Starting a new book in BookSmart is pretty straightforward because the program…gives you a lot of guidance.…If you haven't already downloaded and installed the free BookSmart software from…Blurb.com, do that now by going to the Apps tab on the homepage and choosing…Blurb BookSmart. Then follow the links to the download.…Along the way, you'll be asked to register for a free account at Blurb.com and…then you'll be able to download BookSmart.…When the program finishes downloading, you can use the clear instructions to…install it on your Mac, or on your PC, and then launch the program.…
This is the first screen that you'll see.…I want to start a new book in Blurb BookSmart, so I'll just click this Orange…button and that launches the wizard that will walk me step by step through the…process of setting up a new book from scratch.…Along the way I'll make a number of choices.…For example, I'll type in a Book Title and I'll choose a page layout and a theme.…The good news is that all of those options that I choose can be changed once…
Author
Released
10/12/2011- Planning a photo book
- Color managing photos for BookSmart
- Laying out pages in BookSmart
- Troubleshooting image size in BookSmart
- Importing photos to Bookify
- Adding, deleting, and moving pages in Bookify
- Downloading and installing Blurb's InDesign plug-in
- Uploading a PDF to Blurb
- Ordering and selling photo books
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 38s
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Using the exercise files1m 5s
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1. Getting Ready to Make a Book
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Choosing a theme2m 24s
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Planning a book4m 13s
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Organizing your assets6m 21s
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2. Using Blurb BookSmart Desktop Software
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Laying out pages4m 23s
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Placing photos on pages6m 27s
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Adding text5m 2s
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Creating a cover7m 10s
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Customizing your book7m 52s
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Uploading your book to Blurb4m 28s
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3. Using Blurb Bookify Online
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Completing a Lightroom book4m 30s
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Placing photos on pages5m 10s
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Changing page layouts4m 17s
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Styling your book4m 18s
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Adding text5m 44s
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Creating a cover7m 43s
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4. Using PDF to Book
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Using the InDesign plug-in7m 39s
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Uploading your PDF to Blurb6m 49s
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5. Ordering and Selling Your Book
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Ordering your book4m 14s
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Marketing your book3m 56s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye41s
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