In 2008 (so their printing processes and standards have likely changed some since then) I edited a Blurb book, mostly my pics, maybe 20% from others. Subject was a church mission trip. I eventually sold about 40 copies. I offered it in four styles: softcover, hard cover w/image wrap, hard cover w/ dust jacket, and hard cover image wrap w/ premium paper. I got one of each as samples (which I eventually sold at a slight discount.)
So, with that one experience, my assessment is: a) softcover is ok if you are on a tight budget, but hardcover is way better in terms of appearance and likely durability. b) image wrap wins out over dustcover; dustcover is much finer looking initially and gives the author/editor extra space to describe/introduce the work. But the image wrap survives handling. c) premium paper feels heavier, more premium. But I could see no real difference in image quality. d) even if I wanted premium paper for the quality feel of it, I would not go beyond 60 or so pages. The extra bulk of the heavier premium paper is not well accommodated by the binding style used by Blurb, and the pages just don't turn and lay as nicely when you get to a 100-120 page book. YMMV stan On Apr 25, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Miserere wrote: > On 25 April 2010 06:06, eckinator <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I haven't seen an option anywhere to order premium paper. Is it even >> available? >> Cheers >> Ecke > > For what it's worth, I haven't seen a premium paper Blurb book in the > pulp (so to speak), but I was very pleased with how my photos looked > in the standard paper version. Everyone else's photos look great too, > but I mention mine only because I know what the original files look > like, have seen one of them printed in various other ways, and can > make an informed comparison with the book print. > > In short, nobody is losing out *significantly* by not purchasing the > premium paper version. > > My 2 cents/pennies. > > > --M. > > > -- > > \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com > > http://EnticingTheLight.com > A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
