
I published my Axiom book on Lulu. Absolutely minimum hassle. I uploaded a PDF and some cover artwork, ordered a copy and it arrived. I purchased the ISBN number which makes it somewhat harder to change but implies that Amazon will carry the book. I priced the book about $1 over the minimum cost,

[sage-devel] Re: experience with lulu

2009-09-14 Thread Ondrej Certik
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 4:51 PM, David Joyner wrote: > > I don't know about lulu but I do have experience with createspace.com > (which is similar I think but the only "vanity press" amazon accepts). > Let me know if you want more details. Yes, I am interested. Does it mean that amazon can also

[sage-devel] Re: experience with lulu

2009-09-14 Thread Marshall Hampton
Printing the color-highlighted docs in B&W doesn't work very well. Its legible, but the lighter colors come out faint and hard to read. You can replace the PDF fairly easily. If you buy 25 or more copies, the price per copy falls a lot. Apart from the color-highlighting issue, I have been impre

[sage-devel] Re: experience with lulu

2009-09-14 Thread David Joyner
I don't know about lulu but I do have experience with createspace.com (which is similar I think but the only "vanity press" amazon accepts). Let me know if you want more details. On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Ondrej Certik wrote: > > Hi, > > I am curious about anyone's experience with lulu.co