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Lulu Press, Inc.

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Company offering self-publishing, printing, and distribution services

Lulu Press, Inc., doing business under trade name Lulu, is an online print-on-demand, self-publishing, and distribution platform. By 2014, it had issued approximately two million titles. The company's founder is Red Hat co-founder Bob Young; he also was CEO for many years.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • Industryself-publishing1
  • HeadquartersRaleigh1
  • Websitewww.lulu.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1
  • LEI254900QGYAG03NS7EO193
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States3
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 34899273

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Lulu Press, Inc., doing business under trade name Lulu, is an online print-on-demand, self-publishing, and distribution platform. By 2014, it had issued approximately two million titles.2

Corporate structure

Lulu Press, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Lulu Press, Inc. Durham, North Carolina, United States
    • Tilt Publishing Subsidiary · United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Bob Young in 2002.1

2006

The first competition saw 89 entries from over a dozen countries. A panel of three judges decided the winners: Cory Doctorow, Chair of Judges; Paul Jones; and Robin "Roblimo" Miller.

Winners

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell (main prize, non-fiction)

Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest (fiction)

Totally Boned: A Joe and Monkey Collection by Zach Miller (comics, self-published through Lulu)

Runners-up

Biodiesel Power by Lyle Estill (runner up, non-fiction, see biodiesel)

Hackoff.com: An Historic Murder Mystery Set in the Internet Bubble and Rubble by Tom Evslin (runner up, fiction)

Dinosaur Comics: Huge Eyes, Beaks, Intelligence, and Ambition by Ryan North (runner up, comics)

2007

The 2007 competition had 110 entries from 15 countries. The number of judges was increased to five: Paul Jones (chair), Arianna Huffington, Julie Powell (2006 overall winner), Rohit Gupta, and Nick Cohen.

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Winners

My War: Killing Time in Iraq by Colby Buzzell (Overall Winner and Non-Fiction Winner)

The Doorbells of Florence by Andrew Losowsky (Fiction Winner)

Mom's Cancer by Brian Fies (Comics Winner)

Runners-up

My Secret: A PostSecret Book by Frank Warren (Non-Fiction)

Island: A Zombie Novel by David Wellington (Fiction)

From Wikipedia’s article on Lulu.com, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • book

Listed on Wikidata.1

In 2009, Lulu began publishing and distributing ebooks. Lulu also prints and publishes calendars and photo books. In 2017, Lulu introduced an Open Access print-on-demand service.

From Wikipedia’s article on Lulu.com, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Tilt Publishing

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2002Founded Founded1

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