I love Blurb. I started using it a couple years ago and have made several photo books with it. The only drawback was the limitations of its bookmaking software. While it does make the process of designing a book very easy for non-designers and offers a fair number of options, those of us who are designers still feel handcuffed by its limitations.

That’s why I’m so excited about the newest feature from Blurb: a PDF-to-book option. Instead of using their software, you can now design your book in any program and output a PDF to be uploaded to Blurb for printing. This removes all limitations, and it also means you can keep your images in CMYK throughout the process (Blurb’s own software required RGB). Plus, I’ll be able to work much faster in InDesign than in Blurb’s software. This rolls out right as I’m almost done with a photo book from our China trip, but I think I’m going to start over and redo the book in InDesign.