Digital BW, The Print

Good suggestions, and I'll have to check out that book.  thanks.

On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 12:25 PM, <BKPhoto@...> wrote:

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>
> All-
>
> 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@... <rich815%40gmail.com>>
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.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)
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> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Debbi <corkie@...<corkie%40sunset.net>>
> wrote:
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> > I like
> > http://www.lulu.com
> >
> > Debbi
> >
> >
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