Press Release

Jim JordanPoet / Author
jimj74012@yahoo.com
Phone: 918-704-3303Lulu Publisherwww.lulu.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2008

Local Poet/Author Finds Niche in Self-Publishing

Jim Jordan of Broken Arrow, has released his first full length book of poetry called Chasing Emily.
Jim Jordan has been a poet since 1982. In addition to winning various poetry contests he has had work published in The Great American Poetry Anthology, Eternal Portraits, and Black Book Press Poetry magazine.

In 2007 Jim launched into the self-publishing market, publishing his first book with Lulu.com. Lulu eliminates traditional entry barriers to publishing, and enables authors to bring their work directly to their audience. Jim says Lulu offers authors an affordable, do-it-yourself publishing shop. Lulu offers free book publishing services. No set-up fees. Ever. They make the book publishing process simple.
The author can upload digital files of their book to the website, and when someone orders the book online (similar to ordering from Amazon.com), the book is printed and sent. “The beauty of this service is there is no upfront fee”. The author sets the price, and controls every aspect of their books publishing process. Lulu takes a 20-per-cent commission plus printing costs, which are very reasonable. In addition to printing, Lulu offers world-wide distribution and marketing services and registering the ISBN.

Self-Publishing is nothing new, however, it has gained much more in popularity in recent years.

These are just a few popular writers reported to have used self-publishing to launch their careers.

- Mark Twain - Walt Whitman
- James Joyce - D.H. Lawrence
- Margaret Atwood - Stephen King
- John Grisham - Tom Clancy

Jim say’s overall he’s been very satisfied with his experience as a self-published author.
“Chasing Emily” is a soft-cover book published by Lulu.com; $16.00; 104 pages.
It is available through your favorite book seller, Steve’s Sundry Books and Magazines, or may be ordered through such resources as Amazon.com, and directly from Lulu.com .