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Blurb company history timeline
In 2005, Blurb founder Eileen Gittins wanted to do something she thought would be relatively simple: Make a book of her own photography.
The partnership enables self publishing on the platform with a 15% cut on Blurb books—a discount from previous fees of up to 45%. Amazon agreed to the fee to access Blurb's nearly two-million authors, who have produced 8 million books since 2006.
Blurb announced a partnership with Amazon in April 2014.
In May 2014 Blurb acquired MagCloud, a self-publishing platform for magazines, under a licensing agreement from HP. In the deal, Blurb has taken over the company's technology and operations, and nearly 10,000 customers.
Blurb was acquired by their print fulfillment partner Reischling Press, Inc. (RPI) for an undisclosed amount in August of 2020.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TechCrunch | 2005 | $37.0M | 892 | 1 |
| Chronicle Books | 1967 | $75.0M | 100 | 2 |
| Apress | 1999 | $14.0M | 195 | - |
| Mashable | 2005 | $16.0M | 120 | - |
| Information Today | 1983 | $20.2M | 150 | - |
| 1998 | $350.0B | 139,995 | 4,281 | |
| Association of American Publishers | 1970 | $5.0M | 30 | - |
| Quora | 2009 | $20.0M | 200 | 8 |
| eBay | 1995 | $10.3B | 13,300 | 183 |
| Lulu.com | - | $1.5M | 50 | 9 |
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