free blurb!book

[Cynnder]

Get a free Blurb coffee table book, complete with wraparound jacket. Regularly $29.95. Ends Feb 4th.
You'll only pay shipping.


1. Download Bookmaker software from www.blurb.com
2. Design book, upload (the Autoflow feature of the software practically designs the book for you).
3. During checkout, use the code iusabook for your free book.

[MarshaZepeda]

wow! great deal! but dang... now i'm gonna be glued to the comp to make one! :whatchuta

[sinead]

lol I'm going to give it a whirl, too. Have you ordered one of these before, Deanna? Thanks for the head's up!

[sinead]

oh, and how many pages are in the free one? I downloaded the software and did autoflow and it was really easy to do...course, now I'm going to go back and resize all my layouts so that they're 8x10 instead of 8.5x11! lol

[meems]

oh my, thank you! I just hope I can actually finish it in time.

[~Shawna~]

oh, and how many pages are in the free one? I downloaded the software and did autoflow and it was really easy to do...course, now I'm going to go back and resize all my layouts so that they're 8x10 instead of 8.5x11! lol

Looking at the pricing table on the website, the book that is regularly $29.95 has 20-40 pages. But which book option are you using, the Photo Book? And I'm guessing the pages are 8x10 & I scrap 12x12 so I'm gonna have to size my pages down to fit!

[jennamelia]

AWESOME BLOSSOM! thanks for passing that along!

[Charla]

Ditto, Marsha!!

I'm really excited about this. What a beautiful way to display layouts!
Thanks for passing along the find, Deanna :)

[kresta]

Oh this sounds great - I just don't think I have the time btwn now and Sunday to get it done! I'd love to hear how they turn out though!

[Cynnder]

i havent used them before...and you can actually do a 40 page hardcover book...you might be able to do others..I think basically you get a 29.95 Off coupon... there was one on flickr..and it was pretty nice!..I just resized my 12x12 to 8x8...then centered each LO on a full bleed page ( only one pic)....so there is an inch empty on either side...but Igired I had to to this...otherwise I would really never print off my Lo's!

[sinead]

I'm working on my layouts now. Since I do 8.5x11, some of them I can just drop into an 8x10 canvas and center. Others I have to tweak a bit. This is exciting! :regular_s

[Rynonut Mom]

Bummer that they don't support blogger yet... That what I'd REALLY like done.
So - which option are you all checking - freestyle???

[Rynonut Mom]

So, can you do a soft cover and get more pages? Is it just a coupon code for $29.95 off?????

[jennamelia]

I just ordered mine! I can't believe I basically got 38 layouts printed for 8.95. In hardcover no less! That was really fun. Now I can't wait to SEE IT!!!!

[Cynnder]

Im not sure Michelle...I think so??!

[sinead]

whooohooo! Mine is being sent to Blurb right now! I can't wait! Thanks again for the head's up, Deanna! If I like how it turns out, I might be able to get more of my layouts printed--it's certainly convienient!

[Rynonut Mom]

I decided to make just a photo book. I actually have all my layouts printed out, but I don't always use all my photos. So a photo book it is. Still working on it though...

[Charla]

I agree, Sinead...if I like the way this turns out, this is a great way to do it! I'm so excited...

Unfortunately most of my old layouts are on my "external hard drive" (otherwise known as my old computer at the office) which I can't get to from here. It's okay...I still have too many pages to choose from. Unlike Michelle, I have very few of mine printed at all, so this is perfect! I can't wait :D

[ccouch]

i'm busting my booty to get this done tonight!! like michelle, i'm doing a photo book. thought that would be a great way to test it out. i've been wanting to create a little scrapbook/ photobook for camille with pictures for her, but haven't done it yet, so this was the push i needed!

[Rynonut Mom]

Wheeshu! I did it! Can't wait to see how all these turn out!
I only did 28 pages. I was so tired of doing it and I didn't want to miss the deadline, so I just went with it! I want to see photos of everyone's when they get here!!!
That sounds like such a good idea to do for your daughter, Christine!!!!

[sinead]

I'm so excited and can't wait!

Christine, I need to do another book for Maggie. When she was about 18 months old, I did an ABC book for her filled with pics of her doing whatever the letter was. She STILL loves to look at that thing. I also did one for my niece and oldest nephew for their first birthdays and they were big hits. I'm thinking, though, that I should probably get one of those cheap 4x6 or 5x7 Snapfish books (they're like $7 I think) done of some of my Maggie layouts and let her have that. She loves to look at pics of herself. Gosh, she's not vain or anything, is she? lol

[Rynonut Mom]

ROFL! Matthew is the only one in the family who regularly looks at the scrapbooks, so I ca relate, Sinead!

[Charla]

I just ordered mine...I can't wait :)

Sinead, Jasmine adores layouts and pictures of herself too. It's so cute to see her see a layout and say "Kewpie!" :D

[ccouch]

yay!! mine's done too! (charlene, was my upload taking so long cause you were on at the same time, too?!? hee hee)

i definitely want to see pics of the books from you gals that uploaded LOs. pretty please w/ sugar on top!!

thanks again, deanna, for sharing this link with us!

[ccouch]

oh, i forgot to tell you gals that i had DH proof my book for me before i sent. (thinking i was done!!) he very sweetly asked if we could include a picture of his grandfather in the book (i had ALL the grandparents at some point in the book, but hadn't gotten a pic of him!). poor pawpaw!! so, i got that taken care of!

i know camille is going to love this - she adores looking at pics of herself (no, she's not vain!). recently brandon has set his screensaver to go through his pictures folder for a random slideshow. she is just mesmerized, so i knew this would be a fun thing for her.

okay, i'm done typing....i promise.

[Charla]

Christine, I can't wait to see how yours turns out too. I'll definitely post pics and let you know. It should be here by my "second" due date (2/19) so hopefully I can bring it to the hospital with me to look at between contractions ;) Or show it to the baby!!

I had DH proof mine, too, and he caught a couple things I hadn't seen (like having the same layout in their twice) :) I am soooo excited!

[hollyrh]

ARGGH!
I just spent most of today creating a photo book of pictures from my last vacation... waited half an hour for it to upload, and now it says the coupon has expired! It's 10:45 pm... still FEBRUARY 4th!

[Charla]

Holly, that's horrible!! I'm sooo sorry to hear that :(

[ccouch]

oh no, holly!! that stinks! i'm so sorry :((

[meems]

ARGGH!
I just spent most of today creating a photo book of pictures from my last vacation... waited half an hour for it to upload, and now it says the coupon has expired! It's 10:45 pm... still FEBRUARY 4th!

I feel your pain b/c the same thing happened to me. Now I'm sorry I didn't post about it b/c it happened to me around noonish I think. It would have probably saved you some time.

[hollyrh]

I sent blurb.com an email asking if they would still honor the coupon. But now I'm wondering if the deadline was "order BEFORE Feb. 4" instead of by the end of the day...
Did anyone else place their orders on the 4th (Sunday) or did everyone do it Saturday or earlier?

[hollyrh]

I finally got a response today and they gave me a new code to get the free book (only good today), so if anyone else had the same problem, it's worth a try. (I'm not going to post the code since they were nice enough to extend the coupon, I'm not going to push my luck)

[jennamelia]

My book came today and IT LOOKS GOOD! The quality and color are great. I'm a happy camper!

[sinead]

Holly, I'm glad that they gave you a new code. That's great! It'll also make me consider using them again if I'm happy with the book that I ordered...I love to hear about good customer service!

[Rynonut Mom]

I ordered mine on Saturday night, because I was worried about that very thing, Holly. so glad that they extended it for you!!!
I got notice that mine shipped today!!! Yeah!
I want to see a photo, Jenna!!!

[sinead]

Jenna, share pics!!

Michelle, I did mine early on Saturday morning (well, before lunch!)...wonder if mine will ship soon. I hope so!

[Charla]

Jenna, that's wonderful that you're so happy with yours! I did the same as you, Michelle, and put the order through before midnight on Saturday, just in case. I hope mine ships soon!!!

Holly, I'm so glad they extended the offer for you. Mimi, maybe you can ask too? :)

[Cynnder]

jenna..PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ccouch]

ditto - pics! pics! the crowd chants.

i was really surprised by how quickly the whole thing went. ordered on saturday, got the "we shipped your order" email yesterday (tuesday). yee-haw! can't wait :)

[meems]

Holly, I'm glad they were nice enough to give you a new code.

I'm not going to bother to ask b/c I did my book in such a rush that's it's really crappy and I don't have the time to do another one.

and I'd love to see pics of the finished books!

[jennamelia]

OH GIRLS! my new camera is coming ups tomorrow. I just tracked it and it's in Salt Lake City. I'm about to drive up there and get it myself.... lol. I promise, the first thing I'll photograph is my blurb book. My hubby came home from work and looked at it AND gave me lots of compliments about it without me even pointing it out. :) woah... so you know it looks good.

[meems]

OH GIRLS! my new camera is coming ups tomorrow. I just tracked it and it's in Salt Lake City. I'm about to drive up there and get it myself.... lol. I promise, the first thing I'll photograph is my blurb book. My hubby came home from work and looked at it AND gave me lots of compliments about it without me even pointing it out. :) woah... so you know it looks good.
LOL!

[Charla]

That's awesome, Jenna!! :D Can't wait to see.

I hope mine gets shipped soon too...how funny that I ordered it before Rebekah, and she gets to look at it with me?! The only page of her is the ultrasound picture layout :D We'll just have to do another to remedy that!

I was really impressed with the fact that the program let you know if the picture wasn't high-enough quality. At one point I accidentally brought in a 500x500 jpg, and it gave me an error message (which I had to go read about). It was the back cover, so that would have been horrible if I hadn't known!!!

[jennamelia]

Ok- my camera is in my hands :) and some pics of my book are in the gallery. HAPPY CAMPER!!!

[Charla]

Yay!! How exciting, Jenna :D

[Cynnder]

yeah..off too pEEK!

[Charla]

Beautiful!!! Can't wait to see mine :)

[sinead]

Awesome, Jenna! I love how yours turned out! Mine still says "Printing" so hopefully I'll get it early next week!

[~Shawna~]

I'm bummed now after seeing yours Jenna, I never had time to finish one. I saw on 2Peas Photog board today that there was another code thru today sometime but since I was at work there was no way I could finish. So I hope they do this again cause they are so cool!