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Blurb mentions (11)

• Got blurb to print some adventures I created using homebrewery! :D

  It's blurb.com, the cost per print is okay but they get you with the shipping. Source: 10 months ago

• LR Classic Book Module

  I mean, "any sense" is a pretty strong statement. I've made a number of books from blurb.com, as have literally thousands of other people. Anyway, I guess we've both expressed our desires which will be equally ignored by Adobe. Source: over 1 year ago

• 9 year old wants to print his book - BookCreator app is the worst when it comes to printing. Any ideas?

  If you are just looking to print a couple for fun I would probably use something like blurb.com. Source: over 1 year ago

• Printing HPMOR Mega-Thread

  Blurb: 70€ for 6-volume set (after 35% off); proof; discount codes; step-by-step blurb instructions. Source: about 2 years ago

• Publishing a Photo Book

  I would love to have some help going to selection of pics, and putting it together, but not sure where to start. I reached out to one publishing service who said they could do it for $500. I've also heard of blurb.com which seems like a bigger operation, but costly since they print on demand etc. So they would set the price higher to recoup their costs. Source: about 2 years ago

Archive of Our Own mentions (627)

• I want to create IMDB for Open source projects

  I'm not sure how much value making something "not fugly" really matters. Design should be based on functionality, not anti-fugliness. In my experience, design considerations should come after building a successful growth "feedback loop." (Or whatever you want to call it.) At that point, you may decide making your website look "polished" isn't even necessary. IMDB was certainly quite ugly for a long time.... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

• For a few times I’ve seen comments that this fanbase is small. How/why?

  On Archive Of Our Own , the theme for International Fanworks Day 2021 was fandoms/relationships that aren't well represented on the site. Based on an idea I'd had going back to 1992, I picked Mariah Carey and wrote this story. There are only 11 stories/works) about or involving Mariah on the site. Hell, she's been around 33 years and her first name still gets the red squiggle under it, meaning her name... Source: 5 months ago

• Larian romance stats vs AO3 stats

  It's the top-10 romantic relationships written about BG3 characters on AO3, the largest fanfiction website on the internet. Source: 5 months ago

• Larian romance stats vs AO3 stats

  For those not in the know, AO3 (the ArchiveOfOurOwn) is the largest (I think?) fanfiction website on the internet. Its interests are pretty different! ;). Source: 5 months ago

• Best Spuffy long fics?

  Elysian Fields is the place for Spuffy fanfic! I recommend doing an Advanced Search - you can search for and sort by word count, likes, etc. (similar to Archive of Our Own, also a place with Spuffy fics but not quite as user-friendly as EF). Source: 5 months ago