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 Lulu's restructuring turns the page with new hires, new services

Self-publisher Lulu has made a flurry of new management hires as the company shifts strategy and prepares for a rollout of new products and services.

 Lulu eGames winners take home $30,000 in prizes

Top prize in the NCSU Entrepreneurshiop Initiaitve competion goes to a startup using technology developed at NCSU for chip substrate defect reduction.

The Lulu eGames

 In the news: Bronto, Lulu, Business Empire Consulting, SciQuest, Liposcience

Local tech briefs: Bronto keeps hiring; Lulu adds Google Drive app; Business Empire Consulting wins DNC deal; SciQuest expands services; LipoScience wins award.

 Red Hat co-founder, Lulu CEO donates $250,000 to NCSU 'eGames' competition

Bob Young will back the business startup competition over the next five years. NCSU will call the program "The Lulu eGames."

The Lulu eGames

 Lulu's Bob Young 'energized' by Amazon's publishing threat

In an interview with Bloomberg news, the co-founder of Red Hat and CEO of Raleigh-based self-publishing firm Lulu says he relishes the chance to compete with Amazon as a publisher.

Bob Young in his trademark Lulu cap.

 Lenovo exec quits; inside Red Hat deal; Nader vs. Cisco; new AT&T droids

The Bulldog blog headlines: Top Lenovo exec joins parent firm; Red Hat fills gap with cloud deal; next big thing - connected devices?; Nader wants bigger Cisco dividend; AT&T adds 5 Android phones.

 Self-publishing firm Lulu expands printing network to France

The expansion is designed to meet sharply growing demand from authors in France, European Union, the Raleigh-based company says.

 Lulu writes another success story – the old fashioned ‘dead tree’ way

Lulu’s owner Bob Young fuels growth of his self-publishing venture with the publishers he had threatened to disintermediate. “In effect, we are creating the world’s biggest bookstore,” the co-founder of Red Hat says.

 Lulu gears up for launch of iPad, helps authors convert their works

Apple's new mobile eBook reader goes on sale April 3. Raleigh-based Lulu helps its authors join Apple's iBookstore.

 Self-publishing firm Lulu moves ahead with plans for IPO

 Lulu opens up its on-demand publishing platform to developers

Raleigh-based provider of publishing services for companies, authors, artists and musicians offers the opportunity for publishing under own brand names.

 Lulu gears up for $48M initial public offering in Canada - Report

Raleigh-based self-publishing firm founded by former Red Hat chairman Bob Young has hired underwriters for IPO, says Dow Jones news service.

 Tech veteran Jeff Kramer joins Hosted Solutions

Moving from Lulu.com, Kramer will be responsible for overseeing architecture and product strategy across the organization.