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by Carol Housel Marketing Communications Specialist
October 9, 2009
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What does success mean to you?

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For some, success can mean selling a copy of your book to someone you’ve never met, or maybe success means seeing your grandmother’s recipes in print or being able to quit your day job and do what you love. We at Lulu know that success means something different to each of us, and we want to know what success means to you!

Tell us!
Create a video clip up to 30 seconds in length and tell us what success means to you. We’ll cut all the submissions together and create a video showcasing our wonderful Lulus! You get a chance to tell the world what success means to you!

Here’s what you need to do:

  • Create a 30 second (or less) video clip (.mov file)
  • Tell us what success means to you
  • Save the files as your full name (ex. CarolHousel.mov / CarolHousel.jpg)
  • Upload the video file
  • Upload a photo of yourself

If you have questions or comments, feel free to post them below in the comments section. We look forward to seeing your smiling faces and hearing what success means to you!

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by Carol Housel Marketing Communications Specialist
June 24, 2009
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Magical Mini Books – Create Your Own To Win A Prize!

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We’ve got big news… Mini Books are here! If you haven’t seen one, imagine the cutest little thing you can think of and then add pages to it. They really are that cute!

Mini Books come in two sizes, Compact (5.25″ x 3.5″) and Wallet (3.75″ x 2.5″). Just imagine the possibilities with books this small. Vacationing somewhere but don’t want to appear as a tourist? Not a problem when your travel guide is a Compact Mini Book! Need a day planner to keep track of your appointments? The Wallet size mini book is perfect! Need to send Grandma photos from your Summer Vacation? Mini Book it!

Be sure to take part in the contest and create your own Mini Book, too. It’s almost too easy: go to www.lulu.com, provide the email address associated with your account, create an amazingly inventive Mini Book, and be sure to set your new Mini Book to public access (or it can’t be entered). That’s it!

Lulu’s panel of Mini Book judges (the books are mini — not the judges!) will then select the top 10 most creative and post them to the Lulu.com Mini Book contest page for anyone in the Lulu Community (the author, their friends, family, colleagues — anyone in the world) to vote on. Voting will be open August 4 – August 18, 2009. First place wins $500, second place, $250 and third prize, $125.

Here is our Mini Book video to help inspire you!

This may sound a little strange, but when I was asked to create a short little video about our sweet new Mini Books, I immediately thought of the magical powers these little books have. Which is where Lu the Fairy came in. If you watch the video, I’m sure you’ll see what I mean.

I hope you have as much fun watching this video as we had making it.

by Adam Guida
May 15, 2009
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April Sales Contest Results Are In!

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April 09 Author Sales Contest Results are in!

Congratulations to our winners:

Arts & Photography Winner – Prize: $500
Name:  Allison Theus
A Book of Mostly Creatures

Business & Economics Winner – Prize: $500
Name:  William Koleszar
The Chief Marketing Officer Journal – Volume I

Computers & Internet Winner – Prize: $500
Name:  Edgar Landivar
Comunicaciones Unificadas con Elastix (Vol. 1)

Education & Language Winner – Prize: $500
Name:  Robert Prince
Surgical Tech Success Handbook

Literature & Fiction Winner – Prize: $500
Name:  Franc Tireur
Où va la Russie, et la France avec elle ?

Thanks again to everyone who participated and good luck to all participants in the May contest!

by Adam Guida
May 2, 2009
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Announcing Lulu’s May Author Sales Contest

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May Contest Results Update:

We apologize for the delay in announcing the official results for the May Author Sales Contest. Although most of the contest winners have already been notified, we are still confirming the official results for our 3rd place winner. Once these results have been fully verified we will officially announce our winners, we expect within the next couple of days.

Thank you for your patience and your continued participation in our Lulu author sales contests.

-Adam

May Contest Standings Update:  05/19/09

Here’s a look at the top-selling authors as of May 17th, 2009.  We’ll be updating the standings regularly before the winners are officially announced on June 15, 2009.  Be sure to keep checking back!

1. Swords & Wizardry
2. Carolyn Vance
3. Garrett Thompson
4. Bill Misner
5. Kara Louise
6. Freya Ashby
7. Rena Klingenberg
8. Richard Mulligan
9. Timothy Chou
10. Sherry Santos

There is still plenty of time to enter and stake your claim to $2,750 in prize money. Remember, we’re offering a $1,500 cash 1st place prize, a $750 cash 2nd place prize and a $500 cash 3rd place prize for this month’s top-selling authors.

Regards,

-Adam

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Back by popular demand, we’re rolling out this month’s Author Sales Contest to include all categories!  The rules are the same, who ever sells the most, wins.

The three highest selling authors in May will receive $1,500, $750 and $500 respectively, with the top three titles (and a few honorable mentions) highlighted on the site and Lulu newsletter. As an added bonus, the first place winner will also be treated to an exclusive interview posted prominently here, in our very own Lulu blog. Click here to see March’s winners.

To enter the contest you must register through the entry form on the Author Sales Contest page.  Registration is open now through the end of May.  For more information head on over to the contest page and sign up.

Good luck everyone!

-Adam