September 30, 2009 – 12:28 pm
Could anyone out there use a few thousand extra dollars between now and the end of the year? Does anyone out there have any family, pet, or travel photos? Anyone planning to make a Blurb book as a holiday gift for friends or family? We’re betting that more than a few of you would answer [...]
September 29, 2009 – 12:11 pm
Last week a dust storm blanketed eastern Australia, including Sydney, and significantly disrupted the city’s infrastructure while putting health officials on high alert. (It’s unknown how red dust affects book shipping.) The official explanation is “during winter in Australia low pressure storms are generated in the Indian and Southern Oceans, whipping up huge seas and [...]
September 25, 2009 – 11:50 am
Embedded video from CNNMoney.com Video
A few months ago, CNN Money got in touch about doing a video profile on Blurb to showcase to their small business audience. Michal Levram, one of the classiest reporters we’ve had the pleasure of working with, spent a good part of the day with our CEO Eileen and many others [...]
September 22, 2009 – 4:31 pm
Pets are a huge part of many of our lives. Whether you have childhood memories of the family dog playing fetch at the beach or watching your kids grow up learning to take care of their own pets, we’ve all got great pet stories. They’re rascally. They get into stuff. We love it.
Why not [...]
September 17, 2009 – 3:16 pm
Think your book has what it takes to win $3,000?
The Best Blurb Books Contest is now accepting submissions, and we want you to bring your best! Enter your photo books by October 22 in one of three categories – family, pets, or travel – for your shot at one of three $3,000 grand prizes, [...]
September 14, 2009 – 5:00 am
Saatchi & Saatchi advertising agency in Malasia came up with these great ads for Penguin Books. It’s true – a great novel really is “unputdownable!”
(via ads of the world)
September 11, 2009 – 5:00 am
The Lending Library is a vending machine of sorts for books. Simply swipe your library card and borrow one of the stocked titles – great for late night book runs!
(via the 26th story)