Retailers participating in Lulu’s Global Distribution service (Hachette, Ingram, and Amazon) no longer accept Saddle Stitch Bound products. As a result, Saddle Stitch projects are not eligible for distribution through these retailers.


This change went into effect on March 1, 2021.


Your Saddle Stitch project can still be available for purchase on the Lulu Bookstore.


If you previously had a Saddle Stitch project that was removed from Global Distribution, don’t worry! You may still be able to make it available again. Projects with more than 32 pages can be recreated using a different binding option, such as paperback, along with a new ISBN. To explore all available options for Global Distribution, be sure to check out our Eligible Products Guide on this page.


Want to sell your Saddle Stitch books and avoid retailer limitations? You can build your own web store using the latest ecommerce tools with Lulu Direct for WooCommerce, Shopify, and Wix. Making use of our free API to print and fulfill your book orders directly to your customers is easy, and you retain ALL of the profits! Learn more here.