Blurb BookWright vs Joomag Email Marketing Suite
Blurb BookWright
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| Figure | Blurb BookWright | Joomag Email Marketing Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 3 |
| Spec score · Desktop Publishing Software | 9.4 (#1) | 7.4 (#21) |
| Company founding | Blurb says Eileen Gittins founded the company in 2005. | A Joomag blog post states that the company was founded in 2009. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | BookWright supports importing photos from Adobe Lightroom, SmugMug, and Dropbox through Photo Manager. | Joomag lists Salesforce, HubSpot, Adobe Experience Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Adobe Marketo Engage, and Oracle Eloqua among its integrations. |
| Purpose | BookWright is desktop bookmaking software for designing custom books. | Joomag’s email marketing suite is designed for publishers to send campaigns connected to their digital publications and track reader engagement from inbox to page. |
| Security | Blurb says it uses industry-standard encryption, firewalls, intrusion detection, controlled facilities, access controls, audits and vulnerability scans. | Joomag says it supports SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect for single sign-on and uses HTTPS with TLS 1.2 and 1.3 for communications. |
| Support | Blurb directs customers to its Help portal for answers and customer support contact. | The email marketing page offers strategy guidance, deliverability and sender-reputation support, and campaign performance monitoring and reporting. |
| Templates | The application includes professionally designed templates, layouts and one-click auto-layout suggestions. | Joomag offers publisher-focused responsive email templates and HTML support for custom templates. |
Plans
Blurb BookWright
- BookWright softwarePrice not published
- Softcover photo book$12 a month
- ImageWrap Hardcover photo book$32 a month
- Linen Hardcover with Dust Jacket photo book$32 a month
- Layflat photo book$60 a month
- BookWrightFree
- BookWrightFree
- Paperback book, Economy Color, 5×8 in$3.99, paid once
- Paperback book, Standard B&W, 5×8 in$4.99, paid once
- Premium Magazine$7, paid once
Joomag Email Marketing Suite
- BusinessPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Lite / ScalePriced on request
In their own words
Blurb BookWright
Blurb BookWright is desktop software for designing custom books, including photo books, paperbacks, hardcovers, magazines, notebooks, and wall art. It provides customizable templates, freestyle grids, typography and cover tools, bleed lines, and trim guides. Image tools support scaling, cropping, enhancement, and auto-retouching powered by Perfectly Clear by EyeQ. Text Flow fits text into frames and accepts Rich Text Format imports, while Photo Manager imports photos from Adobe Lightroom, SmugMug, and Dropbox. Users can work offline in the desktop software, but publishing requires an internet connection and a free Blurb account is needed for features and publishing options. Finished projects can be printed on demand, ordered in bulk, or purchased as PDFs. BookWright is free to use; users pay for a book when they send it to print. Listed requirements include Windows 7, 8, or 10, or macOS 10.13 or later, with 2GB RAM and 500MB storage. Books can be up to 440 pages.
Joomag Email Marketing Suite
Joomag Email Marketing Suite has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.