I am compiling a comparison article for my weekly column Greene Ink on POD self-publishing companies. Wanting to write a more rounded piece I am seeking a bit o' feedback from those who have actually had personal experiences with using/dealing with said companies. We've only had dealing with two companies, Authorcrossing and Lulu, but the more info we get, the merrier.

More than just prices and numbers, I'm mainly looking for pros & cons from actual consumers, either on the writing...

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January
*Karl Menninger; Man Against Himself

February
*M. Scott Peck; The Road Less Traveled and Beyond.
*Azar Nafisi; Reading Lolita in Tehran
*Rollene Saal; The NYPL guide to reading groups
*Calvin Trillin; Remembering Denny
*Bob Woodward; Maestro

March
E.L. Doctorow; Waterworks
Virginia Woolf; Jacob's Room

Fenced off the yard to keep away our dog.
2-7 planted Moro Orange Tree.
2-7 Started a garden.
2-14 planted seed of cucumber in a bag.
2-15 planted Persimmon.
2-15 sprayed neem on Navel Orange.

I found this book at goodwill on my birthday in the wonderful town of Grand Island. I haven't participated in many reading groups, as a matter of fact, most have flamed out before even getting off the ground. Online discussions have been another animal. Unfortunately, the cyber-reading group is not addressed at all in Saal's book.

Saal points out that the best groups operate with the fewest rules and that the only "officers" are perhaps a secretary to record what books...