Save time, money & frustration on your self publishing journey.

Need help with the Lulu publishing platform?

Everybody wants to write a book, these days. However, it's not as easy as it might look. The new Lulu book publishing system is a bit sensitive and requires the patience of a skilled book designer. However, if you're up for the challenge, you can totally create your own book online for free. After self-publishing 11 books with Lulu under the old and new systems, Ashan's detailed instructions and vibrant presentations will save you time and money on the front-end of your publishing journey.

The "Self Publish Your Lulu Book Like a Pro" online class teaches you step-by-step how to create a book project on Lulu from scratch.
  • Each video tutorial illustrates the tools you need, and what you must do to go from a blank page to a physical book in your hands.
  • Discover free or low-cost software alternatives to major brands.
  • Learn to fix common publishing errors and successfully upload your book to Lulu.

With lifetime access to these materials, you can potentially turn your new skills into a profitable side-hustle. So, let's get started!

Buy Now. Pay Later! BNPL Available at Checkout.

We know the value of our online courses and want to make them affordable for everyone. Onyx Online Education, LLC now offers BNPL providers Afterpay, Affirm, CashApp, Klarna, and PayPal at checkout. Invest in your success. Learn bankable writing skills for academic and workplace achievement. NOTE: (BNPL applies to full-price, one-time payments only. Not available with monthly payments or subscriptions.)
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What You Get

As an individual (single user) taking this class for personal or professional development, you have full access to class materials for your specified time of enrollment (no expiration for lifetime access). You must complete all lessons and surveys to receive your certificate. Learn at your own pace. The instructor retains all copyright ownership for all of the materials presented in this course. Any resources not directly written by the instructor are duly noted and properly cited. Students are expected to abide by fair use laws when printing course materials. No part of this course may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

  • Weekly Study Time: 2-4 hours
    Estimated Course Completion:
    4-6 weeks
    24 Course Hours

  • Video Lessons
    Lecture Slides
    Quizzes
    PDF Handouts
    Weekly Reminder Emails

  • Duration: Lifetime Access
    Certificate of Completion

Course Curriculum

    1. Video: Software You Need

    2. Slides: Software You Need

    3. Video: Installing Fonts

    1. Free Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop

    2. Free Alternatives to Adobe PDF

    1. Video: Software You Need

    2. Slides: Software You Need

    3. Video: Setting Up the Book Interior in MS Word

    4. Download: 6x9 Book Template

    5. Download: 6x9 Interior Style Guide

    6. Video: Creating Your PDF

    1. Video: sRGB Print Settings

    2. Video: Image Settings for Printing

About this course

  • $497.00
  • 62 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content

Pricing options

If you do not qualify for BNPL on the full, one-time price, you can choose a monthly payment option.

FAQs

  • Why should I take your classes?

    Develop design, communication, and media skills that people pay for on a regular basis. Build your résumé with marketable skills and earn more money. Learn new skills for career pivots or to start a home-based business. Upgrade your writing skills to produce engaging media content.

  • Is there a time limit on enrollment?

    Most classes for individual users come with lifetime access. If not, please note the class duration and complete the course before the expiration date (if any).

  • Why are there no refunds?

    Our courses have taken copious amounts of time and personal finances to build. We are confident that all of our courses deliver the exact instruction you need to improve your writing skills.

  • When will I receive my certificate?

    Certificates are immediately auto-generated when you complete 100% of the course, and can be downloaded from your student dashboard in PDF format. If you cannot retrieve your certificate, contact the Director.

  • Can I pay for someone else to take the class?

    Yes, absolutely. You can gift the class by paying for the fee, but allowing someone else to complete the course. Click "This a gift" at checkout. The recipient will receive a course invitation email.

    They'll need to access their email and create an account right here on our website to redeem the gift.

    Upon redeeming the gift, they can access the class and can begin learning at their convenience. After enrolling in the class, they'll receive email confirmation that the gift has been claimed.

    See details about this process at: Course Gifting

  • Why am I seeing a "welcome back, sign in before purchase” message?

    At some point, you probably signed up for a free preview and the system recognizes your email address. You have two options to bypass this message and continue with your purchase: 1) Clear your browsing data. Use your current system recognized email address and try to reset your password. –OR– 2) First, clear your browsing data. Refresh the course landing page and retry your purchase. When you get to the payment screen, use a different email address and a different password. If you can use a different computer or a mobile device, this will also help to totally clear any previous visits. This way, you won't get that welcome message and you can pay as normal.

  • What about monthly payments & bundles?

    If offered, students can split the course price into two (2) or three (3) monthly payments. Monthly payments will incur a small processing fee, so the total paid will be slightly higher than the listed class price.

    If a monthly subscription payment is missed for any reason (e.g., card expiration or lack of funds), the system will automatically try to recover payment three (3) times. If the outstanding payment is successfully made during these attempts, course access will be restored.

    Although missed payments will immediately prevent access to course content, progress toward completion will be saved. When payment has been restored, students can simply continue the course from where they left off.

    However, if all three attempts at processing the payment fail, the monthly subscription will be removed and access to the course revoked. After three failed payments, progress will not be saved, and the student must purchase the course or bundle again and start over.

    This process also applies to bundles. Bundles give students access to a collection of classes for one monthly price, instead of paying for each class individually.

    Remember, you receive a certificate for each individual class completed. You do not have to complete every class in the bundle to receive a certificate.

    You can cancel at any time, but you are advised to completely finish a class and receive a certificate before cancellation.

Your Instructor

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”--Albert Einstein

(Dr.) Ashan R. Hampton

Director/Instructor

Ashan R. Hampton is currently the Distance Education Coordinator for Arkansas Adult Education after serving as an English instructor in higher education for several years. Ashan proudly cherishes the distinction of being the first Black female graduate of the Donaghey Scholars Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, under the direction of Dr. C. Earl Ramsey, Emeritus. As of August 2024, Ashan is working toward her Doctor of Education (Ed.D) in Adult Education through Capella University while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Outside of academics, Ashan worked for short stints as a technical writer, website designer, digital content coordinator, proofreader, and legal editor. She is also a published author with multiple books on a variety of writing topics, now available on Amazon, Lulu, and other popular booksellers. All book titles and ordering information are posted on her website at: www.arhampton.com.