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Emanuela C.

Director Digital Marketing & Technology

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/26/2016

"Great tool to create photo books"

4/5

What do you like best about Blurb?

I can create photo books with the layout I create. I created multiple page layouts so I can apply the same on all my books and be sure that all books and all pages will be perfectly aligned.

I can also add texts and titles.

All my photo books appear as professional photo albums and I store them all together in my library. They are really nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blurb?

The premium paper is not really nice, the photos appears blurred in some cases. I prefer the standard paper.

The resolution of the pictures will decrease compare to the quality you see on your computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Christina H.

Executive Assistant

Commercial Real Estate

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/28/2016

"Blurb Review"

5/5

What do you like best about Blurb?

I absolutely love Blurb and the high quality books that it has helped me to make for both work and pleasure. The system is super easy to use and does not need a lot of time to start flying through the process of making the books and magazines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blurb?

There is not much that I dislike from this product, but if I had to say something I would say the price of an Ebook could be a little lower. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Monique K.

Social Media Manager and Retoucher

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/21/2016

"Simple to use, but book quality not up to par"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Blurb?

The software is extremely easy to figure out and very intuitive, particularly the Blurb software built within Adobe lightroom. Amyone who can use lightroom can figure out Blurb. If you already have a collection of photos in lightroom for a book, they are easy to drag and drop. I do like the fact that it is simple and there aren't a million different options to choose from. In my opinion, less is more anyways. Your books can be clear, concise and to the point with having simplified options for the page layouts and it looks more professional and less like a Walgreens style photo book. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blurb?

The book quality was not so awesome, even with corrected color profiles in the photos. Having to change the color profiles of my photos was cumbersome. The color was very off in printed book form. When working with photographs of people, this is very concerning, especially when worrying about correct skin tone. I was indeed working with portraits so that quality is unacceptable for a professional seeking a simple book solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blurb:

I would seek out as many other budget priced book making softwares as possible instead of Blurb. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blurb solving and how is that benefiting you?

This software can be used to easily and simply create custom albums for photography clients or as a portfolio for a photographer (I have done both). The benefit is that it is very time-saving compared to making your own layout in something like Adobe InDesign. Anyone who can really work a computer and knows how to use any photo editing software can easily figure out how to use Blurb without much guidance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UH

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/13/2016

"Best Self Publishing Site (Promo Books Especially!)"

5/5

What do you like best about Blurb?

It's easy to use. It has plug-ins with Adobe Lightroom, plenty of templates to choose from, the user has control over all aspects of what they would like. Over the years the output quality has just gotten better and better. Other than one company (which is too pricey), Blurb is #1 when it comes to affordability and quality of self publishing -- practically a requirement in Fine Art/Photographic Arts professionals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blurb?

The cost (without a coupon, and sometimes the coupon only provides the user with only more than one copy of the same book), and the cost for a faster turn around time. Honestly, I don't think these are things that can be changed -- or that I even want to change -- it's just we live in a world of immediate gratification and "Prime" membership. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blurb:

There are some good sites, but the quality does not compare to Blurb. Additionally, they have fantastic customer service, although I haven't needed to use it in a number of years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blurb solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Blurb for personal promotional uses and require BFA students to create a simple portfolio of their work before graduation so get in the practice of self publishing. The benefits is that they can shop their work around, but can also use the Book module in Adobe Lr to create a myriad of interesting products in freelance work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Photography

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/28/2015

"There once was a review for Blurb here"

4/5

What do you like best about Blurb?

But since G2 Crowd is more interested in spamming users, not living up to their promises which, to the uninformed, includes giving out gift cards, this review has been edited by the original writer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blurb?

G2 Crowd hasn't responded to Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blurb solving and how is that benefiting you?

Book printing is hard and expensive. You have to have a lot of knowledge to even attempt to make a professional printer understand your needs, and you need to know your CMYK values and offset margins. Blurb kinda does all that for you, or at least holds your hand a lot of the way. It's hard to do wrong, since it's all very What You See Is What You Get, and for most people, that's perfectly fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.