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Latest Product Updates and Feature Enhancements on Blurb
Blurb Launches Blurb for Good
Blurb has launched "Blurb for Good," a platform allowing individuals and nonprofits to create books for social causes. This initiative enables authors to generate awareness and funds, with Blurb cont...ributing to qualified projects. The platform leverages Blurb's BookSmart software and marketing tools, offering authors a unique page in the Blurb Bookstore and a contribution program for fundraising.
Blurb Launches Series of Designer Collection Templates for Instant Photo Book Creation
Blurb introduces the Designer Collection, a series of free templates for creating stylish, personalized photo books. These templates, designed by Laura Brunow Miner, enhance Blurb's Instant Photo Boo...k offerings, allowing users to create books from various photo sources like Facebook and Instagram.
Blurb launches unique premium print options via new ProLine offering
Blurb has launched ProLine, a premium print offering featuring new paper options from Mohawk Fine Papers, catering to professionals and enthusiasts. This launch provides a wider choice of materials f...or creating personalized, high-quality books, enhancing Blurb's self-publishing platform.
Blurb Launches Blurb Bookshow, Enabling Online Book Sharing
Blurb has launched Blurb BookShow, a new platform that allows authors to share their books online across various platforms, including Facebook and iPad, without needing an app. This tool enhances boo...k discoverability and engagement, offering features like page flipping and zooming. Beta testing showed a 6x increase in page visits and an 88% rise in sales for authors using BookShow.
Introducing Blurb Bookify Online Bookmaking Tool for Photo Book Projects
Blurb has launched Blurb Bookify, an online tool for creating photo books. Bookify offers curated layouts, fonts, and themes, allowing users to drag and drop images for automatic design. It supports ...images from Flickr or local storage, and offers various book styles and printing options. This tool enhances Blurb's suite of bookmaking solutions, catering to both casual and professional users.
Blurb Launches Bookmaking Plug-In for Adobe InDesign
Blurb has launched a new plug-in for Adobe InDesign, enhancing the bookmaking process for designers. This tool allows users to access Blurb's templates within InDesign, streamlining the export and PD...F-to-Book upload process. The plug-in supports various book types and customization options, ensuring high-quality printing and maintaining color management. It extends Blurb's bookmaking tools, offering creative control for designers and photographers.
Blurb has launched a new integration allowing Instagram users to convert their photos into professional-quality books. This feature enhances image resolution and offers customizable options, includin...g cover types and paper choices. Users can create books easily via Blurb's platform, with the option to share or sell through the Blurb Bookstore.
Blurb has launched a new feature allowing authors to create visually rich ebooks for Apple's iPad and iPhone using its Bookify and BookSmart tools. This innovation enables automatic conversion of exi...sting books into ebooks, reducing costs and time for authors. Priced at $1.99 per download, the ebooks offer enhanced design features and can be sold in the Blurb bookstore.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist and 'Denver Post' Reporters Publish 'Ian Fisher: American Soldier' in a Blurb Book
Blurb has launched "Ian Fisher: American Soldier," a book featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning photography by Craig F. Walker. The book, a collaboration with Denver Post reporters, documents a soldier's ...journey from recruitment to return from Iraq. It is available in the Blurb Bookstore for $39.95.
Global Publishing Platform Blurb Expands High-Quality Print Options to Include Magazines and Brochures
Blurb has expanded its print-on-demand offerings to include magazines and brochures, available through an Adobe InDesign plug-in. These products allow for low-volume, high-quality printing with no mi...nimum order, reducing costs and waste. They cater to businesses and creatives seeking flexible, professional print solutions.
Blurb Partners with London Author Fair to Enable the Professional Author
Blurb has partnered with the London Author Fair to support authors in self-publishing. This partnership will showcase Blurb's software and resources, empowering authors to publish and control their w...ork. Blurb's CEO, Eileen Gittins, will speak at the event, emphasizing author entrepreneurship and the evolving publishing landscape.
Blurb announces a global partnership with Samsung for auto-creating stunning photo books and magazines
Blurb has partnered with Samsung to enable Samsung GALAXY S 4 users to create and print photo books and magazines directly from their smartphones. This collaboration integrates Blurb's publishing pla...tform with Samsung's Story Album feature, enhancing the user experience by combining digital photography with high-quality print media.
Blurb Self-Publishing Platform Powers Story Album App on New Samsung Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO
Blurb has expanded its partnership with Samsung Electronics to integrate its self-publishing platform into Samsung's new Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO tablets. This integration allows users to create and... publish professional-quality books and magazines directly from the Story Album app on these devices, enhancing the user experience with Blurb's global publishing capabilities.
Blurb and Scribd have formed a partnership enabling Scribd users to convert their content into professional-quality books using Blurb's API. This collaboration allows for quick, affordable book produ...ction without order minimums, leveraging Blurb's global print network. The partnership enhances content value by transforming digital works into durable print formats.
Blurb has appointed Jim Taschetta as Chief Marketing Officer and Mark Lambert as Chief Financial Officer. Taschetta will lead global marketing, bringing experience from companies like Procter & Gambl...e and Coca-Cola. Lambert will manage financial operations, having previously worked at Connexus Corporation and Yahoo!. These hires aim to strengthen Blurb's leadership as it expands its creative book publishing business.
Awards, Recognitions, and Industry Achievements of Blurb
Blurb Ranks No. 47 on the Inc. 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies
Blurb ranks No. 47 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies, recognized as the fastest-growing in the media category and among the top five women-led companies. The company's rapid g...rowth, with a three-year rate of 4,829.6%, is driven by its self-publishing platform's popularity among consumers and creative professionals.
Corporate News and Organizational Updates on Blurb
Photography Book Now Announces Call for Entries in Self-Published Photography Book Competition
Blurb has announced the third annual Photography Book Now competition, celebrating self-published photography books with a $25,000 grand prize. The competition, judged by a panel of renowned photogra...phy professionals, offers photographers a platform to showcase their work. Blurb will host workshops and meet-ups in major cities, enhancing the global photography community.
