Category Archives: Product Notes

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How Long Will the Color in Your Blurb Book Last?

Lots of bookmakers ask us just how long their Blurb book photos will last. Will the color fade? And if so, when? Are we talking ten years, twenty years? Is this heirloom material?
Thanks to our friends at Hewlett Packard — the folks who make the Indigo printing presses that we use to print all your [...]

A BookSmart Update and Flat-Rate Shipping

Today’s a pretty good day to be a Blurbarian. We’ve made a couple changes that we hope will make your bookmaking lives a whole lot easier.
First, we’ve introduced a new flat-rate shipping option, available immediately to customers shipping books to addresses within the U.S, UK, Europe, or Canada. What this means is that within [...]

The Secret’s Out: PDF to Book is Here!

PDF to Book has arrived! We know many of you have been clamoring for the ability to make books using the design tool of your choice, and upload directly to Blurb. We got the message, and after a herculean effort from the team, PDF to Book is all yours, bringing you complete creative control in [...]

We Now Accept PayPal!

You can now order your Blurb books using your PayPal account! Many of you utilized our forums to let us know that this was something you wanted, and we thought it was a great idea. So now, in addition to using your Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express, you can also use your PayPal account [...]

Introducing Blurb BookSmart 2.0 & Our New 12×12 Large Square!

Blurb BookSmart® 2.0 is ready for you to download and includes a bunch of new features that give you the tools and freedom to take your creativity to new levels.
First, we’re ecstatic to announce a new book size, available immediately – 12×12 Large Square! People were crazy for the Small Square, and a lot [...]

Tell us what you think. Take our new book product survey today.

Hey there Blurbarians –
Listening to and working closely with our customers are core to Blurb’s values and success as a company, and that’s what we’d like to do with our new book survey. Feel like telling us your two cents? This 15-question survey is focused on learning what new book products you’d like to [...]

Delay in Customer Support

If you submitted a support request this weekend, we experienced some downtime with our email support system on Saturday and Sunday. The good good news is that questions filled out and emailed to us over the weekend will be answered in the order we received them starting at midnight tonight (Sunday 12 a.m. PST). The [...]