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Blurb BookSmart

Blurb BookSmart® is free, easy to use bookmaking software. Quickly import pictures and text into professionally designed book templates and page layouts — or drag and drop your content into fully customizable pages and layouts for a look that's all your own.

or make a book using your favorite program

Features Overview

Free and Easy to Use Software
  • Cross-platform
  • Drag and drop images and text
  • Intuitive layout tools
  • Easy image management
Professionally Designed Layouts and Styles
  • "Guide Me" feature to help get you going
  • Starter layouts and themes
  • Backgrounds, borders and ornaments
  • Customizable, savable layouts

Import Photos, Blogs and More
  • Slurp your photos
  • Slurp your blog
  • iPhoto integration

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What's New in 2.5

Faster, Easier Layouts
  • "Snap to Grid" auto-alignment
  • Instantly set an image as a page background
  • Aspect ratio locking: keep images in proportion
  • Auto-fit containers to images

Improved Guidance and Workflow
  • New help resources, handy and in-context
  • Content preview in the Layout Editor
  • Trim guidance: keep clear of the page edge
  • Improved image library management
Increased Support and Stability
  • Crashes reduced more than 50%
  • Full support for Windows 7
  • Full support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard

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System Requirements for BookSmart 2.5

Current version released: October 15, 2009

Macintosh
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.5 or later
Memory: 512 MB minimum, 1 GB or more recommended (especially for PPC Macs)
Processor: 1.5 GHz G4 minimum, 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo or faster recommended
Download Size: 49 MB
Disk space to install application: 67MB
Open disk space required to run BookSmart: 1GB
Disk Space per Average Book: 100 MB
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum, 1600x1200 preferred

Windows
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and 7
Memory: 512 MB minimum, 1 GB or more recommended
Processor: 1.3 GHz minimum, 2 GHz or faster recommended
Download Size: 43 MB
Disk space required to install application: 140 MB
Open disk space required to run BookSmart: 1GB
Disk Space per Average Book: 100MB
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum, 1600x1200 preferred