Lulu.Com+Print+Book+Publishing


 * Lulu.Com** allows you to self-publish. At NBCS we've decided to set up our own publishing brand to offer our student work to the world.

Visit [] to see what you end up with. Click on the book as if to buy it and browse through it. Read all the information below and consider how you might set up a similar process in your school. Sign up at www.lulu.com and try playing the publishing mechanism. Browse the other works available at lulu.com If interested, ask Steve to talk about what he's learnt so far and how the project will proceed from here.
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 * Draft Publishing Process to Replicate Project:**

** Process for LuLu.Com Student Publishing Projects: ** Increase quality of, and pride in student work by publishing and selling print copies of the work at lulu.com 1.  Initial discussion with Steve, and get parent permission note. 2.  Return permission notes to Steve. 3.  Draft the **//text//** only. 4.  Have text approved, or IMPROVED until approved. 5.  Lock in text. 6.  Discuss book cover design with Steve. Check student name and ‘about the author’ text (from permission note). Either: 7.  Finalise document. Copy digital file to with book name as folder. OR: 8.  Scan it in on high setting, and copy files across from  to  with book name as folder. 9.  Steve will advise of final price and web link. - Title page etc must have name as signed off by parents/student. - Quality of work must be exceedingly high. - Strictly no copyrighted work. - Academic work must be referenced. - Font must be official school font. 1. Approach Steve Collis to discuss the project and get a permission letter sent home. Have letter signed by parents, and note the ‘pen name’ option chosen by parents. (First name only, full name, or pretend name). **//Take this step early. Steve will give advice on likely final book price, the form of the book (page size etc) and alert you to possible challenges, including COPYRIGHT. He’ll also give ‘in principle’ permission for the project to proceed.//** 2. Return the letters to Steve Collis. 3. Have students draft the **//text//** of the work to be published. Make no promises about whether it will actually be published. If the work is a picture book, be especially sure the text has been checked and approved before illustrations are added. 4. Send the text to Steve Collis for corrections and approval. The text will either be approved, or returned with a list of improvements to be made. If improvements are required you’ll need to resubmit for approval. 5. Once the text is approved, it cannot be changed. If the student or teacher changes it, approval may be withdrawn. 6. A book cover needs to be designed. There are plain options available that Steve can choose if the work is of an academic nature. For creative works, it’s nice to have an illustrated cover, with the title and student’s APPROVED name on the front, and possibly a summary on the back. **//Either have the student create a cover, or approach Steve to get some Visual Arts students to come up with a concept.//** The cover should be the same size as the final book – e.g. A4. The cover should consist of the front and the back cover. The cover can be scanned in (see below). 7. If the book is just text, then format it in Word until it is just the way you want it to appear. Use the official school font. Ensure there are page numbers. Save the file in a NEW FOLDER with the book’s name, in. Also put the front and page cover page information or files here. 8. If the book is a mix of text and pictures, then you can **//scan in//** the book using the Secondary scanner, providing the book size is A4. (For other situations, see Steve). Type in the name of the book as the file name, then press the ‘Superfine’ button, which puts the quality setting on maximum. Now press ‘colour’ to scan it. Each page will appear in the folder. CUT the files from here and PASTE them into a NEW FOLDER on with the Folder name corresponding to the name of the book. Also put the front and page cover page information or files here. 9. Email Steve to alert him. He will reply with a web link where people can order the book from.
 * Aim: **
 * Steps in brief (tick off as you go): **
 * // Possible Challenges: //**
 * Stage #1 – Permission **
 * Stage #2 - Composition of Work **
 * Stage #3 – Book Cover **
 * TEXT ** for the cover must be approved BEFORE the final cover is created.
 * Stage #4 – Digitalise the book and cover **
 * Stage #5 Publish and Promote **