Top Publishing Trends for 2008 Are a Real Lulu

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In declaring 2008 the 'Year of the
Author,' Publishers' Weekly names Lulu.com the place for people to publish.
This top 15 list highlights big gains in e-book sales and e-book readers,
harnessing of print-on-demand technology and movement to target niche
audiences. The leader in this space Lulu.com, empowers anyone to create, buy
and sell their work with the click of a mouse.
Lulu.com, the premiere online self-publishing digital platform and
marketplace, gives users complete control of their digital content. This
opens up a whole new way to produce author-generated content, not only the
traditional novel but customized gifts as well. Mike Shatzkin, from
Publishers' Weekly said, "Christmas 2008 will be the first one in which sales
of customized books will be substantial...Sites like Lulu.com have enabled
author-generated books for some time."
Upon hearing the news Founder and CEO of Lulu.com, Bob Young said, "Lulu
users have always been trendsetters, making up a community of over one million
people that find the trends in the marketplace and profit from them. As we
ring in our sixth year, our success is just a testament to our customers."
About Lulu.com (http://www.lulu.com): Lulu.com is the premiere marketplace
for new digital content on the Internet, with over 320,000 recently published
titles, and more than 5,000 new titles added each week, created by over one
million registered members in 80 different countries.
SOURCE Lulu.com

Gail Jordan of Lulu.com, +1-919-447-3290, gjordan@lulu.com