Beautiful Books by Blurb
Recently, while discussing a joint-design project, one of my colleagues alerted me to a new company called Blurb. One of his clients recently had a book produced by Blurb and my friend was amazed at the price and quality.
“Blurb is a company and a community that believes passionately in the joy of books – reading them, making them, sharing them, and selling them.”
And I believe it.
Blurb focuses on producing bookstore quality books–or works of art in some cases. They offer a wide range of sizes (7″x7″ to 12″x12″) and styles (soft cover or hard cover). You can also choose to have a traditional dust jacket or use their ImageWrap service, in which “the cover image is directly printed on the hardcover, creating a sophisticated effect and a durable matte finish.”
There is also a bookstore/gallery featuring client-created books. The store houses a variety of masterpieces created simply as family keepsakes, design portfolios, works of fiction, nonfiction and children’s books. Be sure to take a look at the Staff Picks section while you’re over there.
You can upload your book’s design files (e.g. a book layout done in InDesign) using the Blurb Booksmart® software or via PDFs. Unfortunately, editing services are not currently offered. Users are responsible for the editing of their own content but hopefully Blurb will offer this service in future.
Until then…Write on!
April
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