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10/03/2006 03:51:02 PM · #1 |
anyone try them yet? I wonder how the quality comes out. They are a bit cheaper than mypublisher, and I kind of like the dust jacket idea. What do you guys think?
drake
blurb website
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10/03/2006 04:18:03 PM · #2 |
| Looks good - Have to keep an eye out for a UK version! |
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10/05/2006 02:13:44 PM · #3 |
I am curious too. I keep wanting to order a book but haven't had time. I have seen that place before and it totally looks like a great deal.
I say try it out with personal stuff and this way if it isn't up to par for the public you still have something you can enjoy.
Anyone use winkflash?? I like the dust cover that blurb is offering but like how cheap winkflash is. |
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11/09/2006 03:18:14 PM · #4 |
so has anyone tried them yet?
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11/09/2006 03:21:55 PM · #5 |
I've used mypublisher before. Hated their terrible layout software, but liked the print quality and results.
Blurb seems to have better layout options, but their software is dog slow (even on a dual 2.4GHz AMD system with 3Gb of memory) I liked the dust jacket idea, but I haven't been able to get through a whole layout to get a book printed yet. Would love to hear how it goes.
Meanwhile, I wish I could find some good self-publishing book layout software. Easy to use, quick, plenty of options.
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11/10/2006 02:05:25 PM · #6 |
fwiw, I have used mypublisher as well. I like thier books, but they are a little more expensive than blurb, that is why I was thinking of moving over there. I always lay out my pages in Photoshop then import them into the mypublisher software. I likes my control.
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11/10/2006 02:56:11 PM · #7 |
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11/14/2006 12:31:42 AM · #8 |
Ok, so I'd installed the Mypublisher application before, but never really got to the point of using it. I installed the Blurb and actually used it and ordered a book with the images I've selected for my showcase this weekend. Fairly straight forward. The longest part was uploading what amounted to a 100MB file.
Went back because I saw that Mypublisher has updated it's software and tried to duplicate what I created in Blurb. No contest, the Blurb software is 100 times easier to use if you don't do layout in Photoshop.
7-10 days for the book now, so we'll see in a couple of weeks. |
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11/14/2006 12:39:13 AM · #9 |
I've used LuLu before a couple of times and so easy and quick. Happy with their product.
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11/14/2006 12:47:16 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by PhantomEWO:
I've used LuLu before a couple of times and so easy and quick. Happy with their product. |
Damn! 8.5x11, 40 pages, perfect bound, 1 copy = $10.53! These a third of the price I just paid. lol
All web based and you preview via PDF which is nice. I'll have to try LuLu next time. |
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11/14/2006 04:50:30 AM · #11 |
i've always wanted to try lulu, but the only book i've had printed i did with photoshop on 80lb paper that i measured and cut myself, and bound using illustration board and lots of glue :)
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11/14/2006 09:49:36 PM · #12 |
I downloaded the software and loaded it up this morning. This stuff looks relatively decent, but I wish it had a little more flexibility with page layout. What would be ultimately cool is being able to design the book and create all of it as a PDF and then get it printed exactly to the specs of our design... I'm gonna give this company a try though... it's gonna take me a while to get my first 'book' ready to print, but when I do I'll order one...
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11/14/2006 10:10:08 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I downloaded the software and loaded it up this morning. This stuff looks relatively decent, but I wish it had a little more flexibility with page layout. What would be ultimately cool is being able to design the book and create all of it as a PDF and then get it printed exactly to the specs of our design... I'm gonna give this company a try though... it's gonna take me a while to get my first 'book' ready to print, but when I do I'll order one... |
You'll find that with Blurb you CAN resize and reposition within the layouts, so you might be able to find a layout that you can live with. You can even leave images out of layouts to get negative spaces.
Check out Lulu before you go too far. I found it interesting, but I haven't uploaded images yet as I need to resize first or upload overnight to keep from hogging me internet connection for 2 hours. |
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