Monthly Archives: February 2009

An iStockphoto Book of the Week

February 26, 2009 – 2:08 pm

The fine folks at iStockphoto created “Parallel Perspectives” – a fantastic collection of images from their massive artist base (over 65,000 artists contribute images to the site!). iStockphoto founder and CEO, Bruce Livingstone sums it up nicely by stating, “We’ve made it our business to document the world that surrounds us, to send in dispatches [...]

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Site Down Tonight for Maintenance!

February 25, 2009 – 2:53 pm

The Blurb site is undergoing a little routine maintenance tonight, February 25th, and will be out from 9 – 11 pm PST. You won’t be able to upload, order books, access the forums, etc – but feel free to read through the blog if you’re craving some Blurb in your life. (image by ralphbijker)

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Take 5 Tuesday with Deb Pang Davis

February 24, 2009 – 3:14 pm

This week we got to know the maker of one of our favorite books – Deb Pang Davis, creator/designer of Dirty Pictures. Deb gives us some background on the who, what, and why of making her book – a must read for all bookmakers and pdxcross fans. Why do you do what you do and [...]

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Valentine’s Proposal Book Winner!

February 20, 2009 – 2:45 pm

High-five to Marcus Panek for our favorite proposal book, “El Salvador!” Here’s Marcus’ story about how he used his Blurb book to surprise and propose to his wife to be: “In July of 2008, my girlfriend and I went to El Salvador to do a mission trip. When we returned from the trip I told [...]

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