You can decide to make your printed books and ebooks for sale through Lulu. If you choose to make your projects available for sale, your work will be for sale on the Lulu Bookstore! 


You may choose to sell your eligible print book or ebook to retail websites via our Global Distribution.


All revenue earned through Lulu will be paid out to you using the payment contact information you've provided in your account. You can see more about payment options on this page: Creator Revenue: The Basics

Why Is My Book Not Showing in the Lulu Bookstore?

If your published book is not visible in the Lulu Bookstore, please check its access status and publishing goals. Only books in General Access with the Lulu Bookstore publishing goal will be searchable in our bookstore and available for anyone to purchase.


To check your project's access status:

  • Log in to your Lulu account
  • Go to your My Projects page
  • Locate your project and its access status (General, Select, or Private) will be listed beside the book specifications


To check your project's publishing goals:

  • Log in to your Lulu account
  • Go to your My Projects page
  • Locate your project and click Revise
  • In the Start step, scroll down to the Select a Goal section. The project's publishing goal will be shown here.


To make sure your project is listed for sale:

  • On the Start step, confirm that Publish Your Book and Lulu Bookstore are selected as your publishing goal. 
  • Once confirmed, scroll back up to the toolbar at the top of the page and click the Review/Complete step.
  • Scroll to the bottom of the page and find the Retail Options. If this is not shown, you will need to hit the "Confirm and Publish" button first.
  • Then, set your book to General or Select Access. 
  • Make sure to hit the 'Publish to the Lulu Bookstore' button just underneath the access level you've selected.
  • Once you set your page to General or Select Access, a product page will be created in the Lulu Bookstore. This allows your content to be available for purchase to those who fall under the indicated access. 


Note: Access only controls your project's visibility in the Lulu Bookstore. Changes to the Access status will not change the status of Global Distribution.