August 4, 2008 – 11:42 am
As a former bookstore owner, I frequently had to fix, repair, and/or enhance some of the books that crossed my counter. Fixing and repairing books is not as hard as it sounds and will help when small problems arise. That said, if there are any problems with your Blurb book when you receive it, please [...]
Nope, I’m not talking about the 12-year anniversary of the Will Smith movie. On July 4, 1776, the United States declared independence from Great Britain. So, 232 years later, we celebrate with backyard barbeques, drinking beer out of cans, watching fireworks, and at Blurb HQ … not working.
We know we’ll be the only ones [...]
Memorial Day … the three-day weekend that marks the start of summer for those in the U.S. (And for you in the UK, enjoy your Spring Bank Holiday.) It’s also a teaser for a lot of kids still in school. To have to return to school for a few more weeks after a three-day [...]
January 10, 2008 – 6:47 pm
Small victories count too, right?
If you want to know how much it’ll cost to ship your book to wherever you want it to go, you can now use our handy shipping calculator to estimate that cost for you.
We know our book pricing charts make it pretty clear what books cost. But, when it came to [...]
December 18, 2007 – 2:55 pm
The big holiday rush is nearly over. We’re exhilarated and just plain happy to see so many great books getting made. More U.S. holidays are coming up and we wanted to let you know how they’ll affect your bookmaking over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
Blurb HQ will be quiet on December 24, 25, 31, [...]
December 6, 2007 – 3:45 pm
We know everyone is busy at work trying to get their books uploaded in time for the holidays. To keep the site running smoothly during this crunch time, we’re bringing the site down for approximately one hour tonight between 11 PM and Midnight PST. During that time, you will not have access to the site [...]
November 26, 2007 – 6:33 pm
Today has been one of the busiest days the Web has ever seen. Online orders have been so heavy that some sites, including Blurb, experienced strain under the pressure. To prevent this from happening again, we’re bringing the site down for approximately one hour tonight between 7 and 8 PM PST. During that time, you [...]
