If you have an APO, FPO, or PO Box address, then today is your lucky day. Blurb is now able to ship to you. We have heard from Blurbarians in the Forums, in the blog, in our Suggestions and Feedback box, and have some great news. After working with our shipping network and print partners, [...]
Author Archives: Brent
It’s Friday and we’re on the wagon …
May 11, 2007 – 9:32 am
And no, I am not referring to Kim’s showing at this week’s Moo Meetup. We’re talking about being swept up in the swell of Warriors excitement here in the Bay Area. Admittedly, I tend to favor college basketball and my beloved Jayhawks but it is hard not to get excited with quips like this from [...]
Shipping costs - getting better all the time
February 27, 2007 – 2:07 pm
A lot of Blurbarians have told us, both in blog posts and through customer support, that our shipping prices could be lower. In response to this feedback coupled with the introduction of our new book types, we’re happy to introduce shipping rates that benefit both U.S. and international customers.
For our U.S. and Canadian customers, we [...]
Scheduled web downtime: Thurs 8:00 - 11:00 PM PST
August 31, 2006 – 12:58 pm
Testing is behind us, the code is frozen, and we are on deck for the relaunch of Blurb.com this evening. During the migration we will suspend all online activities – everything from downloads, to uploads, to account creation, to general exploration.
So how did we arrive at the 8:00 - 11:00 window? [...]
Web launch delayed
August 30, 2006 – 6:14 pm
The bad news is that after two weeks of pounding on the new site a performance related issue surfaced hours before we had planned to deploy. The good news is it surfaced now and not a few hours after launch.
We will know more tomorrow and will make a game-time go/no-go [...]
Blurb.com moving to Ruby on Rails
July 27, 2006 – 4:26 pm
This post briefly changes the tone of this blog to give you a peak behind the scenes with the Blurb product team. Expect to see more product “sneak peeks” in coming weeks as we continue to expand out product offerings on Blurb.com and with BookSmart.
As we wrap up development, let’s briefly touch on what changes [...]
