Book Printing Options
Black & White / Color
Paperback
Hardcover
Calendar
Photo Book
Lulu
Blurb
Cover Builder
Coil Bound
Lulu
Blurb
Black & White / Color
Paperback
Lulu
Blurb
Hardcover
Lulu
Blurb
Calendar
Lulu
Blurb
Photo Book
Lulu
Blurb
Cover Builder
Lulu
Blurb
Lulu
Blurb
Coil Bound
Print Book Distribution
Distribution
Royalties for Print Books in Distribution
Fixed revenue set by author
(varies by retailer)
Fixed revenue set by author
(varies by retailer)
Royalties: Print
80% of profits
100% of profits on Blurb store
Unit Price:
6 x 9 in, B&W, 100 pages
$2.45
Starts at $3.75
Unit Price:
6 x 9 in, Color, 100 pages
$5.75
Starts at $3.99
Lulu
Blurb
Lulu
Blurb
Distribution
Royalties for Print Books in Distribution
Lulu
Lulu
Fixed revenue set by author (varies by retailer)
Blurb
Fixed revenue set by author (varies by retailer)
Royalties: Print
80% of profits
Lulu
Blurb
100% of profits on Blurb store
Unit Price:
6 x 9 in, B&W, 100 pages
Lulu
$2.45
Blurb
Starts at $3.75
Unit Price:
6 x 9 in, Color, 100 pages
Lulu
$5.75
Blurb
Starts at $3.99
Book Selling Options
Retail site
Ecommerce Plugins
Volume Discounts
API Printing/Direct Sales
Lulu
Blurb
Lulu
Blurb
Retail Site
Ecommerce Plugins
Lulu
Blurb
Volume Discounts
Lulu
Blurb
API Printing/Direct Sales
Lulu
Blurb
Get the options, distribution, and control to make your book, your way.
Comparing Lulu Press & Blurb
Blurb offers many of the same print-on-demand options as Lulu. That includes purchasing printed books at cost, selling through a dedicated bookstore, and services to distribute to all major retailers. Blurb offers fewer size, binding, and print options than Lulu.
If you need improved sales options like ecommerce, Lulu far exceeds Blurb. Lulu offers an App for Shopify (Lulu Direct) and makes their entire network available through an Open API. Lulu also provides a quick path to upload and print books without publishing.
Comparing Lulu Press
& Blurb
Publishing on Lulu is completely free! Buy the print-on-demand books you need, when you need them with Lulu.
