Other posters on here gave suggested minimums (I can't remember the numbers off the top of my head). There was some advice on Blurb's site that suggested you are fine as long as you observe the guidelines in the software. Not knowing how much of an effect different page counts would have on the binding and gutter depth was a concern. I was worried about how close I could get my content to the gutters. I think I'll try hard cover with dust jacket next time. The main issue with my imagewrap is that in the gulley by the spine, on the front, it is already creasing, where some laminate layer is separating from the surface (I've only read the book from front-to-back once). The print is not quite as vibrant as the normal pages but I'm very happy with the way it looks. They are nothing serious, no proper scratches, but not "brand-new-perfect". However, like others, mine is a bit scuffed - as if the handler didn't take care when packing it. Even my crappy pictures look like they belong in print. I haven't personally experienced the standard paper, but the premium paper is fantastic. Some said they loved it some said it was pointless. The resounding theme seemed to be that the quality control can be hit-or-miss but that Blurb's customer service was excellent and always sorted the issue. I had read so much about Blurb books, especially here on Flickr. I'll order a second copy for archival (probably in hardcover with dust jacket - see below). I had intended on the first copy being used on the coffee table and passed around friends and family. I found a few of my own mistakes that slipped through my on-screen proof-reading (follow Blurb's advice and print a local copy for reading!). I opened it and had a quick flick through and was really happy with how it came out. Seeing it in its shrink-wrap for the first time was very exciting. My first impressions: I absolutely love it. 104 pages of premium paper in a 10x8 landscape format with imagewrap cover:
I anybody fancies doing a Blurb book, then do yourself a favour – don’t use LightRoom, download BookWright.Well, my first Blurb book arrived yesterday and I've just finished checking it over. I had to do a bit of ‘backsy-forsy’ with LightRoom to get comfortable visual matches between disparate images on the same page, but what a change!
Custom layouts for pictures and text, crop by zooming inside the frame, save custom templates, a huge range of pre-set templates which are editable, dragging the image around within the frame, warnings for low resolution images and many more features. OK, I lost the ‘edit in place’ functionality of LightRoom, but gained an incredibly flexible piece of software.
I downloaded the Blurb software ‘BookWright’ from the Blurb website. I came to the conclusion that Adobe just couldn’t be bothered to make any changes to a seriously restrictive piece of functionality within LightRoom. It was a seriously bad and frustrating experience. No noticeable change.Īfter struggling with it for a couple of hours, in order to get the flexibility of layouts that I wanted, I gave up. First thought – Hmmm – not much has changed in three years. I opened LightRoom, of which I am quite a fan, selected and developed the required pictures, and opened the Book menu. I decided to create a Blurb photo book for the Turkey trip also. (I could mention the rave reviews, but I am much too modest.
We had made a similar trip to Italy three years ago, and at the end of the trip I prepared a Blurb photo book of the trip, which was well received by the others. I have recently returned from a holiday in Turkey, accompanied by my brother in law and our respective wives.