Most content for Lulu platform is submitted in pdf - but when I generate a pdf from Pages, Lulu rejects it. Work-around is to first export to MS Word/docx, then generate a pdf - this works but seems a bit klunky. Is there a better way to do it?
MacBook Air, macOS 14.3
I do not have experience with book submission to Lulu. They need to be specific with you about why they rejected your Pages generated PDF, and conform to those recommendations. Klunky may be as good as it gets using Pages, and perhaps less so using MS Word and saving to PDF.
Lulu expects that any image in your book submission is within the 300 ppi to 600 ppi range and if not, your book will be rejected.
See LuLu's Self-Publishing Guides and Templates page, specifically their Book Creation Guide. They appear to expect PDFs exported from Adobe products…
I do not have experience with book submission to Lulu. They need to be specific with you about why they rejected your Pages generated PDF, and conform to those recommendations. Klunky may be as good as it gets using Pages, and perhaps less so using MS Word and saving to PDF.
Lulu expects that any image in your book submission is within the 300 ppi to 600 ppi range and if not, your book will be rejected.
See LuLu's Self-Publishing Guides and Templates page, specifically their Book Creation Guide. They appear to expect PDFs exported from Adobe products…
Thanks notlimey! I don't know what I was doing wrong before - managed to get the pdf accepted when I first exported from Pages to Word, then made the pdf from Word. However I just tried again direct from Pages to pdf and succeeded in uploading a test file to Lulu, so thanks for encouraging me to try again. I had read that a pdf made from "export to pdf" is different to one made from "print to pdf". Sure enough, if you examine them with "get info" they are slightly different sizes, so there must be a subtle difference - but both test files were accepted this time. I don't understand it, but my problem is solved!
I use Lulu.com to have books both print and eBook and I write using Pages - you need to convert your Pages document into a PDF. Then you upload the PDF version at the proper point in their process. It worked well for me.
Lulu has a very straightforward process for this .....
Excellent and you're welcome! Lulu has a much improved system from a few years back.
What's the best way to submit content written in Pages for publication via Lulu platform
