Self-Publishing with Blurb

Things to Make Using Blurb 

Save a Child's Art in a Book

Parents struggle with stacks of artwork brought home from school by their child. Don't throw out all that artistic effort. Save examples of their creative development in a self-published book.

Make a Wedding Photo Book as a Gift

Turning the wedding snapshots into a photo book makes a wonderful surprise for the bride and groom. There are a many sites where you can make a custom photo book. You may not be a professional photographer, but a bound photo book makes your digital pictures special. Here's how to do this.

Write a Book Using Blurb

If you have a story to tell, here's a slick way to write and publish your book.
So, did you write your story in Microsoft Word or as a blog?? However you wrote it on your computer, it can be imported into Blurb. If you are just starting and don't have anything written yet, that works too.

Publish a Book of Family Memories Using Blurb

Once you write down your family memories, think about turning them into a book. There are many print-on-demand sites that make self-publishing a memoir affordable and almost easy. This article focuses on one site, but you can apply the tips to others. You can do it!

Publish a Blog in a Book Using Blurb

Most people now-a-days have a blog page. I personally like to use www.blogger.com, also known as blogspot. If you're like me you use your blog as a sort of journal. Well, did you know that you can have your blog turned into a book!? I just had my first book made, downloaded directly from my blog, and it turned out great! Here is how you do it!

Create a Photography Portfolio with Blurb

If you want to establish yourself as a photographer, you'll need a portfolio to show your work. While a website, blog or photo-sharing site is great for showcasing the bulk of your photos, printing your photographs and presenting them in a bound portfolio is often necessary when pursuing a photography job, assignment or client. Blurb lets you create and print professionally bound, four-color portfolios. To design your portfolio, Blurb provides free software that allows you to lay out photographs in a professional manner.

How To Promote the Book 

That You Published with Blurb

Promote a Book Using Smilebox

If you've published a book either through a traditional publisher or self-published, you want to promote it in varied ways. Here's how to use Smilebox for promoting your book. Usually people use Smilebox slideshows as email greeting cards or to show off their photos, but it can be much more than that.

Make a Webpage to Promote Your Book

You don't need to know lots of fancy computer jargon to design an author's webpage. If you've self-published a book and want to promote it, you'll need to set up a webpage. Here's how to make one easily using Wordpress which is a free site.

Promote a Self-Published Book

At last, you've sent the book to the publisher. Don't get too comfortable, as now you need to promote that self-published book. Here are some ways to start getting the word out about your new print-on-demand book.

Promote a Book Using Squidoo

Authors, particularly self-published authors, need to promote their book in a wide variety of ways. Making the information about the book and author available on the internet is important. Here's how to make a Squidoo lens to promote a book.