Print On Demand Profiles
Author House

Authorhouse.com is an informative site that allows users to self-publish and print hardcover and paperback books. Design assistance is available, along with editorial and marketing services. These services are bundled in packages for users to choose from based on their needs and price range. Custom illustations for children book publishing is also available, as well as custom cover or dust jacket designs. They also offer extensive services to sell and market your book, including author web page design and advertising in the New York Times Book Review.
BelieversPress

BelieversPress is a well-designed site offering several publishing options. They offer full color printing in a variety of styles. BelieversPress offers several additional services including cover design, marketing and publicity services, typesetting, online selling of your book, as well as publishing coaching. They can also convert your book to the e-book format, for the ability to be read on a variety of electronic readers. BelieversPress offers distribution to Christian bookstores, churches, and other online retailers.
Blurb

Blurb is a great site for making text or photo books. Like other photo book sites, Blurb uses a free software download called "BookSmart" which allows users to choose from a large variety of occasions and templates. The software is very easy and user friendly. Users drag-and-drop photos into the templates which prepares their books quickly and easily. Blurb also has an available video tutorial on how to use BookSmart. They offer an excellent selection of sizes and binding options, with affordable pricing. The site also houses examples and inspiration to get ideas flowing.
Book Surge

BookSurge helps users is all areas of self-publishing. Users have the option of using their designed PDF's or having help with the layout of the book. They offer both hardcover and paperback in a variety of sizes. Cover and dust jackets are available, and assistance with the design is available. Editing and marketing services are also available. Embossing can also be chosen by users for book covers. BookSurge utilizes print-on-demand technologies, allowing users to print one book, or a thousand.
Book1One

Book1One offers hardcover and paperback publishing. They allow users to upload fully designed books, and they also help assist users through the process. They have free downloadable software to help you design and layout your photo book. Book1One also gives tips and hints to make your publication the best it can be. Dust jackets and covers are also available, with the option of using foil stamping. They do not have copyright assistance. Product prices are reasonable, but this site should only be used by those with fully designed documents, unless making a photo book.
Brio

Brio is an excellent publisher if you are unsure of the process. Brio handles nearly all aspects, to design, editing, printing, distribution and marketing. You simply upload your content and they do the design for you. They offer personalized service, with a variety of options in hardcover and paperback. They currently accept a variety of files, but they do not accept Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, or Publisher. They do, however accept various Adobe files, as well as PDF's. They also can handle embossing and foil stamping. They distribute to Barnes & Nobles, Borders, and amazon.com.
CafePress

Cafepress is a very large website which allows users to make everything from books and stationary to mugs and tee shirts. For book publishing, cafepress allows users to upload their PDF of their designed books. Although cafepress.com does not offer design services, they do have helpful checklists and tip sheets to assist users in the design of their books. The website is easy to navigate with a large amount of information about how to creat and design your book. They also offer templates for book cover and jackets. They can only publish paperback books.
Dog Ear Publishing

Dog Ear Publishing is an excellent self-publisher for the serious author. They offer several different packages which include all the services you would ever need. They offer full color interior and exterior printing, and can handle photographs. Their site is easy to navigate and contains a vast amount of information, not only regarding their services, but also contains pages regarding their competition. Their core characteristics include speed, profit, and quality. Dog Ear Publishing is an excellent publisher that can handle a wide variety of projects.
HP Tabblo

TabbloBooks is a fast and easy way to print and publish your own photo books. Tabblo uses a free online editor for the layout and design of your book. Users are able to use templates supplied by the site, as well as their own. They offer one size for paperback books, and a larger size for hardcovers. Tabblo also offers users to design and print their own posters. Prices are reasonable and the program used to layout the book is easy and intuitive. Tabblo makes it even easier to import photos by linking their page to www.flickr.com for those users who wish to use photos stored online.
Infinity Publishing

Infinity Publishing is a good choice for a straight forward book. They describe themselves as being an author originated book publisher. They offer a few different sizes, all paperback and perfect bound. On their site, you can read step-by-step instructions for how to submit your manuscript using Microsoft Word. You can also view a very informative and interesting video on how they handle each project. They also offer a Spanish translation of your book. Infinity Publishing has a great connection to retail stores with their distribution packages.
iUniverse

iUniverse offers several different publishing packages for a variety of publications. They also offer editorial, marketing, and selling services. Several design services are also available for beginning designers. Assistance in cover and dust jacket design is also available. Users may also opt for a Publishing Services Assistant to help you through the entire process. Service options can be choosen by package, including design, editorial and marketing packages. Users are also able to sell their publications in an online marketplace.
Lightning Source

Lightning Source is a large-scale print-on-demand publisher. They offer a variety of book sizes for paperbacks and hardcovers. They offer text and photo books in full color. They offer several guides on publishing aspects, from editing, design, marketing, and selling. They also have tutorials to assist users in how to place orders and upload files to their site. They offer high quality prints in full color. Foil stamping is also available on book covers. This site is for the advanced user.
Lulu

Lulu.com is one of the more popular self-publishing vendors. It offers a large variety of different types of books, from cookbooks, yearbooks, artwork portfolios, and comic books, just to name a few. This website is easy to navigate through, and is very user friendly. Users even have the option of working closely with a personal publishing coach, for one-on-one help with publishing your work. Lulu also offers bulk printing for larger orders.
Morris Publishing

With three binding options, and two book sizes, Morris Publishing keeps it simple. This site is informative for anyone who may need clarity in self-publishing. They offer a variety of materials to help users with the publishing process, such as interior and exterior templates as well as marketing and selling how-to booklets. They also offer stock covers for your publication. Morris Publishing also has a subsidiary company dedicated to the printing and publishing of cookbooks, and can be found at http://www.morriscookbooks.com.
mypublisher

This website is a very friendly and easy to use site. Used for making photo books, mypublisher.com uses a downloadable book layout program appropriately called "MyPublisher". This software is very user intuitive and allows users to drag-and-drop photos into several different templates as well as themed books for occasions such as weddings and vacations. This site offers hardcover books with cover options of leather or linen. Paperback pocketbooks are also available. Overall, this site is great for beginners looking to put together a photo book.
Picaboo

Picaboo.com focuses on high quality photo books. They offer a variety of sizes and binding options. Picaboo can handle paperbacks and hardcovers, and are available in leather and linen. They also offer speciality binding, allowing your book to be opened flat. Picaboo offers a downloadable photo layout and design program that is very user friendly and allows for a high level of personalization. This program uses drag-and drop photo layouts that are very easy for beginner publishers or designers.
VioVio

Viovio.com is a fun and friendly site used to publish high quality photo books. With a huge selection of book sizes and types, it is easy to find one to meet users needs. They offer hardcover and paperback books with cover options of leather, linen, and even suede, in a variety of sizes and binding types. There are several speciality type books, such as portfolios and digital scrapbooks. Viovio uses a design and layout program called "BookMaker". Users can use this program to upload photos and add captions.
Wordclay

Wordclay is a very informative publisher. With plently of resources on topics regarding all of the publishing steps, Wordclay provides the user with step-by-step instructions, as well as tutorials and how-to guides. Although they only offer paperback books, they do offer the most popular sizes.  They provide a Self-Publishing Wzard, which can prove to be very helpful throughout the process. Some of their additional services are intriguing, including line drawings, illustrations, and interesting marketing techniques for your finished produce.
Xlibris

Xlibris is a full fledge print-on-demand publisher. They offer publishing packages to suit different types of users and publications. These packages range in price and services offered. They also have convenient add-on services to better assist users in certain areas. They also offer a lot of information and several services to help users design, market and sell their publication. Overall, this site is extensive and very informative. They also offer CD archives of your publication for future uses.