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Has Anyone Used Blurb.com?

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Posted by Chad Rudd on June 17, 2007 at 3:33 PM

This is really a cool looking product, at least from the website. I've made photo books before using Kodak, but this looks to be a step up for not much more money.
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 17, 2007 at 5:32 PM
I'm confused. Why does the book unit cost go UP as the quantity gets larger? That's, like, the opposite of how things usually work in the real world. (I suspect I'm missing something that's right in front of me, but that's not exactly an unusual ocurrence.)
Posted by Tony Litschewski on June 17, 2007 at 5:52 PM
I think you're looking at the # of pages instead of quantity.
Posted by Scott Borger on June 17, 2007 at 10:06 PM
I saw a book printed from blurb recently in a local bookstore (in Chattanooga, TN). The pictures were terribly blurry...but I'm not sure if that had to do with the pictures or the printing. The book felt very low quality.
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 18, 2007 at 8:53 AM
D-OH! :eek:
Posted by Jesse Speer on June 18, 2007 at 1:12 PM
I'd say just try it out. I got a sample book from Blurb awhile back, and it was surprisingly nice. The marketing sample will always look perfect, but it spoke well of their process. Better than I expected anyway. Also try Shared Ink. There's a good article on NPN regarding these types of books.