If you haven’t heard of blurb.com, you should check it out. It’s a website where you can self-publish your own book, whether it’s a wedding album, a baby book, a family photo album, or an informational book on topics that you are passionate or knowledgeable in. You could also publish a portfolio that showcases your own business.

The process is fairly simple. They offer free software for creating your book. Download the software and select the type of book you’d like to make. Add photos, text, stories … whatever you want and your book is done. You can have it printed in a variety of sizes and with soft cover or hardcover. There are many different categories to choose from. Some of the more popular ones are Arts & Photography, Travel, Wedding, Children, Biographies & Memoirs, Sports & Adventure, Poetry, Fine Art Photography, Parenting & Families, and Cooking. Got a hobby you’d like to write about or some secret family recipes to share … gardening tips, do-it-yourself tips. Write a book about it.

Once your book is done, you can then offer it for sale in the blurb.com bookstore. Check out some of their bestsellers here. Great service, reasonable pricing for self-publishing your own books.