blurb.com books

[Taq]

Anyone tried this company for ordering custom photo books?
Their system looks a bit like the photobox one but a bit more flexible. Also their actual books look a bit more professional (from the website images anyway!). Prices seem pretty reasonable too, especially at the current exchange rate.

Cheers,
Taq

[wizbowes]

Never used them but I've had a play with their software and it makes my average diving photo's look great. I will be ordering a trial book in a couple of weeks when I get paid. Let me know if you order one before that.

Didn't realise that you could so this for so little money (although the shiping costs are unknown unto you order).

[wizbowes]

My blurb book came today. I'm very pleased with it. not sure exactly how to quantify the quality. The pages are a little more matte than I'd hoped for but they still look fine to me. A couple of my pictures were slightly disappointing but this was the photos fault not the printing.

The process of putting the book together was good fun. You're limited to a few page layouts but I think that helps the process - otherwise you'd be there for ever.

All in all I'd recommend them (although I have no idea of what the competition are like) and will be buying more copies of my book for some friends who'd appreciate it.

My book is here (http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/67771) if anyone cares to check out the first 16 pages.

[rwniel]

I've just got a few photobooks back from Photobox (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump2.php?url=http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=1137&id=30372) which I was pretty impressed with though quite expensive even with a 3 for 2 special offer that was on at the time. Plus their typical speedy return time (- uploaded Saturday, books back on Tuesday) - I'm downloading the software for blurb.com so I shall definitely give that a go in the future. Thanks OP. :thumbs:

Robert