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The company was founded in 2005 by Eileen Gittins [1] and funded by Canaan Partners and Anthem Venture Partners. Blurb's headquarters are in San Francisco, California. Since its inception, Blurb has delivered more than 14 million books. Time magazine named Blurb one of 2006's "50 Coolest Web Sites". [2]
Hewlett-Packard (2008-2014) Number of employees. 17. Website. www.magcloud.com. Footnotes / references. HP Indigo Division. MagCloud is an American online publishing service founded by Hewlett-Packard in 2008 and sold to Blurb, Inc. in 2014. [1] Mag is an abbreviation for magazine, while cloud is a synonym for online.
Self-publishing is the publication of media (e.g. books, music, art) by its author at their own cost, without the involvement of a publisher. However, the author may engage professionals or companies to assist with various aspects of publication, distribution or marketing.
In September 2015, PETA filed a lawsuit against Slater and Blurb, requesting that the copyright be assigned to the macaque and that PETA be appointed to administer proceeds from the photos for the endangered species' benefit. [6] In dismissing PETA's case, a federal district court ruled that a monkey cannot own copyright under US law. [7]
Cinius Yayinlari (Turkish self-publishing house with numerous English titles) Cinnamom Teal (India) (See Economic Times, 2014) Cold Tree Publishing (formerly Cold Tree Press) Collins Ghostwriting. Coralpub Publishing, Self Publishing, India. CreateBook. CreateSpace (currently BookSurge) CrossBooks Publishing. Creative writing.
A blurb on a book can be any combination of quotes from the work, the author, the publisher, reviews or fans, a summary of the plot, a biography of the author or simply claims about the importance of the work. In the 1980s, Spy ran a regular feature called " Logrolling in Our Time" which exposed writers who wrote blurbs for one another's books.