Blurb Inc. is an American

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platform that allows users to create, self-publish, promote, share, and sell their own print and

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s. It also offers software for laying out books.

History

The company was founded in 2005 by Eileen Gittins and funded by

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and Anthem Venture Partners. Blurb's headquarters are in

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, California. ''

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'' magazine named Blurb one of 2006's "50 Coolest Web Sites". The company generates nearly $100 million in revenues per year. Blurb announced a partnership with

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in April 2014. The deal allows Blurb-designed books to be sold and distributed on the Amazon platform. The partnership enables self-publishing on the platform with a 15% cut on Blurb books. In May 2014 Blurb acquired MagCloud, a self-publishing platform for magazines, under a licensing agreement from HP. In the deal, Blurb took over the company's technology and operations. Blurb was acquired by their print fulfillment partner Reischling Press, Inc. (RPI) for an undisclosed amount in August 2020.

Awards

*In April 2008, Blurb was nominated for a 2008

Webby Award The Webby Awards (colloquially referred to as the Webbys) are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over three thousand industry experts a ...

. *In August 2010, Blurb was announced as 2010 AOP Open Award Winner. *Blurb was an ''Inc.'' 500 No. 1 media company in 2010.

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* {{Self-publishing Book publishing companies based in San Francisco Digital press Publishing companies established in 2005 Self-publishing online stores