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Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/25/2007 11:34:02 AM · #1

Related to the link recently posted by Marc (

Marc).

What online coffee-table-book printing companies have you used? What did you think of them?

I have only used www.MyPublisher.com
I selected them based on a review I dug up somewhere.

I purchased a few of their 'classic hardcovers' (12x8.5). I think it was $30 for the first 40 pages (front-back), and .99 a page thereafter.

I think that their print quality and materials were quite nice. The actual binding wasn't all that good in my opinion. Nothing has fallen apart, but I can tell it isn't the best job possible.

They allow you to submit full bleed. They also have the typical layouts. I did full bleed on every page and formatted my own double-portrait-pages layout.

Their software was easy to use and the final representation shown to me is exactly what I got. It would have been nice if the software let you combine full bleed on some pages, and multiple-images on other pages... but I don't think it would let me (I would have to double check that).

Let me know who you have used and what you thought of them...

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

01/25/2007 11:48:49 AM · #2

Blurb ( //www.'blurb.com' ) produce really nice looking books. I've seen several of them and I really liked the results. Very minimal branding in them too. They have some new coffee table sized books coming in the next couple of weeks.

SharedInk //www.sharedink.com have a photographer's program at //www.siphotographer.com that gives more options. Their newer bindings look pretty cool too.

//www.asukabook.com is towards the high end, about $200 per book (sign up for the actual pricing)

My next few books are going to be done with blurb. They now have more of a traditional book ethos though (i.e, with words in them and selling to more than one person) rather than one off photobook/ album printing.

I've used MyPublisher and the results looked good enough. I didn't much like the peek-through cover with the hole in it though. I'm much more interested in the blurb dust jackets that you can customise front/back and inside leaves.

I've used lulu.com before as well and have only ever been disappointed in the cheap quality of what I got from them. Other's seem to have differing results with them.

Message edited by author 2007-01-25 11:56:39.

_eug

Nikon D50

01/25/2007 11:52:57 AM · #3

My results are here.

01/25/2007 11:57:11 AM · #4

Thanks Gordon - I have considered Blurb as well - the look good and are less expensive it seems.

P.S. I read recently (on some post or another) that you are not a pro - it has haunted me for some reason - I was sure that you were - you seem to have all of the technical aspects covered for sure.

01/25/2007 11:57:55 AM · #5

Oh - thanks Eugene - very helpful.