Re: Online self publishing

[lea <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have an Apple store very near my home and they have sample iBooks out 
on display. While I believe they are nice and would make a great memento 
of a trip or event, I don't think they are of the quality you would want 
for selling. The pages are glossy and the printing looks too 'laserish' 
for my taste.

Lea

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan C" <bladman99@xxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" 
<photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 2:06 PM
Subject: RE: Online self publishing


> I greatly appreciate the comments received so far.   :-)
>
> A friend of mine suggested I look into Apple's iPhoto (I think
> mypublishers.com does the printing for Apple).  I had two comments on
> iPhoto on another list, one very positive, and one very negative. 
> Has
> anyone here tried iPhoto for printing books?
>
> -dan c.
>
> At 12:42 PM 05-03-05 -0700, lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Dan,
> >
> > I hate to say it but, you ain't going to find good on-demand printing.
> > Double hit, B/W is very expensive. A friend pays about $3.00 ea. for a
> > one-page brochure advertising his edition of prints.  What about an
> > edition of ink-jet prints in a slip-case?  I and my friends have
> > explored home-made art book printing quite a lot and not found an easy
> > solution. My Lookaround book is laserjet printed, 8-1/2 x 11 with six,
> > 11 x 17 B/W ink jet fold outs. I put about $5.00 ea. into materials
> > including padded shipping envelope.  I have also tipped (glued in)
> > prints into blank, bound  books and wire-bound artist sketch books.
> > The latter is the most workable.
> >
> > AZ
> >
> > Build a Lookaround!
> > The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed.
> > NOW SHIPPING
> > http://www.panoramacamera.us
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: RE: Online self publishing
> > > From: "Dan C" <bladman99@xxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: Sat, March 05, 2005 12:11 pm
> > > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
> > > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Yes, I do want to print photos, mainly black and white duotone 
> > > quality.
> > > In my mind I'm looking for something of the quality of the 
> > > illustrations in
> > > the magazine "Lenswork".  Perhaps I'm setting my sights to high, but 
> > > that
> > > is what I'm looking for.  I wish to prepare an "art photo" book; 
> > > simple
> > > layout, mainly photos but with some text accompanying each photo.
> > >
> > > Ideally these books would be offered for sale from a website, so a 
> > > low
> > > price isn't necessarily required, as long as the printing and paper 
> > > quality
> > > is high.  On demand printing would be ideal to keep my costs down.
> > >
> > > -dan c.
> > >
> > > At 07:27 AM 05-03-05 -0700, lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > >
> > > >Dan,
> > > >
> > > >Do you want to print photos?  Need to know quantity.  The ones I 
> > > >checked
> > > >out a couple years ago print "real" books but not with half tone
> > > >illustrations. I am told there is a photo album printing service 
> > > >for
> > > >Mac X users. I've been printing short-run, comb-bound books using 
> > > >laser
> > > >and inkjet printers.
> > > >
> > > >AZ
> > > >