Blurb Photo Books

"Publishing my first photo book, "Please, Don't Leave Me," through Blurb has been an unforgettable journey. Their user-friendly platform made the process of designing and laying out my unique collection of photographs a breeze. The print quality of the final product did justice to the vibrant hues and intimate moments I captured on film. It was simply remarkable to see my work displayed on the high-quality pages of a professional-grade book. One of the aspects that truly stood out was Blurb's affordability. It allowed me to offer my cherished audience a rich visual experience without setting the price beyond their reach. The customer service was prompt and efficient, ensuring a seamless process from conception to publication. I would definitely recommend their services to other photographers or artists looking to materialize their creativity and share their work with the world."

For ten years, I’ve been printing photo books through Blurb using Lightroom’s book module. Life changes, needs change, etc. This year I switched to using only an iPad and there is no book module in the mobile version of Lightroom. I have been so discouraged to see that this app only allows two size options, which means that my books can no longer be consistent. For a decade I’ve been printing 10x8 landscape sized books and now I can only choose a 7x7 or 5x5, neither of which are large enough to really display my photos well. I’m so disappointed. I thought maybe I could just go to the Blurb website and design my book there, all online, only to find that they have no iPad support! You can only do it via Mac or PC though a downloaded app which is not available in the App Store. This is hugely discouraging to me. I have been a loyal customer for 10 years and now I’ll have to find another option. Seriously, in 2021 there should absolutely be more options for creating a Blurb book via iPad.

UPDATE:. On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, I got a reply to my customer service request promising to either track down the book or send another. On Wednesday July 22, 2020, I finally received the book. The quality was good. Photos reproduced nicely, but they were all enlarged and cropped to totally fill the square pages. I did not expect or want that. There were people in the background of some photos that I wanted to be in the book. It’s as if they were never there. Not good. I thought the app was fairly easy to use but so limited that I won’t use it again. I don’t have a problem using my desktop computer. The shipping cost is way too high especially since I ordered this book on the 25th of June and today, on the 20th of July, I still do not have my book. After a very quick shipment by UPS from the manufacturer to a post office about an hour drive from my house, the shipping slowed down. The book sat at that post office for almost a week and then it headed my way. It took a day to move the one hour trip to my post office. Then my post office stored it for me for a few days. Then my post office proudly announced that it was delivered. Sigh. Now they say they delivered it to the wrong house, but the guy where they delivered it won’t give it back. What??? I think that’s a federal crime. So, if I ever get the book, I’ll revise this to include the quality. In the meantime, I’m going to check out another company. Oh, and one more issue. I have contacted Blurb twice with no response. The last was on-line 4 days ago. Other than the form response, nothing. Not a happy customer.