October 14, 2009
Entertainment Tonight Co-Host Mark Steines Launches New Book: See the Light – A Passage to Sierra Leone
In a first-time collaboration, Blurb® and Entertainment Tonight co-host Mark Steines today announced the launch of a new book, See the Light – A Passage to Sierra Leone. The 120-page book, a photographic journey by Mark Steines, is available for purchase in the Blurb Bookstore. All profits from sales of the book will go directly to Lighthouse Medical Missions.
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October 14, 2009
Blurb Partners with Movember for Official 2009 Book
Blurb® has announced its partnership with Movember, the moustache-growing charity campaign, to launch the first official Movember book, Eurotash – A Journey to the ends of the upper lip.
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October 1, 2009
Blurb® Introduces New Flat-Rate Shipping Option
Blurb today introduced its new flat-rate shipping option, available immediately to customers worldwide. Flat-rate shipping significantly reduces the shipping costs for customers ordering between 1 to 5 books – using U.S. Ground or International Economy options.
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October 1, 2009
Blurb® Introduces Blurb BookSmart® 2.5
Blurb today announced the release of Blurb BookSmart® 2.5, available for download now at www.blurb.com. BookSmart 2.5 includes many new features that give the Blurb community even more control in the customization of their book layouts; improved guidance and workflow during book creation; and increased stability of the application itself.
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September 17, 2009
Blurb® Announces Call for Entries in Best Blurb Books Photography Book Contest
Blurb seeks entries for the first-ever Best Blurb Books contest. Photo books can be entered at www.blurb.com/photo-book-contest in one of three categories — family, pets, or travel — for a shot at one of three $3,000 grand prizes or one of three $1,000 runner-up prizes. Submissions will be accepted through October 22, 2009.
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September 10, 2009
Rafal Milach’s Black Sea of Concrete Awarded Photography.Book.Now $25,000 Grand Prize for Best Self-Published Photography Book
Rafal Milach, a professional photographer from Warsaw, Poland, was awarded the $25,000 Grand Prize, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, in the second annual Photography.Book.Now competition for his photography book, Black Sea of Concrete. Mr. Milach’s work was chosen as the most creative, most innovative and finest self-published photography book by an esteemed panel of judges in a competition featuring more than 2,400 entries from 50 countries around the world.
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September 4, 2009
Blurb® and Twestival to Publish Twestival Global Event Book Featuring Images and Stories from Events in 150+ Cities Worldwide
Blurb® has partnered with Twestival, a global series of events organized by volunteers, to bring people together for a great cause. Blurb and Twestival will publish the first-ever Twestival Global Event book, featuring the stories of the 150 participating cities and their event organizers. Each event will have a two-page spread in the book to tell their story and showcase their official Twestival charity.
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June 24, 2009
Blurb® Introduces PDF to Book, Delivering New Levels of Creative Control
Blurb® today announced the release of PDF to Book, available immediately. The new PDF to Book workflow gives creative professionals complete creative control to design books using the application of their choice, save the file as a PDF, and upload it directly to Blurb.
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June 2, 2009
Blurb® Introduces Blurb BookSmart® 2.0, New 12x12 Large Square Book Size
Blurb®, the creative publishing and marketing platform that enables anyone to design, publish, share and sell bookstore-quality books, today announced the release of Blurb BookSmart® 2.0, and introduced its new 12x12 Large Square book offering, available immediately.
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May 28, 2009
Blurb sponsors The Obama Time Capsule, a book as unique as the events it commemorates
Blurb® today announced its sponsorship of The Obama Time Capsule, created by photojournalist Rick Smolan. The Obama Time Capsule features images from more than 140 professional photographers, graphics from renowned infographic designer Nigel Homes and essays from General Colin Powell, Joe Klein, Auma Obama and Arianna Huffington, among others.
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April 16, 2009
Photographer Larry Fink Teams with Blurb® and Fotovision to Publish his Latest Book, "Night at the Met"
Esteemed photographer Larry Fink today announced his latest book, "Night at the Met," published using creative publishing and marketing platform Blurb®. Fink, who has been awarded two Guggenheim fellowships and two National Endowment of the Arts grants, produced the book in collaboration with Fotovision, a Bay Area nonprofit created to support photographers interested in documenting the world.
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April 8, 2009
The Dead partner with Blurb® to create collectors' edition concert books from each stop on the band's 2009 tour
In an unprecedented collaboration between a musical group and its fans, iconic rock band The DEAD — featuring original Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann — and longtime Grateful Dead photographer Jay Blakesberg have teamed with creative publishing and marketing platform Blurb® to create professional-quality concert books to commemorate The DEAD’s 2009 U.S. tour.
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March 27, 2009
Photography.Book.Now Announces Prestigious Panel of Jurors for 2009 Photography Book Competition
The Photography.Book.Now International Juried Competition today announced a prestigious panel of jurors for its photography book competition. Hewlett-Packard will award the $25,000 Grand Prize, leading a distinguished group of sponsors.
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March 10, 2009
NPR's The Kitchen Sisters Launch New Book: Hidden Kitchens Texas
Inspired by their popular HIDDEN KITCHENS series on NPR's Morning Edition, Hidden Kitchens Texas is a colorful, action-packed road trip exploring Texas through food — told by people who find it, grow it, cook it, eat it, sell it, share it, and celebrate with it.
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March 2, 2009
Photography.Book.Now Announces Call For Entries In Self-Published Photography Book Competition
The Photography.Book.Now International Juried Competition seeks entries for its second annual competition celebrating self-published photography books and the photographers behind them.
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January 28, 2009
Blurb Community Produces over 300,000 Unique Titles in 2008, Propels Company to 3x Growth
With nearly one million books produced, over 750,000 registered users, and a global footprint that extends to 60 countries, Blurb continues to experience high growth amidst challenging economic times.
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October 21, 2008
Blurb Introduces Premium Paper
New premium offering supports creative professionals and professional photographers
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September 22, 2008
Blurb To Print All Books Exclusively Using HP Indigo Digital Printing Press
Deeper integration between Blurb and HP delivers superior print quality and consistency; critical to Blurb’s professional market
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September 11, 2008
Beth Dow’s “In the Garden” Awarded Photography.Book.Now Grand Prize For Best Self-Published Photography Book
Winners chosen from over 2,000 photography book submissions in the competition’s first year
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September 3, 2008
Gordon Crovitz, Former Wall Street Journal Publisher, Joins Blurb Board Of Directors
Andrew Zolli, innovation thought leader and branding expert, continues Board service
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July 1, 2008
Blurb Launches Business-To-Business Membership Program In Europe
B3 features a custom workflow, finely tuned print accuracy, and flexible support options for professionals and businesses
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June 17, 2008
Blurb Opens European Headquarters
Jon Wisler, Former European Director of Kodak Gallery (aka Ofoto), Named VP and General Manager of Blurb Europe
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May 8, 2008
Blurb Introduces Hardcover Imagewrap Books
Images now printed directly on the front and back of any hardcover Blurb book
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May 6, 2008
Blurb Wins Webby Award For Best Services Website Of 2008
Wins in the Best Services Category, selected from among 10,000 entries
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April 28, 2008
Blurb Nominated For A 2008 Webby Award
Nominated in the Best Services Category, selected from among 10,000 entries
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April 22, 2008
Blurb Introduces Photobucket Slurper
Photobucket users can now slurp their images into Blurb Booksmart® and make real books
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April 15, 2008
Blurb Groupbook Introduces Community Bookmaking To Facebook
Facebook community of 68MM can now collaborate to make Blurb books using Facebook platform
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March 31, 2008
Blurb Launches B3 - A New Business-To-Business Membership Program
B3 provides custom workflow, finely tuned print accuracy, and flexible support options for professionals and businesses
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March 18, 2008
Photography.Book.Now Calls For Entries In Self-Published Book Competition
Photography.Book.Now launches international salon, symposium, and book competition with $25,000 grand prize
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March 4, 2008
Blurb Expands Set Your Price Program Internationally
The creative book publishing service’s new global Set Your Price program lets all Blurb bookmakers earn money selling their books
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January 29, 2008
AlwaysOn Selects Blurb as OnMedia Top 100 Winner
Blurb recognized for game-changing strategies in advertising, marketing, and promotion
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January 17, 2008
Explosive Print On Demand Adoption
Is Re-Defining What It Means To Be Published
Blurb leverages online communities, print-on-demand technology, and shifts in consumer behavior to drive changes in the traditional publishing industry
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10.23.2007
Blurb Authors Inspire the Latest Innovation in Bookmaking
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced the availability of Blurb BookSmart® beta release 1.9.
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10.23.2007
Blurb Introduces Community Books
Blurb, the creative publishing service and innovator in social print media, today introduced Community Books.
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7.31.2007
Blurb Strengthens Commitment To Global Expansion
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced it has implemented new shipping options and ecommerce features to support the company’s European launch and global expansion.
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7.10.2007
Blurb Hires New Senior Vice President Of Marketing And Business Development, Robin Goldebrg
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced the hiring of Robin Goldberg, the Company’s new Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
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6.15.2007
Blurb Adds New Community Features, Enhances Social Print Media Experience
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced that it has redesigned its Web site and introduced several new community features.
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6.13.2007
Blurb Brings Creative Book Publishing to Europe
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced its expansion into the European market.
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4.02.2007
Blurb and MothersClick Partner to Help Moms Create Bookstore-Quality Books
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced a partnership with MothersClick.com, the first social networking site to offer online services exclusively for real-life moms’ groups.
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3.27.2007
Blurb Introduces New Premium Services, Increases File Upload Speed 2-to-3 Times Faster
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced the availability of its Blurb BookSmart® beta release version 1.7.7.
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2.20.2007
Blurb Introduces New Book Sizes, iPhoto Integration, and Expanded Blog-to-Book Capabilities
Book creation service adds square and large landscape format books to meet professional and consumer demand.
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1.23.2007
Blurb Helps Contemporary Art Aficionado Publish Collection
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced that The Peterson Collection of Contemporary Realist Art will be published for the first time in book form using Blurb’s BookSmart® software, and made available for purchase in the Blurb Bookstore.
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1.9.2007
Blurb Introduces Author-Set Pricing
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced the availability of its Set Your Price program.
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12.19.2006
Blurb Flickr Slurper Now Available
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced that its BookSmart® beta release version 1.6 includes a Flickr Slurper.
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11.14.2006
Book Creation Service Offers Hardcover and Softcover Books, Enhanced
Marketing Tools, Blog Slurping for TypePad and WordPress
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced that its new BookSmart® beta release version 1.5
is available for download.
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10.26.2006
Blurb Brings Professional Design, Bookstore Quality to Everyone
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced the availability of its new How To Make a Book
book, a physical sample of Blurb’s bookstore-quality books.
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9.26.2006
Blurb Introduces Blog Slurper in New Blog–to–Book Program
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced that its
new BookSmart™ blog–to–book beta is now being released to
a select number of SixApart TypePad™ bloggers.
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8.30.2006
New Blurb BookSmart™ Beta Upgrade Now Available
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced that its
new BookSmart™ beta release is available for download
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8.14.2006
Blurb Raises $12 Million To “Bring Book Publishing To The Masses”
Blurb, the creative book publishing service, today announced that it has
raised an additional $12 million to further its mission to bring book
publishing to the masses.
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5.3.2006
Blurb Inc., Announces Public Availability Of Populist Publishing Service
Blurb Inc., a recently launched company bringing book publishing to the masses,
announced the general availability of the beta version of its populist
publishing platform today.
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2.6.2006
Blurb, Inc. Democratizes Publishing Industry With Demo 2006 Launch
Blurb Inc., a newly launched software and services company bringing book publishing to the masses, previewed its offering
today at the prestigious DEMO 2006 conference.
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