SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 2, 2012) - Blurb®, the creative publishing platform, today announced that new versions of its award-winning BookSmart, Bookify and InDesign® Plug-In creation tools will enable customers to simply and easily convert their new or existing print files to ebooks, adding video, audio and live links to enrich the storytelling experience.
Known for helping bookmakers of all skill levels create exceptionally beautiful books, Blurb is a complete platform for those who want a simple way to create, share, and sell their books, whether in print or ebook form. Authors create their book once then publish to print or ebook format, quickly and seamlessly.
"We are at the very beginning stages of the 21st century book," said Eileen Gittins, CEO and Founder, Blurb. "Now that smartphones have created a world where everyone has a still and video camera in their pocket, people want to incorporate this rich media into their books. These ebooks provide the familiar structure and narrative of a book, but with the added vibrancy and immediacy that video and audio can deliver."
Add video and audio from your phones, computers, or cameras into books made with Blurb BookSmart, Blurb Bookify or Blurb's InDesign Plug-in. Blurb's ebooks are optimized to display images and text beautifully, so your work is produced the way you designed it, spread by spread. This is of particular interest for children's books, cookbooks or how-to guides where design and presentation are critical.
"Contemporary storytelling like this embraces the way we live our lives today, capturing and consuming media in multiple formats, wherever we go. Plus these ebooks can be distributed online," Gittins said.
Blurb also gives book creators everything they need to share and sell their books easily, from free social tools to post "shows" of their books on their Facebook timeline, blog or site, as well as free listings in the Blurb bookstore. Authors set the price for their book and keep 100% of the markup for a print book, or 80% of the retail price for an ebook when sold at Blurb.com. Additionally, for no extra charge, Blurb will help ebook authors submit their work to the Apple® iBookstore™; thereafter authors are subject to Apple's terms and conditions.
For more information, and to create, share, promote, and sell your own rich media ebooks today, please visit www.blurb.com/ebook
To preview select enhanced ebooks online, go to:
http://blurb.com/enhanced-ebook-gallery
OR
select from the following:
http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/327392-flawed-symmetry-of-prediction
http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/327693-curry-base
http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/328078-ebooks-for-photographers
http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/326508-satos-of-dead-dog-beach
http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/327134-the-dog-photographer
http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/327400-roy-hydrants
http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/328135-high-design-low-impact
About Blurb®
Blurb is a creative publishing platform that unleashes the creative genius inside everyone. Users can create their own high quality print/ebooks via Blurb's free online and downloadable bookmaking tools. Blurb's social and community features allow customers to share their books with friends and colleagues, and Blurb's online bookstore and social marketing tools enable customers to market and sell their books, setting their price to drive the desired profit.
Since being founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005, Blurb has delivered over 6 million books created by close to a million customers, shipped to 70 countries and territories. Blurb is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in London.
Contact Information:
Media Contact:
Amy Hesser
Hesser Communications Group
312.933.8324
