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Yes, but this is a case of Blurb once again not being wholesale driven, which is fine, just as long as we know what we’re dealing with. Blurb is first in the business of printing books, then selling them as a retailer and then way down the line dealing with wholesale interests.
What this does is make someone like me, who issues a number of press releases about his new book, now have to ask everyone I sent a release to to go to their site, find my release that they published, and change the link. Most will be reluctant to do this or it will take some time or just get lost in the shuffle. Its not easy getting press releases published all the time much less asking someone to change the link.
What Blurb needs is a re-direct function from the old book so anyone clicking the old link will get taken to the updated version. Or a re-edit function allowing an author to enter the Job Number of his old book when uploading the new version. As long as the new re-edits stay within the page count of old book, this would allow for updates. I wouldn’t mind being asked to reprint so Blurb gets its profit.
Right now, its not very self-promotion friendly to create a new book link for every edition.
The beauty of what Blurb offers is that every book can be a work in progress. But this system limits authors in promoting that very special aspect of Blurb’s product. You should look into this. Its what separates Blurb from your run-of-the-mill printer.
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