SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Blurb, the creative publishing and marketing platform, today announced a partnership with Scribd, the world's largest social publishing and reading site. Scribd's users can now easily and affordably turn their written and illustrated works on the site into professional quality books using Blurb. The partnership leverages Blurb's API to instantly convert content uploaded to Scribd into book form, meaning consumers can complete an order for a book within minutes.
"Taking Scribd documents into book form will elevate the impact and importance of the content itself," said Eileen Gittins, Founder and CEO of Blurb. "Whereas other print forms are intended to be consumed, books have a valuable and extremely long shelf life. Blurb and Scribd have already identified over 1 million documents on the Scribd site that users can Bookify™ and turn into affordable, professional quality books."
Key consumer benefits of the Blurb/Scribd partnership include:
- Professional-quality publishing -- Blurb's Global Print Network delivers high-quality printing and a bookstore-quality published book.
- No order minimum -- Order one or many books.
- Affordable -- Prices start at $12.95. Volume discounts begin with orders of 10 books or more.
- Fast turnaround -- Blurb ships your book directly to your doorstep within 7-10 business days.
"Partnering with Blurb offers our users one more way to consume content both on- and offline," said Jared Friedman, CTO and co-founder, Scribd. "It also offers authors a way to make their eBooks available in print."
Blurb plans to open its platform to additional content partners when it makes its API public in the near future.
Earlier this year, Blurb reported record growth in 2009 with sales of more than $45 million. The company created and shipped more than 1.2 million books in 2009.
About Blurb
Blurb® is a creative publishing and marketing platform that unleashes the creative genius inside everyone. Blurb's platform makes it easy to design, publish, market and sell professional-quality books, using Blurb's free, award-winning Blurb BookSmart® software. Blurb's bookstore and online marketing tools enable customers to market and sell their books, and keep 100% of their profit. Blurb's social and community features allow customers to create and share Blurb books among friends and colleagues with ease.
Blurb was founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005, and includes a team of design, Internet and media veterans who share a passion for helping people bring their stories to life. In 2009, Blurb shipped over 1.2 million books to more than 60 countries and generated over $45 million in revenue. Blurb is based in San Francisco with offices in London. For more info, visit http://www.blurb.com.
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