Photo books a hit in the down economy

Blurb, the San Francisco company that makes flashy self-published photo books, sold nearly $30 million worth of books in 2008, 800,000 books altogether. USA Today reports.

That's some rare good news from techland these days.

Eileen Gittins, the CEO of Blurb, whom we profiled in early 2007 when the company was just starting, says the economy is strangely helping her thrive.

“Believe it or not, it’s a positive,” she says. “I hear stories all the time, `Now that I’m laid off, I have time to finally put together that photo book. And it only cost me $30.”

emily | 9:23 AM | News, Buzz |
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