Photo book recommendations
Photo book recommendations
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boyse7en

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7,955 posts

188 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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As title really.

I'm making a retrospective photo book for a special birthday. Any experience of which company make the best photobooks? Not looking for cheapest, but don't want to spend more without better print quality

GetCarter

30,794 posts

302 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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There are many threads on this:

https://www.pistonheads.com/search?SearchText=phot...

I use Blurb. Not the best, not the cheapest, but a good compromise. I've sold many hundreds over the years. Nobody has complained yet!

Queensbury are the very posh ones, but can cost an arm / leg.

Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 29th June 11:37

boyse7en

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7,955 posts

188 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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GetCarter said:
There are many threads on this:

https://www.pistonheads.com/search?SearchText=phot...

I use Blurb. Not the best, not the cheapest, but a good compromise. I've sold many hundreds over the years. Nobody has complained yet!

Queensbury are the very posh ones, but can cost an arm / leg.

Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 29th June 11:37
Thanks for the help. I did do a search but the threads all seemed quite old.

Not heard of either of your recommendations, so I'll take a look

GetCarter

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302 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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boyse7en said:
Thanks for the help. I did do a search but the threads all seemed quite old.

Not heard of either of your recommendations, so I'll take a look
If you sign up to blurb, they send you regular 40% off deals... that's when I buy!

sgrimshaw

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273 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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GetCarter said:
If you sign up to blurb, they send you regular 40% off deals... that's when I buy!
As a matter of interest, which paper option do you go for with Blurb?

GetCarter

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Thursday 29th June 2017
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sgrimshaw said:
As a matter of interest, which paper option do you go for with Blurb?
Usually the standard, as I need to make a profit! it's 90% as good as the more expensive.

AshBurrows

2,585 posts

185 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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GetCarter said:
Usually the standard, as I need to make a profit! it's 90% as good as the more expensive.
Do you have a photo of one? The website obviously plays up how bad it looks on the preview!

Funnily enough I'm thinking of making a NC500 memory book for us, another area of your expertise smile

GetCarter

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302 months

Friday 30th June 2017
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AshBurrows said:
Do you have a photo of one?
Not sure how much help this'll be but... quick snap (from a book I don't sell - just gave away as Christmas pressies - not to you lot!).



AshBurrows

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185 months

Friday 30th June 2017
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That's their normal paper? Looks great! Thanks.

GetCarter

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Friday 30th June 2017
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AshBurrows said:
That's their normal paper? Looks great! Thanks.
Yep. Colour saturation is pretty much the same throughout the range, posh paper feels much better, thicker etc... but that's what you pay for.

Blurb are doing 40% off until 6th July (to the author) code: SUMMERSUN

BTW... if you do a magazine (rather than book), the cheap paper is crap. Avoid.


Edited by GetCarter on Friday 30th June 12:37

AshBurrows

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Friday 30th June 2017
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Ace, cheers mate.