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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: patrick love on July 28, 2015, 05:17:15 pm
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I'm guessing this has been covered before, but I couldn't find it in a quick search. I'm interested in printing a book of my own photos. Perhaps about 10 copies for friends, family and myself. I'd like to keep the cost under $100 per book, but I also want it to have a "wow" factor, beyond just my photos, so I'm looking for a larger size and quality materials/paper. Has anyone else done this?
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When I got my first book back from Blurb my reaction was WOW.
I chose the largest size book and the highest quality media.
Hardcover with a dust jacket 65 pages $85.
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Have a look at Pikto (https://www.pikto.com/photobooks-overview); very high quality. Price may or may not work for you depending on number of pages, features, paper quality you select, etc.
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I've printed the identical images to both Blurb and through Aperture, Blurb can't hold a candle to what Apple offers. Put the same image on the cover and inside the book because two differing printing processes are used. Apple matched pretty well, Blurb was off. I prefer some of the templates Blurb offers but in terms of color quality, they didn't come close.
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Moab and Hahnemuhle have books where you print the pages, but they are meant for portfolios or albums like wedding albums. The paper is double-sided and fine art paper
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Thanks for all the responses. Blurb and Aperture do offer a good product at a good price.
I searched in the forum some more and found a few other options. I'll post them here as a resource.
paperchasepress.com
editiononebooks.com
pikto.com
The prices can certainly get up there, but the books appear to be second to none.