Now that the Christmas season has passed I can finally talk about this book here - I know some family members actually check in on Boyink.com once in a while so I had to keep this...uh...under my hat.

I have to say, Lulu.com is one of those websites that make me sit back and say “the internet is really cool”.

I’ve put together books for my kids in the past - I remember one year taking a bunch of pictures of the kids from over the year and making up a story to go with them. I had it printed, laminated and bound at Kinkos.  Final cost?  Around $65.00.  For one copy.

Granted, Tales From a Pink Cowgirl isn’t printed in color, nor is it laminated.  But at a per-copy cost of less than $6 we could simply buy a couple of copies and keep one nicely stored for posterity.

We were very happy with the quality of the book - the cover photo looks as good as the print I compared it to, and the binding and interior print look as good as anything we’ve brought home from the library.

This book was actually two gifts in one this year - we gave a copy to Miranda as a gift, then bought additional copies for her to give to friends and family.  It went over really well on both accounts.

So if you - or your child - is inclined to write, check out Lulu.com as a way to self-publish a book.  Even in our high-tech internet world there is still something tactile and magical about a book.