I think scalem is right with those reasons-I have been looking into Lulu merely for a one off collection of some of my poems for my mum.
Soft I know. Anyway, I like Lulu's attitude about self publishing, there are no false promises. I can see why poets, and specialist writers go down that route, to carve out their own sales in small markets. That said, I would never consider publishing a novel in this manner, simply because I think it takes a lot of work and experience to create a strong novel-fantasy or otherwise. I think you need that for a novel-someone to point out the impossibilities and bad grammar of your work - to send you away till you get it right. To self publish a novel is both brave and nuts I reckon, so good on anyone who does it and does well from it.
