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lenswork66

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Best 'PhotoBook' self-publishing for B&W ?
« on: December 28, 2013, 02:51:58 pm »

Does anyone know from experience, or can link to more reviews for photobook publishers? I want to print very high-contrast B&W photos (not a lot of grey) on a Matte type paper. I would want the blacks 'really dense and BLACK'. I am not familiar with Blurb et al . and wondering if any here knew anything.
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Re: Best 'PhotoBook' self-publishing for B&W ?
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2013, 08:25:27 am »

"Monochrome POD Book publishers" has been a thread on the Yahoo Digital B&W list. It is not as easy as one could wish.
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/conversations/topics/106877

At the other end of the spectrum, inkjet produced if they still do those jobs:
http://www.booksmartstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=231

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Re: Best 'PhotoBook' self-publishing for B&W ?
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2013, 09:21:58 am »

Many book publishers use Indigo digital presses which are arguably the best of that technology. However, due to it's screening, it can have issues with neutral colors (output a page of just a solid neutral, you'll see the effect of the screening whereby the neutrality moves throughout the page). That said, when I've tested output from Aperture, it's been pretty good but if you demand dead nuts neutral across the page, any such digital press is going to drive you a bit nuts.
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