Blurb BookWright
8.2#3 in print-on-demand platformsFree planFree planiOSWebAPImacOS
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Vivliostyle
7.5#4 in book layout softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Blurb BookWright | Vivliostyle |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | BookWright supports importing photos from Adobe Lightroom, SmugMug, and Dropbox through Photo Manager. | Viewer can display HTML files hosted on GitHub or Gist, and it can be copied into a public directory on a web server for website use. |
| License | Blurb grants a royalty-free, nonexclusive, nontransferable internal-use copyright license for BookWright and retains proprietary rights in the software. | Vivliostyle Core, Viewer and CLI use the GNU AGPL version 3 license. |
| Purpose | BookWright is desktop bookmaking software for designing custom books. | Vivliostyle is an open-source typesetting project for digital and web publishing based on web standards. |
Blurb BookWright plans
- BookWright software—
- 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
Vivliostyle plans
- VivliostyleFree
Pick Blurb BookWright if…
BookWright suits people designing custom books, photo books, magazines, notebooks, or wall art on a desktop. It is a fit for users who want to edit offline and choose print or PDF output.
Pick Vivliostyle if…
Vivliostyle suits publishers and developers who want to typeset web-based documents or EPUB publications and export PDFs. It can also suit teams seeking an open-source publishing tool, provided they are comfortable with its licensing terms and, for CLI use, Node.js.