If you want to print your books online or even sell them in online stores  you could use the new Internet companies like Blurb, Lulu, iUniverse or Xlibris.

Blurb.com

Customers who use Blurb have to download a special software, which  lets them  organize the text and photos. After that they send the specifications to the company, which prints the books in hardcover or soft.
Prices start at $18.95 for one small softcover and discounts start at 10 copies.

"If you order 10 copies, you get a 10 percent discount, 100 copies you get a 15 percent discount." company founder Eileen Gittins said.

Many people use Blurb for personal projects. The company specializes in photo layouts with glossy paper and the look of a "coffee-table" book.

Lulu.com

Writers who are looking to print more literary works are using Lulu.

Lulu was founded by Bob Young, co-founder of software company Red Hat Inc. and allows customers to publish books ,school artwork ,yearbooks, calendars and other things.

Here we have an example as how good are printing online businesses for ordinary people:

Mark Wilkerson wrote a book and publishers that he choosed rejected him or asked him why he was qualified to write the book, the 618-page "Amazing Journey: The Life of Pete Townshend."

"Lulu has been fabulous for me, because what else would I have done?" he said. "I was completely ignorant of the many facets of the publishing industry."

Xlibris.com

It is a self-publishing company that works in a partnership with Random House's investment unit.

You send your manuscript to the company, they work with you to format it and design the cover, and then the completed file is stored digitally. The book is then added to online bookstores like Amazon.com, Borders.com and others. When someone wants to buy a copy of your book, Xlibris ships it to the buyer.

iUniverse.com

iUniverse was founded in October 1999 and since then it has been helping authors in the United States and Canada to publish their work professionally, affordably and quickly.

"By offering a variety of affordable publishing, editorial, and marketing services, iUniverse helps authors get their manuscripts off their desks and into the marketplace."

Both Xilibris and iUniverse offer more services, with packages from about $300 up to as much as $13,000.

If there are people who love to write and they want to see their books printed, the online printing companies are one of the best options on the market.

written by Cristian L.