![]() ![]() Discounts of 35%-40% are not unusual though they tend to be short -lived, so better to be ready to go when the right price comes along. One file makes both print and ebooks. Should mention also that they aren't cheap- though the best way to deal with them is to get the pictures ready and even make the book on their software, but don't upload or order it till they have a good discount offer active. Create layouts, add text, and set up print-ready pages. The downside of focusing on Blurb is that I know little about alternatives. I don't have a problem getting my books to look quite close to the (calibrated) screen version of my photographs, though I'd add that book #20 is better than book #1 from that perspective. I find I get best results by producing the jpegs for inclusion with a tiny bit more contrast & saturation than you'd use on screen. ![]() I tend to stick to c 100 pages of 12" sq but that's a creative choice not an imposed limitation- I started off with more pages but found that around 100 is a sweet spot for viewing and handling. I use their oldest software, Booksmart which allows a lot of freedom in setting up pages and creating your own templates and indeed every page can be different if you want. All I want is a minimal art-book layout: one photo per page, uncropped, brief cutline, no robotic tinkering. But no matter what I do, no matter which options or layouts I select - even empty blank-page layouts - I can't stop these services from altering my photos in some way. I can solve the border problem by drawing them myself in Photoshop before uploading. ![]() Mpix also has a problem drawing black borders sometimes it encloses large amounts of white space around the photo. Even when there's plenty of room to print the photo full frame, Mpix won't do it. Mainly, they insist on imposing predetermined page layouts, and they automatically crop, resize, or stretch my photos in one dimension or the other - even when I size them exactly according to their specifications.įor example, sizing them at 250 dpi as Mpix specifies doesn't stop Mpix from cropping or stretching them again when I place the photo on the page. Neither can meet those basic requirements. Add a one- or two-line cutline (caption). Add a thin black border around the photo.ģ. Place one photo wherever I want on a blank white page, pre-sized to fit.Ģ. My requirements seem simple but are elusive:ġ. Short discounts Here’s one wrinkle that could be useful to some publishers. I want to make some one-off photo books for myself, not for sale. In addition to Bookwright, they have an excellent Adobe InDesign plugin that puts Blurb’s book templates right on your own PC, where you can lay your book out and experiment as much as you like. Can anyone recommend a photo-book printing service that doesn't alter the photographs? ![]()
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