Publish Your Own Book with Blurb® for the Ultimate Holiday Gift
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Personalized gifts are always a hit with family and friends. This
holiday season, consumers can easily and affordably publish their own
bookstore-quality books with Blurb®,
the creative publishing and marketing platform that enables anyone to
design, publish, share and sell bookstore-quality books starting at just
$4.95.
?Creating a book with your own content ? whether it?s photos, stories,
family recipes, or other meaningful material ? is a highly personal and
rewarding experience,? said Eileen Gittins, founder and CEO of Blurb.
?Your book is truly a priceless gift for family and friends.?
Blurb customers have complete creative control to create any type of
book they?d like. Popular holiday book ideas include:
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Photo book ? Create a ?year in review? photo book that documents your
adventures in 2009. Publish a book that documents a special occasion
like a wedding, birthday, or other major event, and gift it to close
friends and family.
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Family history book ? Collect old photos, stories, and scanned
hand-written letters to create a family history book.
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Cookbook ? Compile your favorite recipes, add delicious food photos,
and stir. Your custom cookbook is sure to be a hit with family,
friends, and neighbors.
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Coffee table or fine art book ? Turn your photographs into a
beautiful, one-of-a-kind coffee table book.
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Blog Book ? Blurb?s simple blog-to-book feature enables you to turn
your blog into a book. If someone in your family is a blogger,
surprise them this holiday with a hard copy book of their blog.
To create and publish a Blurb book, start by downloading Blurb
BookSmart® software from http://www.blurb.com.
BookSmart is free, runs on a Mac or PC, and offers a wide variety of
book layouts created by professional book designers. Customers enjoy
complete creative control, down to the pixel. Users can create their own
page layouts or utilize Blurb?s PDF to Book workflow to design books
using the application of their choice, save the file as a PDF, and
upload it directly to Blurb.
Blurb books are available in a variety of sizes. For a complete list of
sizes and pricing, please visit http://www.blurb.com/book/pricing.
Blurb recently introduced a flat-rate shipping option, which
significantly reduces shipping costs for customers ordering between 1 to
5 books using U.S. Ground. Flat-rate shipping for 1-5 books using U.S.
Ground is just $6.99.
About Blurb
Blurb® is a creative publishing and marketing platform that unleashes
the creative genius inside everyone. Blurb?s platform makes it easy to
design, publish, market and sell professional-quality books, using
Blurb?s free, award-winning Blurb BookSmart® software, or the design
tool of your choice. Use Blurb?s bookstore and online marketing tools to
market and sell your books, and keep 100% of your profit. Use Blurb?s
social and community features to create and share Blurb books with your
friends and colleagues with ease.
Blurb was founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005, and includes a team of
design, Internet and media veterans who share a passion for helping
people bring their stories to life. Blurb is based in San Francisco with
offices in London, and is funded by Canaan Partners and Anthem Venture
Partners. For more info, visit http://www.blurb.com.
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Henry Grey PR, for Blurb
Audrey Shedivy, 310-770-0610
audrey@henrygreypr.com
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