DIY publishing sites like Lulu and Createspace try to make book publishing a breeze, but the truth is that it takes quite a bit of time and patience to successfully utilize these online tools. It’s also important to understand where these sites fit in terms of your overall publishing strategy before you leap head-first into them.

To help make the learning curve a little easier I’ll be doing a realtime walk-through of Lulu.com and Createspace at 6:30pm tonight at Quail Ridge Books as part of the Raleigh Write2Publish Meetup Group. If you’re interested in self-publishing your book in an efficient and economical way you might want to stop by and check it out. It’s an interactive session, so I encourage you to ask questions.

I hope to see you there!