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The problems associated with many internet based POD (print on demand) venders has less to do with the technology used to print, and much more to do with quality control and adequate color management. Blurb, for example, uses inkjet HP Indigo presses that are capable of very good print quality, and they provide a generic ICC profile that can be downloaded and used for generic soft proofing. The problems is implementation. Quality control. Blurb, like most other POD vendors, aggressively markets to the professional but manufactures to the consumer. Still, it is simply remarkable that you can actually print real books on demand.


There are solutions. One is to locate a boutique POD vendor. Another is to take more control over the process. I can highly recommend Chris Dickie's "How To Make and Publish a Photobook" to anyone wanting a better understanding the processl:


http://www.picture-box.com/photobook1.html






Bill Kennedy
K2 Press, Inc.
Austin, Texas







-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Sintchak <rich815@gmail.com>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 2:13 pm
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Online Photo Books


It may be time to do another "test" book.  My last test books of B&W from
blurb, lulu, and one other I forget the name of, was simply awful.
Greenies, random white spots, and really poor tonality.  I mean not even
"good enough for the price", just down right, "my god, don't even look at
it" quality.....


-- 
Richard S.
Albany, CA (San Francisco bay area)

My Photography Website
http://www.lightshadowandtone.com

My Flickr River
http://flickriver.com/photos/rich8155/popular-interesting/

On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Debbi <corkie@sunset.net> wrote:

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> http://www.lulu.com
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> Debbi
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