Features and Options:  

BookSmart, the free software used by Blurb, combines the tools and functions of multiple photo editing and journaling suites into one, all-inclusive program.

Now, you will be able to craft photo books to your specifications, with special considerations for travel, weddings, cooking, photo portfolio, poetry, family history and others, all readily available.

Best of all, Blurb hosts a public bookstore where creators can buy and sell their photo books, an option that virtually no other photo book publisher offers.

Sizing options are available in four sizes, 13”x11,” 8”x10,” 10”x8” and 7”x7”. Custom logos, photo and graphic covers and leather and other material bindings are available for increased customization.

Blurb offers very competitive page and additional page prices. Each photo book comes with 40 pages, an improvement on the 10-20 most photo book publishers offer, and page ranges, calculated in sets of 40, which can generally be purchased for around $0.25 per page.

Ease of Use:  

Simply put, Blurb’s BookSmart software and website are some of the most straightforward and easy to use available.

Help and support, information about pricing and shipping, helpful tips and book ideas and much, much more are located in easy to find locations, with no complicated paths to follow to get there.

Quality:  

Simply looking through the Blurb bookstore or taking a guided tour through the demo is proof enough of the caliber of professionalism and quality that each Blurb book offers.

Best of all, Blurb backs each book with generous return, refund and reprint policies, taking those extra steps to ensure the quality and integrity of each photo book.

Help/Support:  

Blurb hosts a FAQs section where helpful information regarding their services are answered in depth. Blurb also provides assistance through email and online chat.

Blurb stands head-and-shoulders above most photo book publishers, providing a unique set of tools and applications to craft professional-grade, memorable photo books that are ideal for both personal and commercial purposes.

Although it lacks the sizing and binding options, as well as the community aspects of the top-rated sites, with a few improvements to both areas, Blurb would easily be a “TopTenREVIEWS Gold Medal Award” contender.

If you are looking for more binding and sizing options, be sure and check out our top rated photo book publisher, Viovio.

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