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video Step-by-step guide to creating your book (37 Minutes)

video How to customize layouts in Blurb BookSmart (4:43)

video How to create a book template (4:03)

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video How to use authonomy with Blurb BookSmart (6:06) Use BookSmart to slurp your content from Authonomy and publish your first novel, screenplay, short story collection or poetry works.
video Create B&W Text Books with Blurb (21:42) Featuring off-white, 60-pound text paper, black and white image capabilities, and full color covers; B/W Text has everything you need to publish your first novel, screenplay, short story collection, or poetry works.
video BookSmart Design Tips and Techniques (26 Minutes) This intermediate webinar explores several design ideas you can use in your books. Part inspiration, part instruction, you’ll get some great tips straight from Blurb’s designers.
video What's new in Blurb BookSmart (5:24) Learn about the latest features in Blurb BookSmart® including text styles, justification, and locked pages.
video How to backup/export your book (2:37) Follow these simple steps to export your BookSmart file and import it to another computer.
video Make a custom Flickr photo book (3:27) This short video shows how easy it is to slurp your Flickr images into Blurb BookSmart.
video How to make a blog book (5:30) Learn how to slurp your Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, or WordPress.com content into BookSmart.
video Start a GroupBook project on Facebook (3:24) Learn how to get your Facebook friends to contribute to your latest GroupBook project.
video Start a GroupBook project on Blurb (4:27) Learn how to start a GroupBook project directly from BookSmart and invite others to contribute.
doc Ten BookSmart tricks to impress your friends and confound your enemies Show off your bookmaking prowess – check out these ten tips for faster, easier bookmaking.
doc Tip — adding text over photos Creating high-impact chapter titles and section pages is a snap with these step-by-step instructions on adding a text overlay to your photos.
doc Create a full-bleed spread across 2 pages Follow these step-by-step instructions to use one photo across two facing pages.
doc Archive, share, or transfer your book files Create a copy of your book to archive or work on with another computer by following these simple instructions.
doc Import your custom design into BookSmart Use Photoshop, InDesign, and other applications to create your own page designs and then import into BookSmart.
doc Edit and move multiple pages Follow these easy instructions to select and move or delete multiple book pages at once.
doc Keyboard shortcuts for BookSmart for both Mac and PC Nothing says “Power User” like using keyboard shortcuts. We’ve mapped out all of the shortcuts in one spot.

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Blurb Meet-ups in Australia!

This July we’ll be in Australia hosting two meet-ups! Want to meet other bookmakers, check out Blurb books, and learn more ...