The printed book is not going away. The printed book publisher might be. I bought a book from Lulu a while ago, and it was a pretty nice experience. Shipping ta

The printed book is not going away. The printed book publisher might be. I bought a book from Lulu a while ago, and it was a pretty nice experience. Shipping takes a while (unless you pay outrageous courier rates) but the service is decent, and quality is good. What they do is much closer to the Kindle model, and does satisfy the need to have your own printed book that you can read in no-device locations and away from power sources. I think it's self-publishing that is the important bit, not ebooks.