| Some information for the group regarding Lulu Press.
Here is a list of the graphics formats Lulu will accept:
CGM, G3Fax, GIF, IEF, JPEG, PNG, NAPLPS, BTF, Tiff, TIFF, Autocad Drawings, FPX, SVF, BMP, XIFF, CMU Raster, Carnegie-Mellon Raster, Portable Anymap, Portable Bitmap, Portable Graymap, Portable Pixmap, Bitmap, Raw RGB image, Red-green-blue image, X Bitmap, X Pixmap, SGML, XML.
Lulu Press converts everything to a PDF file. When the book is printed, it is printed from a PDF file. It seems to me that if the images look good in grayscale, they should print just fine. If the developers are concerned about quality, they might upload some sample pages with images of varying detail and order a copy of the printed and bound book. You can create a book with a limited number of pages. Or, after the manuscript is uploaded, carefully review the returned PDF "proof."
The buyers on the list should also recognize that in some cases, print quality can vary. So I am not sure everyone will receive the same book. Just a guess; my experience with LP is limited to books sans images.
I think some people are looking for some level of quality that Lulu might not provide. Chances are, something will be lost because the cost is quite low per copy. Now, if you want to offer a hand-bound, hand gold leafed, embossed book with leather covers, hand marbled endpapers, and 100% rag paper, ping me. The quality will be fantastic, as will the price. OK, do not contact me, I offer no such books on a large scale.
You get what you pay for.
If anyone past the developers of the book are interested, I suggest visiting lulu dot com and learn about the process LP uses to create inexpensive books.
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