Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-03-23 Thread Dario Bonazza
At the end, after printing them 3 times, Blurb has been able to deliver me decent books. At last! Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi all, Someone is aware that I've published one book or three with Blurb. While the first proof was overall good, the additional copies I've ordered show two well-visible problems: - Broad halftone screen on pages, so that you can spot a screen on midtone parts of pictures and gray

Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:28 PM Subject: Blurb quality issues Hi all, Someone is aware that I've published one book or three with Blurb. While the first proof was overall good, the additional copies I've ordered show two well-visible problems: - Broad halftone screen

Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread AlunFoto
2010/2/9 Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it: See here: www.dariobonazza.com/public/QualityIssues.jpg Blurb offered to reprint them, but I'm afraid to get more badly printed books. Has anyone experienced such problems? Is there another, reliable, book sourcing company you can suggest

Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread ann sanfedele
Dario -- I use lulu but I haven't used their photo Wizard I will say that both times they printed something that was messed up they quickly reprinted ... one time it was just a hanging chad , as it were, paper corner. I'd say let them reprint and see what happens. But it is scary with all

Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread AlunFoto
2010/2/9 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: I recently received a small book produced by the Swedish tour operator on the Antarctica trip which also was quite decent. It was produced by a Swedish small-scale prublisher. Will look up the name and website when I get home tonight. The site is at

Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread Ken Waller
...@virgilio.it Subject: Blurb quality issues Hi all, Someone is aware that I've published one book or three with Blurb. While the first proof was overall good, the additional copies I've ordered show two well-visible problems: - Broad halftone screen on pages, so that you can spot a screen on midtone

Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 6:06 PM Subject: Re: Blurb quality issues 2010/2/9 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com: I recently received a small book produced by the Swedish tour operator on the Antarctica trip which also was quite decent. It was produced by a Swedish small-scale

Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
:49 PM Subject: Re: Blurb quality issues Dario FWIW, last fall I ordered a PDML annual for a friend in another city. Never got to see it and the friend had no issues with the quality. A few weeks later Blurb contacted me and advised as they had a recent run of books that were found to have

Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread David Savage
A friend of mine had a book to accompany an exhibition of his work published through Blurb. Like you the sample book was perfect, so he placed a large order. It too almost 12 months and multiple reprints for him to resolve the printing QC issues he had. IIRC an update of the RIP in the printing

Re: Blurb quality issues

2010-02-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
David Savage wrote: A friend of mine had a book to accompany an exhibition of his work published through Blurb. Like you the sample book was perfect, so he placed a large order. It too almost 12 months and multiple reprints for him to resolve the printing QC issues he had. IIRC an update of