https://www.blurb.com/self-publish
Blurb creates more personal printed products like photobooks, trade books, magazines, soft cover and hard cover, and flat layout books. They do not require exclusivity. It is a good option for specialty books like photobooks, scrapbooks, etc. They do not offer a rush service. There are minimum and maximum page limits. It is an option if you want to do something other than a novel.
Cost: Cost for books depends on type of trim size, color versus black and white, page length, and quantity ordered, and shipping. The print prices are quite high. They charge a 25% "Custom Logo Fee" to have their logo removed from your book.
Rights: You retain your copyright.
Distribution: You can sell and distribute at scale through the Blurb Bookstore, the Blurb Bookstore on Amazon, and in over 39,000 stores with Ingram’s worldwide distribution. You can presell through Kickstarter.
Services: They offer file creation through Bookwright free downloadable software. You can use a plug in for Adobe InDesign. You can upload a PDF. There is integration with Lightroom Classic for photo books.
Payment: The book's cost is your base price. This is determined by your book specifications, such as paper and cover type, and the unit volume of your order. Amazon and Ingram have distribution fees, which are part of the retail price. You set your profit margin per copy, which becomes part of the customer-facing retail price. You can have payments sent to you monthly via Paypal or paper check, once you meet the minimum threshold.
Next week, we will look at Draft2Digital/Smashwords.
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