I loved the beautiful book that Blurb produced from my testing, particularly the eye-popping image wrap cover that has crisp, almost 3D-like depth and detail. Inside, the pages feature accurate ...

Downloadable software aims to make it easy to merge text, graphics and photos and to design the book cover. Then, upload the book to Blurb and they’ll print it for you.

One serious caveat though is that it’s significantly more expensive – our 12 x 12-inch photo book cost us $145.78 including delivery (roughly £112), which is almost double the price of Blurb ...

I — personally, as a reader — look at the back cover of a book, I don’t read the blurbs. I look to see who did the blurbing, and I go, “Huh, interesting,” but it has no effect on whether ...

Social media is changing the way writers are promoting their books. Author Rebecca Makkai talks about her decision to take a break from writing the blurbs commonly seen on the backs of book jackets.