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Self Publishing - Best Quality

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Posted by Ken Lee on February 26, 2009 at 7:42 PM
A couple of years ago I read a report here comparing a number of self publishing services. For me, the take away was that Shared Ink was the 'winner' for print quality. Since so many new self publishing options have popped up, I was wondering if this conclusion remains true. I am primarily interested in achieving as close to true high end coffee table book quality as possible.

Thanks,

Ken Lee
www.kenleephoto.com
Posted by Michael E. Gordon on February 27, 2009 at 4:12 AM
Hey Ken, welcome over here!

I still say that SharedInk is the best.
http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0405/mh0405-1.html
Posted by Joyce Dumas on February 27, 2009 at 7:57 AM
I can't make comparisons as I have only used Blurb, but the color reproduction has always been spot on for me and I highly recommend them. You do need to pay a bit extra for the premium paper but it's worth it.
Posted by Ed Dubois on February 28, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Has anyone compared Shared Ink with the Apple book publishing that comes with iPhoto?
Posted by Ed Cordes on February 28, 2009 at 8:38 PM
What color space and file type do they want for uploading? All my "good" images are saved in TIFF with Adobe RGB. I know it is easy to convert to 8 bit jpeg and sRGB, but are the results the same?