Wondering what to do with all of your best photos or Instagram pics? Make a photo book with Blurb – also a perfect Christmas gift for a loved one.
I had the opportunity to make one for myself and tried the Blurb platform for creating and printing photo books. Blurb books are bookstore-quality books printed on premium paper stock with amazing binding.
Creating your book is very simple with Blurb’s industry-leading book-making tool, BookSmart. It comes loaded with professionally designed layouts that you can use as is or customize. There are online tools that let you make instant books from Instagram and Facebook as well as plug-ins for professional design software like Adobe® InDesign®.
I needed a simple way to create my book and used the BookSmart online. I simply chose a size for the book, the number of pages and then was ready to start uploading photos to use in the book. There are several layouts to choose from and you can change the design later as well.
Just drag and drop the photos that you’ve uploaded into the various pages of the book. I made a 20-page book but you can make your book as many pages as you wish. You can add text if you want, and also change the layout of the page – full page, right or left side or with a border, for example.
When it comes to ordering your book, there are several paper and cover options to choose from. I also created a photo cover using one of my photos instead of a dust jacket. You can also put the title on the book’s spine and on the back of the book.
Here is a peak at my book:
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Disclosure: I received a credit to create my own Blurb book for review.
7 Comments
I would make a photo book of my kids to share with my inlaws. I would probably start with their baby book idea.
Would love to finally put done of our wedding pics together!
I will make a book of my recent trip with my best friend to Ireland
thanks
I’d make a blurb book for my brother-in-law’s 30th birthday this month. My mother-in-law traditionally gave a retrospective photo book to each child when they hit their milestone 30th birthday. She passed away a year and a half ago and we’ve (embarrassingly) dropped the ball on this tradition since. It would be lovely to be able to continue this tradition with a blurb book!
i would make a book of my kid’s. my fav pics from the year.
Best moments of 2013
I’d make a photo book for my daughter, with her newborn baby as the “star”. :o)