BookSmart

BookSmart

Infobox Software
name = Blurb BookSmart

developer = Blurb, Inc.
latest_release_version = 1.9.1
latest_release_date = October 23,2007
operating_system = Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Windows XP and Vista
genre = Application
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.blurb.com www.blurb.com]

BookSmart is a bookmaking application developed by Blurb, Inc. It allows users to design and publish books. The software can import content from blogs, Flickr sets, Picasa, SmugMug, and iPhoto albums, business plans, recipes, photos, email, and other sources, and includes book templates to aid in the layout of the books. In addition, Blurb enables authors to market and sell books created with BookSmart through its online bookstore. Blurb authors can tag their book content with keywords to maximize exposure, set their own pricing, and provide potential readers with a 15-page preview. The first beta version of BookSmart was made available to the public in May 2006.

Features

BookSmart allows users to drag-and-drop pictures and text into book templates and choose between a variety of backgrounds, page layouts, photo borders, themes, hand-illustrated ornaments, and color palettes. Finished books are printed on demand in either hard or soft cover.

In October 2007, Blurb added a Community Book feature that lets bookmakers invite other people to contribute content to a group book project.

Development

BookSmart is currently in beta. Version 1.9.5 was released April 28, 2008.

ee also

*Blook

References

* [http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1222614,00.html#blurb Time Magazine article]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/20/technology/20basics.html?ex=1311048000&en=151a98eede0d8ede&ei=5090 New York Times article] "Technology rewrites the Book"
* [http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71683-0.html?tw=wn_index_7 Wired News article]
* [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2006/tc20060425_299851.htm?campaign_id=search BusinessWeek article]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/05/03/DI2006050301188.html Washington Post] interview with Eileen Gittins of "Blurb"
* [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2006-02-08-demo-conference_x.htm USA Today article]
* [http://www.macworld.com/2006/11/secrets/decdigitalphoto/index.php "Beyond Apple's photo books"] Comparative review in MacWorld

External links

* [http://www.blurb.com Official website]
* [http://www.blurberatiblog.com Official blog]
* [http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/105/next-lab-test.html FastCompany article]


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