Shows how to create, publish, and sell photo books using the Blurb self-publishing service.
- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm Jan Kabili, your instructor for Creating Photo Books with Blurb. Many photographers, both pros and amateurs have dreamed of seeing their photographs published in a printed, bound book. Until recently, that goal has been out of reach for most of us. But now digital technologies are making it technically possible and relatively affordable for almost anyone to self-publish a photo book. Which can run the gamut from professional photography portfolios to a simple book of family photos. In this course, I'll show you how to create, publish, and get started selling your own photo books using tools offered by Blurb.
Blurb is an online company that's become a hit with a wide range of creative folks. From design and photography professionals to casual users, who are just intrigued by the idea of sharing their personal photographs with family and friends in the special form of a book. One reason Blurb is so popular is that it offers more than one bookmaking tool. So no matter how much experience, skill, and time you have, there's a bookmaking process that will work for you. This course covers three different workflows for creating a Blurb book. Bookify, BookSmart, and an introduction to PDF To Book.
Another reason Blurb is so popular is that in addition to bookmaking tools, it offers services for ordering books online, for printing books on demand, and even a bookstore for selling your books. All of which we'll look at in this course. I'm sure you're eager to get started making your first photo book, whether it's a big coffee table book of your best photos, or a small softcover book to give as a gift. So let's get started learning how to create photo books with Blurb.
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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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