Coupons/Discount Codes?

Hi all.. just wanted to ask if there was any plans in the works to offer dedicated folks here some decent discount codes?  I know you offer the occasional $8 of shipping which is fine.. and there is teh multi-book 10% off or so.. but I’ve spent a few thousand dollars in the past few months and was hoping for perhaps an occasional free book or 25% off your next order?  I do get these discounts with Mpix, Shutterfly and Kodak.. and while their books aren’t the same.. they are quite good and my clients like them just as much.  And.. with the discounts, I can charge the customer a reasonable price and still make a tiny profit.. with blurb, I cannot resell for a profit because the book prices would be too high – a discount would help a great deal.

 Anyway.. just thought I’d ask and guage the feeling of the group on this.. am I the only one that longs for a nice discount perk for us dedicated printers?

Thx…. 

Thx Allison – I have been a subscriber to the newsletter since day 1 of its announcement but I still haven’t seen any discounts beyond a free $8 shipping code last December.  While I know you guys need to make you money… it would be nice to try and compete with the other companies like Mpix and Shutterfly who do offer significant coupons – I love the Blurb books.. but would like to be able to make more than 5% on client books – it really isn’t worth the effort put in given the software.

 If you were to offer monthly specials, $$ volume discounts (once you spend $1000 lifetime you get a 25% coupon on your next order) or buy 5 books, get 1 free type deals.. .your dedicated authors would be much appreciated!  Something to think about… unless I’m alone in this..

 Thx again for the response though..

Yes! Me too.

I have just ordered 2 books wiht $10 discount I got in the newsletter.

50% off, WOW!!! Now that’s a nice coupon, doubt I’ll ever see one of those.

I love the blurb too, my clients love the books as well, but it would be so NICE and appreciated if there were more coupons, even 10$ discounts would be great, but more often,  the more coupons, the more people will buy. I know many people waiting to try the blurb books, but are waiting for a deal. The blurb offered a free book once, just shipping and that’s how they hooked me, if they didn’t offer that special, I may not have ever got one. So I say, MORE coupons, we all benefit from them.

Thanks so much. 

I totally agree with the other folks here in the forum.  Personally I have spent nearly $1500 on books here at blurb and have never recieved a coupon code.  I subscribe to the newsletter but have never seen a discount code in it. 

For some of us who are professional and offers these books to clients it’s almost impossible to turn a profit.  I also have ordered with mypublisher in the past because they always offer a good discount.  I photograph events and give the client 1 book per event… the probablility of ever getting a discount for a bulk order is unlikely as most brides don’t want 10 albums!

Like another poster here in the forum suggested, after $1000 of purchases, perhaps a 25% discount is in order?  

I hope that you consider the idea.

I’ve been trying to get the newsletter ever since I joined Blurb – 4 months ago. I am signed up for it – never have received one. I’ve contacted Blurb Support about it. First time I was emailed a copy of the last issue – about 2 paragraphs of basically uninteresting useless stuff. I sent another request to Support last wk, got a response saying the problem was being looked into.

Lori & Scila,

Have you checked your spam filters?  They may have bee hijacked before you saw them.

Mike

JingotheCat. Blurb was offering 20% off on books good thru 11/24 & it’s just been extended to 12/1. I used the original offer to order 2 of my books as Xmas presents. I go an email but I saw the offer on the Forum home pg.

im trying to get a coupon code as well, can you please post it here. thanks.

I have been signed up for the newsletter for quite a while and had forgotten all about it because I have never received a newsletter. I’ll try looking at my spam filter if I can find it.

Hi Guys,

Get over it.  I have ordered over 70+ books from Blurb and love them.  After much research over quality and pricing Blurb books surpass them all.   I use the coupons when they come out, would love to get more but will not stop me from using this service.  K & SF books are pretty poor quality and higher end printers are more expensive with the same quality as Blurb.   If you prefer a cheaper product for less money by all means go for it.  K & SF are waiting for you with their coupons.

I have found coupon codes on the net for as good as 20%…

expect they are only valid in europe and the US. why not canada, that doesnt seem fair. it seems like bullshit to me. … just a rant i guess.

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I agree, Shutterfly sends me discount and coupon emails almost weekly. I think you might want to consider offering some better discounts monthly. I have MANY mom friends who dont use you, even though they like your format better, just based on the fact that you dont offer promotions like the other book making companies do..just a thought….

I have to agree Jingo, there is a serious lack of incentive due to no coupon codes.  Mypublisher is excellent at this.  While their original prices may be a bit high, when you get a buy one get one offer or 40-50% off, which they frequently do, it makes the books quite a bit cheaper than blurb.  Not to mention, their standard paper on their large book is still quite a bit better quality and thicker than blurb’s premium paper.  The main downside: they only have two book sizes and a limit of 100 pages.  I think if they boost their pages and book sizes, they would have a huge increase in business.  Blurb may be doing well, and maybe they don’t need to offer coupon codes.  They do offer a lot of options, and for books over 100 pages I will use them until something better comes along.

I’ve printed 45 books with you guys, and have spent thousands and thousands of dollars on these titles that come from the school residency programs I do. I receive very little in the way of discounts which is disappointing.