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Blurb… A Fantastic Photo Book Service

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www.blurb.co.uk

OK let’s talk about making books out of your wonderful images….There are many on-line print labs that provide this book making service however in my opinion there are few as easy to use that produce outstanding quality books for a realistic price than Blurb.

I had a lot of fun creating my book and with a multitude of layout styles including image only, text and image, image and title, landscape, portrait, double page spreads, montage, multi image and many more styles makes it possible to create photo books to suit all styles of photography.

You can also sell your books on-line by using Blurbs services which is a good opportunity to earn some extra cash from your images rather than them just sitting on your hard drive never to see the light of day..

You have a choice of soft cover, hard cover and dust jackets and image wrap around covers.

Receiving my book through the post within a few days of ordering and how well the book was packaged has bolstered my  confidence in using this service to produce books for my clients knowing that they will be more than pleased with finished results.

These books are a great way of showing off your work to certain clients that require a particular genre of photography, I know you can show images via an iPad or laptop etc but there is something special about printed work that brings life to an image and for the rapid service, quality and excellent price of these books you can’t go wrong.

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Above all for me was opening the package to reveal my work published in a book that has my name on the cover and knowing the images inside are all of my own work  and this gives me a great buzz as I am certain it will for you.

There are many easy ways of producing your photo book which are listed below:

Lightroom 4

You can create books directly from Lightroom 4, Adobe’s photo workflow and editing tool. The new Book module enables you produce a photo book quickly and easily. And if you create your books via Lightroom you will automatically save 20% on the first Blurb book you make with Lightroom 4

Beautiful design options and seamless editing: Choose from more than 100 layouts, use rich text formatting options, and incorporate caption metadata. Edit photos even after you’ve placed them in layouts.

Custom book finishing options: Select from Blurb’s range of high-quality papers, covers and end sheets and get the estimated book price – all within Lightroom 4.

Blurb e-books for the iPad: Upload your finished book to Blurb and convert it to an e-book for the iPad using Blurb’s online e-book editor.

Sell your book and make a profit: List any print book or e-book for sale in Blurb’s online bookshop and keep up to 100% of the profits.

Adobe InDesign

 

You can also use Adobe’s In Design which with Blurbs new and updated, free plug-in gives you quicker, easier access to blank starter templates for Blurb’s entire book sizes and lets you create fixed-format e-books for the iPad

Automatic template creation: Download the plug-in and simply input book details like book size and page count, and it will generate blank templates with the correct specifications.

Complete creative control: You have full reign over the design and layout of your book’s pages and cover.

Bookstore quality: Blurb books are printed on HP® Indigo presses and include high-end paper options from Mohawk Fine Papers®.

Flexible printing options: Print one or many. Volume discounts start at just seven copies. Books are delivered 7-10 days after order.

The latest plug-in allows you to upload your completed files directly from within InDesign, create e-books for the iPad (available for CS4 and above), and offers two new formats, Brochures and Magazines, in 8.5 x 11 inches (22 x 28cm).

However with the convenience of using Adobe’s outstanding software I chose opt for Blurbs very own Blurb BookSmart, this was a pleasure to use and quite fun as you can preview your book every step of the way and see how the book is coming together, The other great thing is that you have the option to add text either to the top, side or bottom of the image, I used this text to show what camera settings I used for each of the images presented within the book giving further interest to the reader.

 No other consumer book-making software gives you this much freedom to build beautiful custom books.

Make books that feature your own page layouts and designs, from large format coffee table books to paperbacks and more.

Whether your project is large or small, Blurb BookSmart® gives you:

Full control and customisation – Use our professional page layouts or push your creative edge by designing your own custom layouts.

Powerful book-making software – Download our software and easily tackle book projects, large or small, online or offline.

More than photo books – With BookSmart, you can create photo books, novels, diaries, portfolios, notebooks and more.

Effortless e-books – Turn any book made with BookSmart into a beautiful e-book for your iPad® and take your book everywhere your iPad goes.

Bookshop-quality print books – Hardcover or softcover, seven different book sizes, and a full range of papers including our Proline range. ­

Here are just a few of BookSmart’s newest features:

Beautiful two-page spread layouts

Diaries and notebook templates

E-book-friendly, fully licensed fonts

So all in all I would give Blurb products and services 5 stars for their ease of use, quality and fast delivery and would find it difficult to find a better alternative.

Check them out at www.blurb.co.uk

Best wishes

Glyn



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