Blurb launches worldwide distribution through Ingram and makes books … – InCT

26-08-2014

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Blurb, the independent online publishing platform, announces a partnership with Ingram Content Group for worldwide distribution of books. In addition, the indie publisher announces a new, sharper-priced line of books. These two announcements, coupled with the ability to create Blurb books available for the Kindle platform from Amazon, henceforth ensure that authors sell their books worldwide with a good margin. These are three important milestones for Blurb in realizing their mission to make. The publishing world democratic

Blurb authors can now use any type of book, whether it’s a novel, photo, cooking or business book, self-designing, publishing and selling. Authors can publish both digital and print books from a single file, and they sell through Ingram new initiative through more than 39,000 locations around the world, both online and through traditional retailers.

reflowable books for the Kindle
Blurb also announced a new beta-ebook-service, which import authors Rich Text Files (RTF) enables their Blurb book to make suitable sale in the Kindle Store. Blurb Book Wright, free design software from Blurb, it is possible to reflowable e-books to make. Tracks or illustrated books fiction and non-fiction This service is available for Blurb authors. Free during the beta period

New book formats
The world is changing and visual perception is much more important here. However, the publishing costs and hence the price of this type of visual books is often very high, reducing the formation of sold. In order to allow to offer a better price and to raise the selling authors Blurb introduces a new, discounted Trade line. The available book formats from this line are 5×8, 6×9 and 8×10 paper book formats. The new line is available in both hard and soft cover available and can be performed in less costly paper options designed specifically for printing content, such as drawings, photographs, maps and tables.

“Authors want just artists like two things: control over their product and the process and a fair compensation for their work, “says Eileen Gittins, founder and CEO of Blurb. “These elements are all now available for independent authors. They have the process of design, marketing and sales of their digital and printed books, like the margin own hands via global distribution to booksellers, both online and through retail. This introduction is therefore very important for us. “
” Ingram believes it is important to get wherever they are located, “content quickly and efficiently into the hands of readers said Kelly Gallagher, Vice President of Content Acquisition , Ingram Content Group. “We are proud that we can support you with our extensive distribution network Blurb.”

Gittins here on: “Our partnership with Ingram is especially interesting for our authors who want to sell books worldwide. They are now able to make their books available anywhere in the world. “

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