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Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Put Play into Practice

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Put Play into Practice

Not everything is meant for public consumption. This might seem counter to the general trend of modern society, where every moment of every day is shared and shared passionately. ...

Cookies by Chef Coy: Behind the Book with Secoyah Browne

Behind the Books

Cookies by Chef Coy: Behind the Book with Secoyah Browne

What began as a late night stress-relieving activity from a job in real estate finance has become a brand worth watching and a cookbook you’ll want to literally sink ...

How to take creative risks and get comfortable doing it

Planning & Creating

How to take creative risks and get comfortable doing it

Taking risks in your creative endeavors can be as intimidating as it is essential. The path less traveled often leads to the most extraordinary outcomes. Yet, many of us ...

Rising Waters: Behind the Book with Alice de Kruijs

Behind the Books

Rising Waters: Behind the Book with Alice de Kruijs

This month, our focus is on creative sustainability. Sustainability, on its own, is often associated with environmentally conscious actions aimed at lowering waste and lessening our impact on the ...

East to West: Around the World with The Raw Society

Behind the Books

East to West: Around the World with The Raw Society

In 2016, Jorge Delgado-Ureña and Christelle Enquist co-founded The Raw Society. At first, the organization focused solely on offering on-location photography workshops. Over time, The Raw Society grew into ...

Cultivating Creative Cross-Pollination with Dan Milnor

Cultivating Creative Cross-Pollination with Dan Milnor

I was recently asked if I had any regrets in life. I thought to myself: Where do I begin? I mean, I do, but I try to focus on ...

Collaborative books and publishing: How to blend creative disciplines for a unique final product

Collaborative books and publishing: How to blend creative disciplines for a unique final product

Back in ye olden days of publishing, a single book required the involvement of dozens of craftspeople. If the paper was meant to last, it had to be made ...

The power of books as marketing materials for small and large businesses

Promoting & Marketing

The power of books as marketing materials for small and large businesses

Like most businesses, you’re always on the lookout to stay connected with your audience in relevant ways. So you find yourself in a perpetual loop: Make another post. Check ...

How to transform existing creative projects into new revenue streams

Promoting & Marketing

How to transform existing creative projects into new revenue streams

Learn how to repurpose your book content into new revenue streams! Blurb provides creative business strategies to boost your self-published book sales.

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Rotate your view and redefine your portfolio

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Rotate your view and redefine your portfolio

Discover how Dan Milnor redefined portfolio design with creative bookmaking techniques. Stand out using Blurb photo books, magazines, and print-on-demand tools.

Photo Submission Do’s and Don’ts

Photo Submission Do’s and Don’ts

Here are some tips on how to best photograph yourself and your book when submitting images to Blurb! This allows our creative team to best showcase your work across ...

Gathered ’round the Table: Behind the Book with The Southern Lady Cooks

Behind the Books

Gathered ’round the Table: Behind the Book with The Southern Lady Cooks

Since 2008, The Southern Lady Cooks has been sharing classic, down-home recipes to their fans around the world, the kind of heartwarming food “you may remember your grandmother or ...

Where to sell your self-published book

Promoting & Marketing

Where to sell your self-published book

For some self-published creators, publishing a book is about personal achievement and creative satisfaction. But for others, self-publishing a book is a matter of business. If marketing, selling, and turning ...

Black Friday book promotion ideas: a self-publisher’s guide to boosting sales

Promoting & Marketing

Black Friday book promotion ideas: a self-publisher’s guide to boosting sales

Did you know that during the 2023 holiday season, U.S. consumers spent a staggering $211.7 billion online? That's a 3.5% increase from the previous year, according to Adobe Analytics. As ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Start Marketing Your Book Now

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Start Marketing Your Book Now

The marketing of your book begins the moment you decide you have a story to tell. At that very moment. Not the next day or the week after. Not ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How to sell your book

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How to sell your book

One of the most challenging questions I face at Blurb is, “Well, I finally finished my book. Now how do I sell it?” This tops the list in a ...

Book trends to look for in 2024

Self-Publishing

Book trends to look for in 2024

Book trends are typically predictions based on what’s currently all the rage. The topics that are hot at the end of 2023 will likely remain on-trend into 2024. But ...

Heuer Carrera Chronographs 1963-85: Behind the Book with Richard Crosthwaite

Behind the Books

Heuer Carrera Chronographs 1963-85: Behind the Book with Richard Crosthwaite

Vintage watch collector and researcher Richard Crosthwaite discusses his approach to creating and marketing his books and how print on demand gives him the freedom and flexibility to design ...

7 reasons why photo books are worth it in the digital age

Self-Publishing

7 reasons why photo books are worth it in the digital age

As a creator operating in the digital age, you may question whether photo books are still worthwhile. Despite increasingly easy access to tech like ebooks, online portfolios, and creator ...

How to design a book cover: professional tips for success

Planning & Creating

How to design a book cover: professional tips for success

Creating a unique and eye-catching book cover is essential for any author or creator looking to self-publish their work. Despite the overused cliché, "never judge a book by its ...

Blurb bestselling authors on self-publishing success today

Promoting & Marketing

Blurb bestselling authors on self-publishing success today

Self-publishing has come a long way in the past few years. What was once seen as a last resort for authors and photographers has become the preferred method for ...

24 Zine ideas to spark your DIY creativity

Planning & Creating

24 Zine ideas to spark your DIY creativity

There are endless topics to turn into zines. To spark your imagination, we've gathered 24 zine ideas. Take a journey through historical and contemporary concepts, then start creating your ...

Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing

Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing

Whether you’ve just written your first book or your hundredth, the first step towards publishing it is choosing how to go from manuscript to print. In today’s publishing landscape, ...

How to pick photos for your photo book

Planning & Creating

How to pick photos for your photo book

Part two of three of how to print your photo book with pro photographer Jared Platt Editor's note: In this three-part series, pro photographer and educator Jared Platt will teach ...

How to write a synopsis

Self-Publishing

How to write a synopsis

So you’ve got to write a synopsis. If you're unsure where to begin and struggling to get started, you're not alone. They’re not long, but, just like a novel, ...

Blurb Creator Stories

Ideas & Examples

Blurb Creator Stories

#WhyIBlurb Every creator has a story behind their story. We sat down with a few Blurb authors to learn more about what inspires them, their favorite part of the book-making ...

Photo Books to Journals: Q&A with Dan Milnor

Photo Books to Journals: Q&A with Dan Milnor

Whether you’re starting a new creative project or planning your next career moves, it helps to get perspective from a professional. In our latest webinar series, Blurb Creative Evangelist ...

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