LyX and Lulu
Donald Emmack · Linux journal · 2006
Writers are everywhere. They can be in school, in business or trying to make a living printing text on the page. The Internet abounds with various Microsoft Windows tools to aid in writing books, transcripts and other media. Many of these sites and programs still rely on traditional word-processing programs for output. LyX is different. It's a typesetting tool designed on LaTeX. In short, LyX makes your printed documents look more like what comes from a professional publishing company. Lulu.com is a fast-growing Web site where you can publish that book you've been meaning to write for the last ten years. Together, LyX and Lulu make a great pair. Although they can't fix your poor writing habits, they will make your final publication look professionally printed and bound. This is part one of a two-part series. In this first article, I explain some of the striking benefits of LyX and how to get your final document into the Lulu.com Web site. The next article will focus on using Pixel to create your final book cover for the publication.