So if you have been reading my blog since the start, you know that I recently published my first Photography book via Blurb.com. I made this decision because, in my opinion, it is a Green method of publishing and helps control freaks like myself main … well, control. Last week I recieved my first book in the mail and it has been waiting on me to go through and really scrutinize it.
At first look, the book is very well made and put together. The basic print paper is a good weight and took the ink well. The color images were dead on. The glossy cover looks good and the paperback cover is stout. The binding is tight giving the book a good strong spine.
The cons was I found my RGB B/W images had a light green cast to it, but Im sure that is an issue of Lightroom/Photoshop/Me than it is Blurb. Shippping was a tad bit high in my opinion, but if you look you can usually find free shipping coupons on the web. Another Con is their Booksmart software. I found it usable yet dismal at the same time. If you’re very creative I highly recommend downloading some templates from The Art of Engineering blog. She has released them in both TIFF and InDesign file formats. These templates allow for custom layouts so you don’t have to use Blurb’s preset layout defaults. I used these templates for [ In Situ ] and loved them. Very well done.
While I may chose to publish a traditional book via a normal publisher at some time in the future, I find the positive aspects of self-publishing via Blurb too good to pass up.
Tags: blurb, book, green, photography, review, self publishing
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Hi – the images should have been converted to CMYK for the best print quality.