Holiday Gift Idea: #Blurb Layflat Photo Books

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I'm still amazed at the things I can make online these days & making beautiful quality photo books is no exception. I've used Blurb a number of times to create gifts for the holidays & this year, they've got a great new option for those books: Layflat! This feature turns any photo book into a layflat showcase with a gorgeous collection of seamless spreads at Blurb. Now you can go corner to corner & edge to edge across an entire two-page spread without losing any part of the image to the center.

I know it's a little early to be posting about shopping for the holidays, but ordering your photo books early means less stress in December, right? Head on over to Blurb's site to take a look at what you could do with Layflat--the website is easy to use & order one or multiples of the book you create. & don't just limit yourself to photo albums. What about an illustrated collection of your favourite holiday songs? Or an archive of your kids' best artwork from the year?

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Take your Blog to Book with BookWright by Blurb

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Blog to book with Blurb's Bookwright!

I've been writing here at Spokesmama, formerly The Sprog for about seven years now. Though I've had the best intentions, I've been rather haphazard with printing photos & creating scrapbooks as the kids have grown from newborns to little people that they are now. I have put a lot of effort into this digital space, but sometimes I'd just like it to be more tangible.

So I was pretty excited to hear about one of Blurb's latest book creation tools. Blurb offers a new feature that helps bloggers to take content from their site & easily slot it into a template to create a real, actual book you can hold in your hands. This new feature accepts just about any blog building tool, including Blogger, Wordpress, & Squarespace, pulling text & images directly into the tool.

Sounds too good to be true, right? Seriously, though, it isn't. You have total control by converting blog pages into your own print-ready layouts with BookWright’s help. I'm really into the idea as a way to create that baby book I'd neglected, but this tool is a great opportunity to build your business brand or create profit opportunities from content you already have by making a digital or print book. Can't wait to try it--stay tuned for a review in future...

Learn more about BookWright right here.

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Big Savings Just in Time for the Holidays

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Hey, have you got some shopping left to do for Christmas? DIY some gorgeous books this year! Blurb has just added an extra promotion to make sure you can still save big on your gift books. They've got three deals for you depending on your budget:

Save 30% off print book orders $175+ with code:BLURB30% 

or 

25% off print book orders $150+ with code: LARGEGIFTS 

or 

20% off print book orders $75+ with code: SMALLGIFTS 

all offers are good through December 9th, 2014. Now's the perfect time to create those gifts!

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Photo Book Design Secrets from the Pros, Compliments of Blurb

Your photo galleries are sublime. You've spent hours sorting and editing your shots into individual masterpieces, and are ready to take the next step—publishing them into a printed collection of your art. Before you jump online and start pouring your pictures onto the blank pages of a photo book, take a look at this video from Blurb. (or watch below!) In this video, learn graphic design secrets to create a clean, high quality photo book—such as how to avoid falling into the "gutter". Blurb will help you turn your photography into the magnum opus that graces your coffee table, as opposed to just another book of pictures.

Ready to start publishing? Save 20% on photo books with code OCT20%, which is great news if you're thinking ahead to the holidays and making your work of art into a gift to send. Special offer for new customers only—save 25% on photo books with code OCT25%… even better for those of you who are new to Blurb books. Just don't wait because these deals end October 31st.


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Turn Your Instagram Photos into Your New Favorite Book with Blurb

If you are a rabid Instagrammer, and wistfully browsing through your Instagram profile to take in all those beautiful shots isn't cutting it anymore, why not take your talent to the next level and make a real commitment to your photography? With Blurb, you can take all of your Instagram shots and turn them in to a high quality printed book in just minutes. There is no hassle of sorting and editing, no endless hours wasted formatting for specific page requirements… just pick what you like and make it real. Watch this Blurb video to see how you can turn your feed into a seriously brag-worthy book. It’s incredibly easy and even a little bit fun. (You can even publish your Facebook photos (with comments) into a book!)

Ready to start publishing? Save 20% on photo books with code OCT20%, which is great news if you're thinking ahead to the holidays and making a gift to send. Special offer for new customers only—save 25% on photo books with code OCT25%… even better for those of you who are new to Blurb books. Just don't wait because these deals end October 31st.

 

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Creating Custom Books for the Holidays? Blurb's Book Making Boot Camp Makes It Easy!

It could be just me, but I think it's much easier to learn how to do something by watching a video (even it is's a short one). For instance, making your own custom book seems like it would be really complicated, but then you watch a video walking you through it and it becomes pretty understandable. Here's a quick video from Blurb (less than 3 minutes) that quickly walks you through publishing your own book using their BookSmart tool—sort of a book making boot camp. Save 20% off photobooks which is great news if you're thinking ahead to the holidays and making a gift to send. New customers save 25% off photobooks at Blurb with code SEPT25%… even better for those of you who are new to Blurb books. Just don't wait because these deals end October 31st.

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WIN $2500 from Blurb

Make a Book About Your Favorite Person and You Could Win $2,500 from Blurb

Did you know that Blurb might give you $2,500 to read about your favorite person? All you have to do is make a book about a loved one filled with all sorts of kind words, creativity and insight, and if selected, you could win the grand prize! For every book you make (there are seven different categories, so seven different chances to win) you will receive a 30% discount on the printed product. Go to Blurb to check out the details of the contest to see what the categories are and when the entries are due. The 30% discount on My Favorite books will be applied at checkout when you use the promo code: MYFAVORITE. (And, even if you don't enter, you can still get 30% off on all My Favorite books or save 15% on all printed orders through April 30th!)

Not sure what to write about? Take a look at what some of the people at Blurb say about their favorite people.





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