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Create a book as a gift

Printing for your customers, clients, or team this season? Every book, magazine, or notebook we print is custom and can be reordered. Volume discounts start at 10 copies.

Blurb's Best-Selling Holiday Gift: Photo Books

The gift our customers reorder year after year. Four bindings, one favorite format.
A stack of two hardcover ImageWrap photo books with a red-toned cover showing a chain-link fence and a person in silhouette

ImageWrap Hardcover Photo Book

Starting at 32.00 US $

A story worth holding

Durable and built to last, perfect for family albums, milestone memories, or showcasing your creative projects.
An open layflat photo book spread showing a bride and groom embracing at an evergreen tree farm, paired with a handwritten note

Layflat Photo Book

Starting at 89.00 US $

Big spreads for big moments

Seamless spreads make every memory shine. Ideal for wedding albums, travel adventures, or milestone celebrations—a book they’ll never forget.
An open softcover cookbook featuring a recipe for orange and blackberry tarts with photos of the finished dessert

Softcover Photo Book

Starting at 12.00 US $

Flexible, lightweight, and budget-friendly

An everyday gift with a personal touch, ranging from 5x5 to 10x8 in.
A square hardcover photo book titled 'Orin Calder: Color Without Compass' with an abstract, colorful painted cover

Hardcover Linen Photo Book with Dust Jacket

Starting at 32.00 US $

Timeless design, built to protect

Elegant linen and a protective dust jacket turn art, family histories, or any keepsake into a lasting treasure.
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A gift they'll remember

Add a gift box to your photo book at checkout. Ready to hand over, no wrapping needed.

Personalized book gifts for everyone on your list

Five custom photo books including a family winter portrait book, 'Radiate Joy', 'Holiday Spirits', 'The Couture Manifesto', and 'Norway Landscapes'

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Starting at 12.00 US $
Perfect for capturing family moments, travel adventures, or special milestones. Custom photo books turn your memories into thoughtful, lasting gifts they’ll return to again and again.
'The Poetics of Plumage', an open paperback poetry book with hand-painted bird illustrations and a matching cover

Shop all Paperback and Hardcover book gifts

Starting at 3.99 US $
From novels to family cookbooks, these classic, versatile formats give your stories room to shine. Ideal for gifts that are meant to be read, shared, and enjoyed every day.
'MODRA' holiday guide magazine, open to a page of festive table settings next to its closed cover showing a decorated Christmas tree

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Starting at 7.00 US $
Modern, lightweight, and endlessly customizable, magazines are a playful way to share art, photography, or stories. A fresh spin on personalized gifting they won’t see coming.
An open grid-ruled Wire-O notebook next to a closed 'Notebook No. 5' with a floral cover design

Shop all Notebook and Journal gifts

Starting at 14.67 US $
Give them a canvas for their own creativity. Add photos, artwork, or designs to make a journal or notebook that’s truly one-of-a-kind.

Gifts for every budget

Three square photo books titled 'Big & Small Doodles' with a photo of a curly-haired dog on the front cover

5x5 in. Softcover Photo Book

Starting at 12.00 US $
Two copies of 'Julian Crestwood: Portraits in Black & White' with a black-and-white portrait on the front cover

8x10 in. ImageWrap Hardcover Book

Starting at 15.99 US $
Two copies of 'The Hygge Home' by Liv Jensen, featuring an illustrated snow-covered cottage on the front cover

6x9 in. Paperback Book

Starting at 4.99 US $
Three square photo books titled The Green Room with a close up photo of green foliage on the front cover

7x7 in. ImageWrap Hardcover Photo Book

Starting at 32.00 US $
Two copies of a 'travel journal' notebook with a colorful terrazzo pattern on the front cover

6x9 in. Softcover Notebook

Starting at 15.67 US $
A stack of three magazines titled 'Cookie Culture: The Holiday Issue' with a photo of frosted cookies on the front cover

8.5x11 in. Magazines

Starting at 7.00 US $

One-of-a-kind books made with Blurb

Our creative community is endlessly inspiring. Explore books made with Blurb and see how others have brought their stories, images, and passions to life.

Self-published author Chris Tudor holds a copy of their book The Little Christmas Book
Chris Tudor
Axel Belot’s Layflat photo book, New Perspective on Landscape: Norway, open on a photo of a fjord and mountains
Axel Belot
Stevie Russell’s children's book, How to Find a Monkey, open on a page of illustrations and text about splashing in puddles
Stevie Russell
Jimmy Fikes’ photo zine, Travel Job, open on two travel photos of a city street corner and an old building with three domes
Jimmy Fikes
A woman holding the cookbook Tempe and Nasi Campur open on a recipe for Tempe Mendoan with hand drawn illustrations
Ayu Martiasih and Irene Vania
Clay Fisher's square photo book, SlowExposures 2023, open on photos of an old roadside BBQ shack and an old greyhound coach
Clay Fisher
Zach Tomci's paperback poetry book, The Color of the Sun Behind Closed Eyes, folded open on a poem called 30 days of night
Zach Tomci
Nathan Campbell's Layflat photo book, California, open on two landscape photos taken along the coast of California
Nathan Campbell
Chris Tudor's ImageWrap hardcover book, Here and There in Myanmar, open on two photos of hot air balloons in the sky
Chris Tudor
Daniel Peddle's hardcover children's book, The Little Plane That Wouldn't, open on a page of illustrations and text
Daniel Peddle
Dana Walton's ImageWrap hardcover photo book, Cats of Santorini, open on two photos of cats among the buildings of Santorini
Dana Walton
Giancarlo Zuccarone and F. Prina’s photo book MAROC mon amour open on two dark photos of shadows against walls
Giancarlo Zuccarone, F. Prina

How to make a book as a gift with Blurb

Pick the format

Photo books are perfect for family albums, children's books and other image-heavy books. For novels, poetry and other writing, choose Paperbacks and Hardcovers. Magazines will be perfect for editorial layouts, while custom Notebooks or Journals will allow your giftee full creative control.

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Customize the book

Start with a cover type — ImageWrap, softcover, hardcover with dust jacket, or layflat. Then set your size, paper, page count, and matte or glossy cover finish.

Estimate your book price

Design the pages

Add photos, write anything from a caption to a full manuscript, or leave pages blank. Build fast with Blurb's Online Editor, create on your computer via BookWright, or design elsewhere and upload a print-ready PDF.

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Order and choose delivery speed

Printing and binding take 4 to 5 business days, plus shipping. Order a single copy with no minimum, or save with volume discounts starting at 10 copies.

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Make a Photo Book with the Blurb online editor

Create photo books faster and easier than ever, on any device.
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The easiest way to create a photo book

  • Faster photo uploads
  • Intuitive layout tools
  • Seamless experience on mobile and desktop
  • No software to download
  • Professional-quality photo books, printed and delivered
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