Blurb.com Reviews

(based on 3 reviews)

11 of 23 people found this review helpful

Blurb.com has continued to sell my books without my consent or permission, nearly four years after the books were deleted from their website and account was closed. When I deleted the PDF file from Blurb.com website in early 2020 they they forfeited any rights to print further copies anywhere, yet Blurb.com has never stopped selling them to this day. Any copies printed after I deleted the PDF and closed the account are stolen. Furthermore Blurb.com is now claiming publishing rights to my stolen book. More details of Blurb.com deception are below;

In 2019, a private investigator uncovered evidence that Blurb.com had been skimming 2/3 of my book sales, a clear violation of my rights as the author and copyright holder. This discovery already raised significant concerns about Blurb.com's business practices and their disregard for intellectual property rights.
Following the investigation, I personally observed my books still available for sale on Amazon.com, even though Blurb.com denied in writing selling my books on any platform and claimed they were not being sold on any platform. Despite waiting for several months to over a year, my books remained listed on Amazon.com without my authorization. In an attempt to regain control over the situation and have... (Read the full review)

In summary, I would not recommend Blurb.com to a friend.

14 of 28 people found this review helpful

Blurb.com has continued to sell my books without my consent or permission, nearly four years after the books were deleted from their website and account was closed. When I deleted the PDF file from Blurb.com website in early 2020 they they forfeited any rights to print further copies anywhere, yet Blurb.com has never stopped selling them to this day. Any copies printed after I deleted the PDF and closed the account are stolen. Furthermore Blurb.com is now claiming publishing rights to my stolen book. More details of Blurb.com deception are below;

In 2019, a private investigator uncovered evidence that Blurb.com had been skimming 2/3 of my book sales, a clear violation of my rights as the author and copyright holder. This discovery already raised significant concerns about Blurb.com's business practices and their disregard for intellectual property rights.

Following the investigation, I personally observed my books still available for sale on Amazon.com, even though Blurb.com denied in writing selling my books on any platform and claimed they were not being sold on any platform. Despite waiting for several months to over a year, my books remained listed on Amazon.com without my authorization. In an attempt to regain control over the situation and have... (Read the full review)

In summary, I would not recommend Blurb.com to a friend.

59 of 114 people found this review helpful

I will say the bad point first, you must have special tools to work them and able to merge pdfs before you upload and they don't give you the ISBN until after you're published. That's the only bad point but if you have the tools to work with and the ability to seamlessly design a book with LibreOffice.org then go for it, they come in handy for the experienced using these websites and the ability to handle a pdf upload to arrange a 208 page volume.

The Book Patch and Blurb.com share duties with hosting a historic release from Booksurge/Lulu.com. The earlier of the two as they are a younger base, they're handier with your 208 page publications but try to stay within 6 x 9 so you make your money. Practice a bit before you ultimately upload here, study releases already on the site so you can get a gist for what you're doing. If you have Docupub.com then go for it, if you don't have a way to merge pdfs I don't suggest it unless you're experienced. They have a print system for Bookwrite, but working on anthologies... (Read the full review)

In summary, I would recommend Blurb.com to a friend.