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Bring your creative
vision to life
✓ Global distribution through the Blurb Bookstore, Amazon, and Ingram
✓ Versatile creation tools and formats
✓ On-demand and large-volume book printing
✓ High-quality print technologies
Design your book, your way
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Blurb BookWright
Design books and magazines with our free software featuring customizable templates and layout ideas. -
Blurb plugin for Adobe InDesign
Create unique, print-ready books and magazines as part of your InDesign workflow. -
Blurb Presets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
Already editing photos in Lightroom? Turn your digital galleries into beautifully printed books and magazines. -
Blurb PDF Uploader
Have a PDF that’s ready to publish? Just upload it and get your book printed quickly and easily.
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Who uses Blurb?
Blurb is a versatile and user-friendly self-publishing platform empowering a wide array of content creators to bring their visions to life. Catering to professionals like authors, photographers, and other creatives, Blurb provides the tools and services to design, publish, and distribute high-end books, portfolios, and magazines. But Blurb is not just for professionals; countless people use Blurb to create cherished keepsakes like travel books, family photo albums, and memoirs.
How to use Blurb
Blurb sets itself apart in the publishing world through its range of software tools designed to offer a frictionless creative experience. BookWright, Blurb’s flagship bookmaking software, enables you to craft high-quality books, magazines, and other published works seamlessly. It offers a variety of customizable templates and advanced design features. Combined with Blurb's professional book printing services, you can create a bookstore-worthy product.
Blurb is also equipped with plugins for well-known design platforms like Adobe InDesign and Adobe Lightroom, facilitating the creation of stunning work with powerful tools that many professional designers use. And if your content is on a PDF file, you're in luck! Blurb allows for direct PDF to book uploads, helping turn already assembled work into a print-ready format. Offering a range of customizability from cover type and dimensions to paper quality, Blurb's bookmaking capabilities contend with renowned publishing houses.
What services does Blurb offer?
Blurb offers a range of services for self-publishing, including book design, printing, distribution, and marketing. Here is a look at several Blurb offerings:
- Book Design: Blurb offers free modern templates and easy-to-use software to create portfolios, photo books, trade books, magazines, and more. You have complete creative control over how your vision comes to life.
- Book Printing: Blurb offers tailored print solutions, expert support, and custom quotes for varying printing needs. Blurb's print-on-demand solution allows creators to print as they go.
- Distribution: Blurb offers multiple distribution channels for self-published projects. You can sell your book directly through the Blurb Bookstore or Amazon or distribute it through Ingram's worldwide distribution network.
- Marketing: Blurb offers online sales tools that allow you to share a preview of your project on social media or embed it on your website. You can also sell and distribute your book directly through your personal storefront on Blurb.com.
Self-publishing with Blurb
Blurb streamlines self-publishing, turning immersive creative projects into beautiful, tangible books. Aspiring authors and creative professionals alike can leverage Blurb’s powerful toolkit, ensuring a smooth design and layout process. The cost of printing is transparent and wide-ranging, largely dependent on book size, cover type, paper quality, and page count.
With Blurb, you take complete creative and commercial ownership over your project. This autonomy extends to determining your price and exploring various channels to sell your book.
More than just a bookmaking service, Blurb's marketing tools help widen your book's visibility and commercial viability. For an easy and intuitive self-publishing experience, Blurb's customizability and premium-grade print standards make it a no-brainer.
Selling self-published books
Selling self-published books opens a world of opportunities for authors and creatives, providing total control over the publishing and promotion process. Creators set their own pricing, retain rights to their work, and have access to a global audience through various channels. Blurb supports this journey, offering tools to create, promote, and distribute books independently.
When selling a book, it is crucial to consider the target audience, pricing strategy, and marketing efforts to ensure successful sales. Blurb supports creators in navigating these aspects, turning their creative works into commercially viable products with the potential for both personal fulfillment and financial reward.
Print-on-Demand with Blurb
A print-on-demand model means printing occurs only when an order is placed, eliminating the need for large upfront print runs and reducing the risk of unsold inventory. This system is cost-effective, particularly for independent authors and small-scale publishers, as it minimizes waste and lowers storage and distribution costs.