Blurb Inc

Leen Slaets

Not what it used to be. My most recent book was a real disappointed. Print quality was very poor. After complaining they reprinted and I upgraded to lay-flat hoping things would improve. Unfortunately, the quality was equally poor (in fact, it was worse). In short, no more blurb for me. There are plenty of other providers out there, offering far better quality for the same price. I wished they had been more transparent on their choice to go for lower quality.

Jess Friedman

I've gotten several books printed with blurb over the years, and they are always excellent. The quality of the printing and binding are unmatched, the software and Adobe plugins are intuitive and easy to use, and their prices are the best in the industry. Their customer service is also superb. I've had a few occasions to contact them about special issues, and they always respond and resolve my concerns quickly. It's some of the very best customer service I've ever received anywhere.

Maddy Schaffner

I ordered 3 books from Blurb which were supposed to arrive on a Thursday. When Fedex lost the package (which they admitted to right away starting Friday morning) I contacted blurb expecting an offer for a refund or a reprint. Blurb did nothing to help my situation. It is now the Tuesday after they were supposed to arrive, no sign of the books, and Blurb refuses to refund me, and it is far too late to start a reprint. Disappointed.

Mike Herdes

I've purchased three books from Blurb, 1 softcover photo album and 2 hardcover versions. I made the books in Lightroom using the Blurb plugin. The process was pretty easy and you get an idea of the price in lightroom as you add and remove pages. There's a few small quirks in the software, so be sure to check everything over if you made any changes (from hardcover to softcover you'll loose text on the spine of the book and text can move from top to bottom). You can also review the book once it has been uploaded to Blurb from lightroom on their site (go to Bookstore Preview and then Preview). The books themselves are good quality. I actually found the photo quality to be better in the softcover version than the hardcover. Both are good, but there's better. I might try with different paper to see if that makes a difference in the future. To be picky, it also looks like the front and back cover text is not "rasterized" leading to the edges of each letter being a bit blurry. Overall, it was well worth it to have the books printed. They also have rotating sales from 20-40% off. At 40% off the two hardcover books were less than $100cad including shipping.