There was something in hte privacy policy I didn't like for Shutterfly. Isn't 240 or 250 dpi pretty standard for digital prints? I did that a few times with books from Mpix but that was a few years ago and the online tools were non existent or really bad. I could have also just made the pages in Photoshop and uploaded them. I used around 80 photos and it took me about an hour to design but I had my photos already organized and knew which pages they would go on. I used their online tool and I was really happy with the results. I made their largest one with a hard cover and dust jacket. I used Shutterfly recently for a 20+ page book. Once a kid gets hold of a book and bends the pages, you'll cringe and wonder why you worried about image quality in the first place It was more expensive (made for a gift, but pure photos, not a story, on glossy paper).Īny of the services do a decent job - I'm not sure that quibbling over print quality for a story book for a young person is worth it. The best book I've had made is by AdoramaPix and uses real photo paper. I've had mixed results with MyPublisher - I can't remember whether I liked the print quality in the book, but not on the cover or vice versa. I don't remember the software too well (it may be different now) but I wasn't thrilled with the quality then - thin pages and I thought the photos seemed a little grainy. I decided on Blurb and signed up, but now I am concerned that they are printing at 250 dpi. So, as I always do, I started researching photo book printing companies. I thought it would be quick and easy based on what I had heard about Shutterfly, but when it came to actually using the service, I was not happy with what I read. It's a gift for a very young family member. I have a book organized and ready for production. But for something you hope will last at least a lifetime, and display your personal artistic efforts, I think it's worth it. The lay flat pages limit you to 100 pages per book, and are more expensive. Lay-flat pages are great! Instead of losing visibility deep in the gutter at the binding, the pages lay flat. For, me a big thing about Mixbook (and previously MyPublisher) is that they offer lay-flat pages, which Blurb does not. That made me nervous, but their online program works surprisingly well. You upload your images, and arrange them on their website. Unlike Blurb, you do not download software. Lately, I'm using Mixbook, and I like them. I've also used MyPublisher, which makes great books, but sadly they're going out of business in a month or so. I've been pleased with the Blurb products. Much better for photo books is Blurb's older software, BookSmart, which you can still get. They look great.īut Bookwright is an awful program, not ready for prime time. Mine will actually be a story book using my photos. Does anyone have suggestions? The local printer I am familiar with does not print this type of book. Now I am considering going another route for printing. I am guessing the issue is the lower DPI. I have printed much lower resolution at home and the prints came out fine, even printed larger than that. I first was alerted to the potential print quality issue when Bookwright was saying some of my images were too small to print at less than 5X7 size.
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