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Having trip report and images bound like a book

Old Nov 14th, 2006, 12:23 PM
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OK, so once you put it all together in My Publisher, who prints it out and binds it?
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Old Nov 14th, 2006, 12:29 PM
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never mind my last question..I just found the website.
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Old Nov 14th, 2006, 02:39 PM
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Old Nov 14th, 2006, 06:18 PM
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I'm so excited..I'm in the middle of building my book in MyPublisher. So far, so good.

I cannot thank you all enough.
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Old Nov 14th, 2006, 07:12 PM
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Here is web site I found that might be the answer for binding your book. http://www.lulu.com/author/create.php
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Old Nov 14th, 2006, 08:28 PM
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For any MacIntosh users bad news. MyPublisher only provides a plug-in that allows you to print your iPhoto file with MyPublisher. And iPhoto has severe limitations regarding the use of text in an iPhoto book. I'm trying to find work-arounds with iPhoto about text limitations, but no luck so far.

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Old Nov 14th, 2006, 08:41 PM
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I've completed my trip report with photos on Lulu and have ordered a copy. As I noted previously, I'm afraid that the print quality will not be very good with respect to the photos - due more to the quality of the paper than the print resolution itself. But I'll let people know after I get my copy and take a look at it.

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Old Nov 16th, 2006, 11:30 AM
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sandi-travelnut--

Thanks for the URL suggestion - I don't know why I didn't think of that!

If you'd like a look at a shutterfly photobook check out
http://www.shutterfly.com/action/sha...C/project/view

As I mentioned before there are limits on the space for narrative, but as I keep a separate travel journal that I write in daily on my trip, this was not a concern for me.
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Old Nov 16th, 2006, 01:52 PM
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I'm experiencing some problems with MyPublisher because of the amount of text I have. I may have to keep looking.
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Old Nov 16th, 2006, 01:54 PM
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drbb, I love your book, it's beautiful and very artistic. I will definitely have to try that for image only books.
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Old Nov 16th, 2006, 02:25 PM
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Sandi, did you select the storyteller option? It has lots of text options...
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Old Nov 16th, 2006, 02:36 PM
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knoxvillecouple - I have a question about Lulu. Did you use the photobook option or just upload it to lulu as a pdf from MS Word? Just wondering what worked best for you?
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Old Nov 16th, 2006, 02:48 PM
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I did select storyteller but I don't think I know exactly what I'm doing on there yet. Unfortunately they don't have a customer service number where I can call them and ask. You have to email each question and it can take a couple of hours to get a response. I will keep trying.
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Old Nov 16th, 2006, 03:24 PM
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Sandi - I saved a MSWord file as a pdf file and uploaded that to LULU - I should know in a week or so if the quality of the photos is good enough.

KC

P.S. Now I'm having problems with BookSmart/blurb - they have a "new and improved" version out (1.5.1 I think) that they promised wouldn't mess up an existing file - whadda' you know - it did. Oh well.
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Old Nov 16th, 2006, 03:29 PM
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Fwiw, not so much for the original poster as for general interest, I made a photobook on Shutterfly using our Scotland pictures, and was happy with the result. It was easy to use and the picture quality was good. I am using it now to make a couple of books for my sons (8 and 2). But I don't think I'm using as much text as the original poster, and Shutterfly would be extremely expensive for a 100-page book. The suggestion about a university duplicating service is a good one, or even a small printer. I'm surprised Kinko's only offered you ring binding. Their website offers book-style binding as well:
http://www.fedex.com/us/officeprint/...ice.pdf?link=4

This is "paperback" style binding, not the same as a Shutterfly (or other company's) book that really does have a hard cover.

One thing to think about with the book-style binding is that you can't leave the book open. One of my cousins made a spectacular album of photos and comments from a trip out west that was bound with a spiral binder. It might have looked a bit more "elegant" with book-style binding, but it was easier to handle with the spiral binding.
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Old Nov 17th, 2006, 04:02 AM
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drbb - how much did a book of that size cost. Very nice!
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Old Nov 17th, 2006, 08:33 AM
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Thanks sandi and bigtyke for the compliments.

I purchased an annual plan ($29.99) from Shutterfly which gave me a reduced rate on prints, a discount on other purchases and a free 20 page photobook. Of course I had to pay for the 80 extra pages and I chose the leather cover option which was an additional charge, so I ended up paying about $70 with shipping. It was not cheap but I wanted a really nice memento that I could share with friends and family. Like Barbara_in_FL, I was very happy with the result. The picture quality was good and the font/color options as well as the leather hardbook cover made it seem more like a professional effort. I would definitely do this for my next trip.
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Old Dec 8th, 2006, 11:11 AM
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For those of you still interested in publishing your own travel book ---

I just got my book from Lulu. The quality of the photos is better than I expected, the binding is great, and I wish I'd paid more attention to typos and to mistakes in some of my photo captions.

You can see a preview of the book at: http://www.lulu.com/content/493855

The preview includes the first 8 pages or so and a few pages toward the back. Scroll far enough and you can see some of the photos and captions.

If you have any questions feel free to post them here. Since I'm leaving for Napa Valley tomorrow for 5 days it will be a while before I can get back to you.

KC

P.S. I've given up on BookSmart/blurb - the software was just too complex, particularly for a MacIntosh user. Lulu was very easy, since you can send the entire completed file as a pdf for publication - my file was about 290 megs!
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Old Dec 8th, 2006, 11:34 AM
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When I want to build a book for posterity, I use my comb binding (google it) machine. I build the "sandwich" like this:

Clear plastic sheet
Front cover (usually 60# ledger)
Contents
Back cover

By varying the weight of the covers, you can publish anything from a brochure to a book. This process has the added advantage of being capable of modification (adding/modifying/deleting single pages) any time down the road.

If you don't have access to a machine at home or work, then a bindery like Kinko's will probably let you use theirs.
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Old Dec 8th, 2006, 11:53 AM
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Thanks for the info Robespierre. Some of the earlier posters had indicated an interest in hardcover/perfect binding with "glossy" pages - to be more book-like.

The cost for my Lulu book was about $35.

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