# Blurb

Blurb is a print-on-demand book maker for photographers and self-publishers that prints photo books, trade books and magazines and can list them with retailers.

- Canonical page: https://kdp123.com/t/blurb/
- Official site: https://www.blurb.com
- Categories: Print & Distribution
- Price: Free (Design tools and listing are free; you pay print cost for copies. Paperback and hardcover from US $4.99, photo books from US $12.00. Volume discounts from 10 copies.)
- Platforms: web
- Outputs KDP-ready files: No
- Touches your KDP account: No
- Official Amazon product: No
- Last checked: 2026-11-09

## Summary

Blurb offers free design tools (an online editor, BookWright and Adobe plugins) or PDF upload, prints on demand, and sells through its bookstore, Ingram's Global Retail Network and, for photo books only, Amazon.com. Blurb says it charges no distribution fee or commission on print sales; on retail channels you set the list price and wholesale discount, and Amazon's photo-book fee is $1.35 plus 15% of list price. It is print only, so it does not affect KDP Select ebook exclusivity.

## Pros

- Photo-book papers, layflat and magazine formats KDP does not offer
- Free design software and Adobe InDesign and Lightroom plugins

## Cons

- Blurb adds an ISBN to every paperback and hardcover, which cannot be omitted
- Retail listings may stay on Amazon and other sites after you remove a book

## Alternatives

- [Lulu](https://kdp123.com/t/lulu/)
- [Bookvault](https://kdp123.com/t/bookvault/)
- [IngramSpark](https://kdp123.com/t/ingramspark/)

## Sources

- https://www.blurb.com/
- https://www.blurb.com/ingram