Here’s another great contest within a contest that will definitely appeal to all the creative Moderncat readers! If you don’t already know about Blurb.com, you’re going to love this. It’s an online service that lets you publish your own beautiful, full-color books, one (or several) at a time. It looks very easy, you simply download their software to help you create your book or you can create your book in your own layout software and use a pdf to publish it. Either way, the end result is a professional looking, bookstore-quality book. Once you’ve created your book online, you can easily promote it and let others purchase copies directly from Blurb and make a little extra cash for yourself. Both hardcover and softcover are available in a variety of sizes.
2009 Blurb Best Books Contest
Here’s the exciting news: Blurb is hosting the first annual Best Blurb Books Contest, and there’s a category for people passionate about photographing their pets. The grand prize for the pets category is $3,000, and there will be a runner-up who receives $1,000. Anyone can enter a pet-themed photo book through October 22. All you have to do is create a book, order one copy of your book and then enter the book into the contest in the pet category. Get all the contest details here.
To give you a little inspiration, here are some books people created featuring beautiful photos of their cats.
ENTER TO WIN A FREE BOOKMAKING CODE!
The team over at Blurb really wants to see what the Moderncat readers can do for the contest, so they are offering four free bookmaking codes! That means you won’t have to pay the $36.95 fee to create your book and enter it into the contest. So please leave a comment on this post to enter to win one of the bookmaking codes. The winners will be chosen in a random drawing on October 1 and will receive the codes right away so they can start working on their contest entries to have them ready by the October 22 deadline. Good luck to everyone!
September 29th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
it was time for cinko to publish her memoires, life and opinions.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Well, it just so happens that I have a new camera!
September 29th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Our cat has his own blog, and we’ve been dying to make a book of some of his best photos!
September 29th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
What a great idea! I’ve created two books in tribute to my folks, using an online photo service, and know what a blast it is to create something unique to treasure forever. Whomever wins this will undoubtedly do so as well!
September 29th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Ready to make my book! Thank you!
September 29th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I have been collecting some really funny photos of my pets. Now it’s time to publish them! Yeah!
September 29th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Yes please!! I would love to make a book of pictures of my fur baby!
September 29th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
this looks really cool and funnnn!
September 29th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
time for me to create a legacy of the family cats past and present
September 29th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
sounds interesting
September 29th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Awesome, this looks so fun!
September 29th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Fantastic idea – I know someone who could use this!
September 29th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
that is a really cute idea. can’t wait to see what others come up with.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
This is the best give away ever. We would so love a book about us!
September 29th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Oooooooo I wanna make a book so much!!!
Lucky the cat >^..^<
September 29th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
A blurb is a blog is a book.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Our photogenic kittens will so need to get published
September 29th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
wow, I would love a chase too do this with my cats, thanks moderncat.
September 29th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Oh Wow! This is so exciting. My creative juices are already flowing, so I sure do hope to win one of these generous book passes!
September 29th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
This is a fabulous idea! Everyone needs a photobook of their small furry friends!
September 29th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
book ‘em danno. would love to get a catbook out with my cat’s photos!
September 29th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Awesome!!
September 29th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
“We’ll be famous!” say Zoe & Phoeb…
September 29th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
I would love to win this–I already have an entire virtual haunted house website devoted to my cats, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and it’s based on a YA book I’ve already written–wherein Tom and Huck are reincarnated as familiars to a witch.
http://www.thechanceryhouse.com
Harry and Theo Houdini could be a second book very easily!
September 29th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I love these DIY books that can be published & would really love to do a book about my cat!
September 29th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Wow, what fun.
September 29th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
What a great idea! I have my fingers crossed
September 29th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
my kitties would love to star in a book
they certainly are attention mongers…
September 29th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
That’s a great idea. I’m looking forward to seeing the finalists.
September 29th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
How cool is that?
September 29th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
cute idea!
September 29th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Tanuki wants one of this.
September 29th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
I didn’t know this site existed… Great idea… Going to write a book… Now..
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September 29th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
The Great Kitty Rescue Cats would be perfect for this book project!
September 29th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
How fun! The boys will love it!!
September 29th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
This would be great! Crossing fingers, -m
September 29th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
this would be great fun, and a lot of work!
September 29th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
what a fun challenge this would be!
September 29th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
This is an awesome contest! I’ve always wanted to create my own book – my four cats will definitely love this.
September 29th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
VEEEEEERY Interesting. Thanks for sharing!
September 29th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
This software looks like it creates great quality photobooks, but there are so many products on the market like this – how is this any different then Snapfish, Fujifilm, Kodak, or any other company that has this type of functionality? I’m anxious to find out!
September 29th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Oh I need to do this for my recently departed kitty…
September 29th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
how cool is this?!?!
September 29th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Yeah a contest! I have tons of cat pictures to fill a book.
September 29th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
My kitty is ready for her photoshoot. *snap snap* Oh your a tiger! RourW! RourW!
September 29th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Sweet!
September 29th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
This is a great idea! I bet my little brother would spend hours looking through it.
September 29th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Tyler wants to make a book with all his new pictures.
September 29th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
WOW! This is very cool! Thanks for finding and sharing! YOu are so great!
September 29th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Best contest idea evah!! I’m telling all my cat loving friends!