Comments on: Pricing Showdown for Self-Publishing Photobooks. http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/ Tips and tricks as I discover them. Your mileage may vary. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:07:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robert Verge http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-20563 Robert Verge Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:51:55 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-20563 Thanks for all the great info. We just ordered 5 copies of our very first book. I have to say - it was stunning! We paid the extra for premium paper and the quality is excellent. We also chose the imagewrap hard cover and it makes for a handsome looking book that when we showed others they were shocked at the excellent quality. One caution for anyone deciding to use the imagewrap hardcover - make sure you read blurbs info about the layout because you need anything you don't want to lose well away from the edges. Another recommendation for anyone choosing to do their first book - take the time to read through the blurb tutorials, faq's and forums - time invested there will help assure a better outcome. Another caution for individuals who are doing their first book - remember your monitor images will appear brighter than on paper. I emailed one question to blurb when I was working and received a reply within a day. Delivery time was within the range they specified as well. We were pleased with the software, the information provided and the finished book. Thanks for all the great info. We just ordered 5 copies of our very first book. I have to say – it was stunning! We paid the extra for premium paper and the quality is excellent. We also chose the imagewrap hard cover and it makes for a handsome looking book that when we showed others they were shocked at the excellent quality. One caution for anyone deciding to use the imagewrap hardcover – make sure you read blurbs info about the layout because you need anything you don’t want to lose well away from the edges. Another recommendation for anyone choosing to do their first book – take the time to read through the blurb tutorials, faq’s and forums – time invested there will help assure a better outcome. Another caution for individuals who are doing their first book – remember your monitor images will appear brighter than on paper. I emailed one question to blurb when I was working and received a reply within a day. Delivery time was within the range they specified as well. We were pleased with the software, the information provided and the finished book.

]]> By: db http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-17494 db Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:59:06 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-17494 thanks so much for all the info, and the great comment section too. i have just started researching different publishers for both photo and kids books, (also cookbooks - so many ideas!) and this has been very helpful! thanks so much for all the info, and the great comment section too. i have just started researching different publishers for both photo and kids books, (also cookbooks – so many ideas!) and this has been very helpful!

]]> By: KenW http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-17129 KenW Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:35:14 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-17129 Really appreciate the summary - thanks! Do you (or anyone else in this discussion) happen to know who Apple uses to print their books? I did a 100-page photo book with about that many color and B&W images late last year that turned out superbly as far as general build quality and color accuracy. Albeit, the price was $120! This was created via the built-in templates in iPhoto. Really appreciate the summary – thanks! Do you (or anyone else in this discussion) happen to know who Apple uses to print their books? I did a 100-page photo book with about that many color and B&W images late last year that turned out superbly as far as general build quality and color accuracy. Albeit, the price was $120! This was created via the built-in templates in iPhoto.

]]> By: Gwendolyn Skaggs http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-17065 Gwendolyn Skaggs Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:04:46 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-17065 I just received my first Blurb book (March, 2009). And I agree with Denise "Their output was dark, grainy, oversaturated photos." Unlike my originals the output was harsh, no warm tones and shadows were black and held no details. I'm giving CM a try. I have notified Blurb, they asked that I take photographs of the pages I am not happy with and send them a jpg. That would be 136 images. I just received my first Blurb book (March, 2009). And I agree with Denise “Their output was dark, grainy, oversaturated photos.” Unlike my originals the output was harsh, no warm tones and shadows were black and held no details. I’m giving CM a try. I have notified Blurb, they asked that I take photographs of the pages I am not happy with and send them a jpg. That would be 136 images.

]]> By: Robin Horton http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-14015 Robin Horton Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:20:12 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-14015 I have done two books with blurb, both 13x11 and using the B3 workflow that allows you to use a print profile, the colours and quality have been first class. On the second book I found a small white spot on one of the black pages, and a small crease on the dust jacket, reported it and received a free replacement book within 10 days. The last one I am waiting for has 57 pages on premium paper with dust jacket at 13x11, and delivered for £47. I have done two books with blurb, both 13×11 and using the B3 workflow that allows you to use a print profile, the colours and quality have been first class.
On the second book I found a small white spot on one of the black pages, and a small crease on the dust jacket, reported it and received a free replacement book within 10 days.
The last one I am waiting for has 57 pages on premium paper with dust jacket at 13×11, and delivered for £47.

]]> By: BlogTelling » Blog Archive » A Little Blog Research on Photo Books - Which Photo Book Website to use? http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-13565 BlogTelling » Blog Archive » A Little Blog Research on Photo Books - Which Photo Book Website to use? Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:14:28 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-13565 [...] had any posts on photo books but there were only a few posts that were over 2 years old.  This post was reccomended by another blog, but it is from 2006 - some of the sites mentioned here don’t [...] [...] had any posts on photo books but there were only a few posts that were over 2 years old.  This post was reccomended by another blog, but it is from 2006 – some of the sites mentioned here don’t [...]

]]> By: Eric Ferguson http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-12502 Eric Ferguson Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:37:54 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-12502 Blurb used to print their smaller 7x7 books on a cheaper printer that offered much, much lower quality in order to keep the price down (about $12.00 for a 20 page softcover). They got a lot of complaints, so have recently (within the last week) announced that they will now print all their books on the very high quality HP indigo printers that they do their high-end coffee table books on. They also now have a premium paper option for $4.00. Really can't recommend them highly enough. Blurb used to print their smaller 7×7 books on a cheaper printer that offered much, much lower quality in order to keep the price down (about $12.00 for a 20 page softcover). They got a lot of complaints, so have recently (within the last week) announced that they will now print all their books on the very high quality HP indigo printers that they do their high-end coffee table books on. They also now have a premium paper option for $4.00. Really can’t recommend them highly enough.

]]> By: Lisa Nielsen http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-12469 Lisa Nielsen Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:00:59 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-12469 Thanks for the informative price comparison of photo book publishers. I am doing some research for my blog for educators and will definitely point them here for further reading. Lisa Nielsen Read my blog on educating innovatively at http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com Thanks for the informative price comparison of photo book publishers. I am doing some research for my blog for educators and will definitely point them here for further reading.

Lisa Nielsen
Read my blog on educating innovatively at
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com

]]> By: Chris http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-10557 Chris Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:39:46 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-10557 What about Picaboo? I liked your price comparison, though I am interested in making a smaller book. There are cheaper PDF options, but I would not trust them for such a project. How does the book creation process compare with doing it online and the various supplied software. What about Picaboo? I liked your price comparison, though I am interested in making a smaller book. There are cheaper PDF options, but I would not trust them for such a project. How does the book creation process compare with doing it online and the various supplied software.

]]> By: Paul Archer http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/comment-page-1/#comment-10399 Paul Archer Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:12:02 +0000 http://mikedelgaudio.com/wordpress/2006/12/28/pricing-showdown-for-self-publishing-photobooks/#comment-10399 @sean and denise: I've read that Blurb's small albums (7"x7") are done on a different printer than the larger ones, and that the quality is not very high. That may be why yours turned out worse than you were expecting. I believe that the 8"x10" and up are printed on a high-quality, high-end HP. @sean and denise:
I’ve read that Blurb’s small albums (7″x7″) are done on a different printer than the larger ones, and that the quality is not very high. That may be why yours turned out worse than you were expecting. I believe that the 8″x10″ and up are printed on a high-quality, high-end HP.

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