Monthly Archives: January 2011

Get Your Book of Love There in Time

The Lost Love Letter by John F. Kissoon | Make Your Own Book This Valentine’s Day, the answer to the age-old question “Who wrote the book of love?” could be: You. And while our first shipping deadlines have passed, there’s still time to order and get your book to the object of your affection by [...]

The Books You Were Born to Read?

Ready for a blast from the past? BibliOZ, an Australian resource for tracking down out-of-print and collectible books, offers a nifty web feature that’s sure to make you feel your age – or, as we prefer to think of it, the depth of your experience. Birthday Best Sellers is a database of New York Times [...]

Eileen Gittins Featured in Inc.

Blurb’s own CEO and founder tells the story of how she built the business – and a bit of her own story as well – in Inc.’s engaging “How I Did It” feature this month. Back in 2006, when Eileen first introduced Blurb’s business plan, the publishing world was moving towards digital platforms. Going from [...]

Book Inscriptions, Lost and Found

If you’ve ever picked up a used book and found a heartfelt personal inscription or a long-forgotten slip of paper inside, you know how fascinating that little peek into a book’s history can be. Who owned the book? Who gave it to them? Where are they now? And sometimes: What were they thinking? We’re not [...]